CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is looking to now launch 60 Starlink satellites into space Wednesday after scrubbing Monday’s launch due to strong upper-level winds.
Falcon 9 and Starlink are looking good ahead of this morning’s launch at 9:06 a.m. EST, 14:06 UTC, and weather is 80% favorable. Webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff → https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z pic.twitter.com/m8tgt8JPTR
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 29, 2020
The satellites are to help improve internet access across the world.
Now targeting Wednesday, January 29 at 9:06 a.m., 14:06 UTC, for launch of Starlink due to poor weather in the recovery area
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 27, 2020
SpaceX would ideally like 12,000 satellites orbiting earth by the mid-2020s.
Click here to see where all satellites orbiting the earth are.
The launch was previously slated for January 24 before being scrubbed due to unfavorable conditions.
You can watch the launch LIVE here.
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