Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 21 satellites for Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 12:13 p.m. EDT (1613 UTC) on Friday, August 9. The first-stage booster making its 21st flight will land on SpaceX’s drone ship ‘Just Read the Instructions’, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, about eight and a half minutes after leaving the launch pad.
The mission, designated Starlink 8-3, will take a north-easterly trajectory on departure from the space coast. The 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, include 13 with direct to cellphone capabilities.
Commentary will be provided by Spaceflight Now’s Steven Young, starting approximately an hour prior to liftoff.
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