(Update: Launched) SpaceX to launch 46 more Starlink satellites tomorrow, Feb 20


Devdiscourse News Desk | California | Updated: 21-02-2022 22:59 IST | Created: 19-02-2022 13:47 IST
(Update: Launched) SpaceX to launch 46 more Starlink satellites tomorrow, Feb 20
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Elon Musk's SpaceX is scheduled to launch 46 more Starlink satellites to orbit on Sunday, February 20. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the satellites to low Earth orbit will lift off from the Space Launch Complex (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

In an update provided by SpaceX on Saturday, the instantaneous launch window is at 11:13 AM EST/16:13 UTC on Feb. 20, and a backup opportunity is available on Monday, February 21 at 9:32 AM EST, or 14:32 UTC.

The launch comes days after SpaceX announced that nearly 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites which were launched to orbit on Feb. 3 were destroyed by a geomagnetic storm.

Update 1

SpaceX has delayed the launch of its Starlink satellites due to recovery weather. The launch is now scheduled for Monday, February 21 at 9:44 a.m. EST.

Update 2

SpaceX launched 46 Starlink satellites to orbit on Monday at 9:44 a.m. EST and their deployment was also confirmed by the company.

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