SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest batch of Starlink satellites from California during a Falcon 9 flight Friday morning.
Liftoff of the Starlink 11-6 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) is set for 6:07 a.m. PST (9:07 a.m. EST, 1407 UTC). If needed, there are backup opportunities lasting until 9:29 a.m. PST (12:29 p.m. EST, 1729 UTC).
Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about 30 minutes prior to liftoff.
SpaceX will use Falcon 9 booster 1063 on this mission, launching it for a 23rd time. It previously supported three missions for the National Reconnaissance Office, NASA’s DART mission and 14 previous Starlink flights.
A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1063 will target a landing on the SpaceX droneship, ‘Of Course I Still Love You.’ If successful, it will be the 118th booster landing on OCISLY and the 401st booster landing to date.
