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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX Starlink mission is scheduled to kick off a double-launch Thursday at Cape Canaveral.
SpaceX is targeting 4:36 a.m. ET to 8:36 a.m. ET to launch another batch of 28 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
This is the 22nd flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, SpaceX stated, which previously launched:
- Ax-2
- Euclid
- Ax-3
- CRS-30
- SES ASTRA 1P
- NG-21
- 15 Starlink missions
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Following the SpaceX mission, United Launch Alliance is scheduled to launch another batch of Project Kuiper satellites into space for Amazon.
The launch window for ULA’s Atlas V rocket is from 8:09 a.m. to 8:38 a.m.
Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, sending more Project Kuiper satellites into low-Earth orbit as part of a plan to provide internet across the globe.
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Spectrum News Staff
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