SpaceX to launch Starlink satellite Group 6-53 on Monday (Image Credit: Sat News)
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch a batch of Starlink satellites into LEO from Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral, for the Starlink mega-constellation, on Monday, April 22 from 3:40 – 7:40 PDT.
The $52 million launch is part of SpaceX’s project for space-based Internet communication system.
Weather forecast calls for a temperature of 69°F, broken clouds, 75% cloud cover and a wind speed of 24mph.
Space Launch Complex 40 has witnessed the launch of 236 rockets, including 236 orbital launch attempts, while Cape Canaveral, FL, USA, has been the site for 947 rocket launches.