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Wednesday, February 3, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX Plans to Launch Two Starlink Missions in One Day
Now targeting two Falcon 9 launches of Starlink satellites on Thursday, February 4, pending range acceptance and recovery weather conditions. First Falcon 9 launch at 1:19 a.m. EST from SLC-40, followed by another Falcon 9 launch ~4 hours later at 5:36 a.m. EST from LC-39A
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 3, 2021
Update: (2020-03-03 20:03 UTC)
This is the first time since 11 November 1966 that two launches will lift off from the Eastern Range on the same day. Those previous missions were Gemini 12 and Atlas Agena which lifted off 99 minutes apart from each other. The two Falcons will lift off less than 5 hours apart.
— 45th Space Wing (@45thSpaceWing) February 3, 2021
Posted at February 3, 2021 14:54