SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-52 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - Space Affairs Live

SpaceX is targeting April 18 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 6:40 p.m. EDT, 22:40 UTC; 00:40 CEST April 19(01:40 UTC, 03:40 CEST April 13. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on a droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. 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.