CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX plans to return to flight with the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket early Saturday from Florida, News4JAX news partner WKMG reported.
The company is targeting 12:21 a.m. on Saturday, July 27, to send 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
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Backup opportunities are available until 4:21 a.m. Saturday. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Sunday, July 28, starting at the same time.
The launch will be the 17th flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission, with previously launches of CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19 and 12 other Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
The launch will mark the first flight for SpaceX since July 11, when Starlink satellites launched from California failed to enter their proper orbit.
SpaceX on Thursday released a statement about the cause of the anomaly:
“SpaceX submitted its mishap report to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regarding Falcon 9′s launch anomaly on July 11, 2024. SpaceX’s investigation team, with oversight from the FAA, was able to identify the most probable cause of the mishap and associated corrective actions to ensure the success of future missions.”