What to know: Second SpaceX launch of doubleheader in Florida set for overnight hours
SpaceX is ready for its second Florida launch in less than 24 hours − as a Starlink mission is set to lift off during the overnight hours.
The liftoff is set for no earlier than 1:29 a.m. July 2 from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Backup opportunities exist until 5:28 a.m.
This mission comes just after SpaceX successfully launched the MGT-S1 weather satellite for the European Space Agency at 5:04 p.m. on July 1.
With this launch, SpaceX is going for another record-breaking booster landing, as it continues to push reusability of its fleet of first stage boosters. The Falcon 9 booster flying this mission will be seeing its 29th flight. It remains to be seen how many flights SpaceX can get out of a single Falcon 9 booster.
The mission, known as Starlink 10-25, is the latest batch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9 rocket will launch 27 satellites, which will join more than 7,000 Starlink satellites already in orbit. Starlink delivers internet in some of the most remote areas on Earth.
Upon liftoff, the rocket will travel on a northeast trajectory.
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The launch will not sound any Space Coast sonic booms, as just over eight minutes past lift off, the booster will land out on a SpaceX drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Check back for live updates beginning 90 minutes prior to liftoff on this page.
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Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her [email protected] on X:@brookeofstars.
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