Updates From Starlink Mission From Cape Canaveral
More details: Found hereLaunch recap: Scroll down to review live updates from the Saturday, June 28, liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on the Starlink 10-34 mission.
Original story: Another post-midnight SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch is on tap, with liftoff targeted early this morning from Florida's Space Coast.
SpaceX crews aim to launch the Falcon 9 at 12:26 a.m. from Launch Complex 40 . The rocket will deploy another batch of 27 Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.
No Brevard County sonic booms are expected.
Rather, after soaring skyward along a northeasterly trajectory, the rocket's first-stage booster will target landing aboard a SpaceX drone ship out at sea.
The Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron predicted a 60% chance of favorable weather early during the launch window, increasing to 90% by about 4:30 a.m. The National Weather Service warns of a chance of overnight showers and thunderstorms.
Update 12:34 a.m.: The Falcon 9 first-stage booster just landed aboard SpaceX's drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean, completing its fifth mission.
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