Starlink Mission

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, July 9 at 8:36 p.m. ET (00:36 UTC on July 10) for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base in Florida. If needed, there are additional launch opportunities the same day at 9:27 p.m. ET (1:27 UTC on July 10), 10:17 p.m. ET (2:17 UTC on July 10), and 11:58 p.m. ET (3:58 UTC on July 10). Backup opportunities are also available on Monday, July 10 at 8:11 p.m. ET (00:11 UTC on July 11), 9:02 p.m. ET (1:02 UTC on July 11), 9:52 p.m. ET (1:52 UTC on July 11), and 11:33 p.m. ET (3:33 UTC on July 11). This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, Transporter-3, and ten Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.