Launch Date: March 4 Launch Window: 3-4 AM EST Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida Core Booster Recovery: ASDS Booster: B1049-8 Fairings: Reused for a fourth and second time. Mass: 60 satellites at 260 kg each - 15,600 kg (34,500 lbs) Orbit: LEO A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 18th batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink V1.0-L17.
Nothing official yet. The static fire was aborted and the recovery ships are headed back to port. So it's unlikely to launch on Sunday. I'll adjust the date when it becomes official.
You see, that's the problem with re-usable rockets. They introduce another source of delay: weather in the recovery zone.
Maybe they just forgot about needing a ship for each fairing half. Looks like they need to add Ms Judge and Ms Ng to the fleet.
Delayed indefinitely. There is likely some kind of hardware issue to make this happen. https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1357759306582532097?s=21&fbclid=IwAR0d20RMXs2d5pgLyO5e8TgIae4XKmiHzsFlaD1vXHk7Tujyie9vHIIgqXM