SpaceX's Starlink launch is about to happen! This upcoming space mission will bring more cube sats into orbit to further enhance its satellite service.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the manned Crew Dragon spacecraft attached takes off from launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on May 30, 2020 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
As of writing, Elon Musk's independent space agency is still trying to complete its promised artificial satellite constellation.
Previously, popular tech CEO confirmed they plan to have around 42,000 Starlink satellites outside Earth.
Although various experts criticized this, SpaceX still continues its plans. Now, the space agency will send another batch of Starlink cube sats.
SpaceX Starlink Sunday Launch
According to Space.Com's latest report, the latest SpaceX launch is scheduled to blast off on July 10, at exactly 9:39 p.m. EDT.
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In this NASA handout image, A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is seen in this false color infrared exposure as it is launched on NASAs SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard, Saturday, May 30, 2020, at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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If you want to watch the actual space mission, you can visit SpaceX's official website. Once you are there, all you have to do is click the "Watch" button.
"SpaceX is targeting Sunday, July 10 for a Falcon 9 launch of 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California," said the independent space agency via its official website.
If SpaceX's new Starlink launch is a success, it will be the Falcon 9 first stage's sixth mission.
The independent space company said that this rocket was already used to bring three Starlink satellite batches, NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission, and the Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite.
SpaceX Starlink's Launch Details
SpaceX provided the launch's breakdown. Based on the company's data, the launch preparation will last for 38 minutes.
In the first three minutes of the SpaceX launch director will verify if the propellant load is ready to go.
After that, the RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene), 1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen), and 2nd stage LOX will be loaded into the rocket.
Then, the engine will be warmed up before the launch commences. Once the Falcon 9 engine is good to go, SpaceX will conduct its last command flight computer pre-launch checks.
After that, the Falcon 9 is expected to lift off. Of course, this will still depend if the weather during the exact flight schedule is okay.
Meanwhile, SpaceX's Starship is now ready for test launches.
Previously, experts confirmed that the Starlink satellite internet service would be successful this 2022.
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Written by: Griffin Davis
