CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida – The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink 6-37 satellites is targeted to liftoff at 7:27 p.m. EST on Sunday, January 14, 2024, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The launch window closes at 11:25 p.m. EST.
According to the latest forecast from the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron, there is an 85% chance of favorable weather for launch.
The primary weather concern is thick clouds.
Following stage separation, the first stage of the Falcon 9 will attempt a landing on the autonomous drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Starlink satellites are part of a next-generation satellite network developed by SpaceX to provide the globe with reliable and affordable broadband internet services.
SpaceX designed Starlink to connect end-users with low latency, high bandwidth broadband services by providing continual coverage around the world using a network of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.
Now targeting Sunday, January 14 for Falcon 9’s launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 14, 2024
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