SpaceX is currently targeting 7:34 p.m. ET (23:34 UTC) today, July twenty second, for the launch of twenty-two V2 mini Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Maintaining an incredible pace, SpaceX is ready for its sixth mission of the month. The Falcon 9 will launch the Starlink satellites on a South Easterly trajectory to be inserted right into a 43-degree orbital inclination.
Targeting Saturday, July 22 for Falcon 9’s launch of twenty-two @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 in Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 21, 2023
This mission, Group 6-6, carries 22 of the upgraded V2 mini-satellites, that are able to handling 4x times the bandwidth of their predecessors and have improved thrust for higher on-orbit maneuvering using recent Argon Hall thrusters.
Since their debut in February 2023, SpaceX has launched 123 of the upgraded satellites, 11 of which have deorbited, in response to Jonathan McDowells Starlink tracking site. Up to now, there are only 7 that are of their operational orbits, and 93 moving towards their correct orbit.
The Falcon 9 set for this mission is Booster 1076, having previously supported the launches of two Starlink missions, 2 business payloads, and an ISS resupply mission. This might be the sixth launch and landing of this booster, which is able to attempt landing on the droneship ‘Just Read the Instructions’ roughly 8 and a half minutes after lift off.
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V2 mini Starlink satellites stacked before fairing encapsulation (Credit SpaceX)
The present weather outlook for this mission shows a 40% probability of acceptable conditions at lift-off, nevertheless, SpaceX has multiple opportunities extending until 10:56 p.m. ET (02:56 July twenty third) with the weather improving to an 85% probability of acceptable conditions at the top of the window. In the event that they are unable to launch on the twenty second, there may be also a launch window on the evening of July twenty third between 7:09 p.m. ET and 10:31 p.m. ET.
If thunderstorms stay clear and with the launch currently set ~45 minutes before sunset, it might be quite a sight to see, make sure to follow together with the webcast!