At six minutes past midnight: This is when SpaceX intends to send off its upcoming Falcon 9 rocket early on Monday morning from Florida’s Space Coast.
SpaceX
is currently aiming for 12:06 a.m. on Monday, May 11
, to send off the Falcon 9 for yet another Starlink mission from pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
For the Starlink 6-83 mission, the Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to release a set of 28 Starlink web satellites into a low-Earth orbital path, heading southeast. This launch is not expected to produce any sonic booms over Central Florida.
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Notably, the rocket’s first-stage booster is set for its 28th mission, followed by an attempt to land on a SpaceX drone ship in the ocean approximately eight minutes post-launch.
The early-morning launch on Monday will take place
following Saturday’s 2:28 a.m. launch for the Starlink mission
From Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which also released a batch of 28 Starlink internet satellites into orbit.
In other developments within the commercial space sector, the head of spaceflights at Virgin Galactic
Mike Moses went to Melbourne to deliver his speech
During the Florida Institute of Technology spring commencement ceremonies on Saturday.
Moses obtained a master’s degree in space sciences from Florida Tech in 1991. The upcoming delta-class rocket planes of Virgin Galactic, currently being assembled in Arizona, are part of their next generation.
might begin transporting private astronauts
By fall 2026 from Spaceport America in New Mexico.
Rick Neale
is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Neale at
Rneale@Dailyexe
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SpaceX now targeting early morning Monday Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida
