SpaceX has its sights set on a Thursday launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with a Falcon 9 rocket scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 carrying 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The launch window opens at 11:19 a.m. and remains open until 3:19 p.m.
The mission's first stage booster is something of a Space Coast legend at this point — Thursday's flight will mark its 30th time reaching space. That booster's resume includes high-profile missions such as Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, and Nusantara Lima, along with 23 previous Starlink runs.
After separating from the upper stage, the booster will attempt a landing on SpaceX's droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas, positioned in the Atlantic Ocean — a routine but still impressive sight for anyone watching from the Space Coast shoreline.
This information was first reported by Space Coast Daily.
