Those waiting for the next rocket launch do not have to wait much longer, as SpaceX has plans to launch a rocket tonight (April 27).
Liftoff is set for 10:58 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. The Falcon 9 rocket will be carrying the Starlink 12-23 mission to orbit. This is the latest batch of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites.
Delivering Group 12 satellites, the rocket will travel on a southeast trajectory after lift off to send the payload to its specific position in orbit.
There will be no Space Coast sonic booms, as the rocket booster will land eight-and-a-half minutes after lift off on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship, which will be stationed out in the Atlantic Ocean.
And it’s only the first planned rocket launch of the week.
As for the Amazon Kuiper mission, liftoff is still set for a two-hour window which opens at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 28, from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 41. Set for launch atop an Atlas V rocket, this will be Amazon’s entry into the satellite internet marketplace. Once the Project Kuiper satellite constellation is in place, it will make the Kuiper service a direct competition to SpaceX’s Starlink. Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos, and SpaceX by Elon Musk.
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Check back 90 minutes prior to liftoff for live updates from the Starlink 12-23 mission on this page.
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Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at [email protected] or on X: @brookeofstars.
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