Tonight SpaceX will launch another batch of Starlink satellites in a nighttime launch using one of its Falcon 9 rockets. Here's how to watch.
Tonight SpaceX will launch another batch of Starlink satellites in a nighttime launch using one of its Falcon 9 rockets from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. With liftoff scheduled for 10:22 p.m. ET on Saturday, August 27, you can watch the launch at home by following the guide below.
One exciting feature of the launch is that it will be at night, with some spectacular views of the rocket lifting off into the darkness expected. There’s also the excitement of the rocket’s first stage, or booster, which will return to Earth to land on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas will be on hand to catch the booster for reuse in future missions.
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