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Launch Date: May 27, 2024 Launch Time: 7:30 a.m. EDT, 1130 UTC, and 13:30 CEST Launch Window: 7:30 a.m. EDT - 11:30 a.m. EDT Launch Status: Scheduled Launch Provider: SpaceX Launcher System: Falcon 9 Block 5 (Booster TBD) Flight Number: TBD Flown missions for the booster: TBD Mission: Starlink Group 6-60 Launch Location: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida Landing: Droneship TBD SpaceX is targeting May 27, for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 7:30 a.m. EDT, 1130 UTC, and 13:30 CEST, with backup opportunities available until 11:30 a.m. EDT. Space Affairs live stream begins ca. 10 minutes before the planned T-Zero. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on a Droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. As always for Starlink launches, expect changes in T-Zero during the open launch window For our astronomer friends who asked us about the inclination (and people in the areas who want to see the launch in person): The Satellites will be delivered to a 530 km circular low-Earth orbit (LEO) at 43°; their initial orbit is 285 x 293 km at º. The flight direction from Cape Canaveral is South-East in the direction of the Bahamas.
