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Sunday, February 14, 2021
THE HAPPENING WORLD: SpaceX Starlink Launch
SpaceX teams at Cape Canaveral are gearing up to send 60 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit tonight.
— Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) February 14, 2021
Weather permitting, a Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch from pad 40 at 11:21 pm EST (0421 GMT) to boost the satellites into space.
Updates: https://t.co/iSV3bbx5ro pic.twitter.com/WicTfouDLD
Weather is presently estimated at only 40% favourable for launch, and Elon Musk has said that weather in the first stage booster recovery zone is estimated as permitting around a 60% chance of successful recovery, so this one may be delayed.
A second Starlink launch is scheduled for Wednesday, 2021-02-17 at 05:55 UTC.
Posted at February 14, 2021 19:28