(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.
Targeting Sunday, February 20 at 11:13 a.m. EST for a Falcon 9 launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit from SLC-40 in Florida. Weather for liftoff is currently 90% favorable but team is keeping an eye on recovery weather → https://t.co/bJFjLCzWdK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 18, 2022
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.
Due to recovery weather, now targeting Monday, February 21 at 9:44 a.m. EST for launch of Starlink
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 19, 2022
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.
Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 21, 2022
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