Space Coast for Florida dey prepare for big event! SpaceX dey plan to fire Falcon 9 rocket tonight, and e go be di 100th orbital rocket launch wey dem dey do for di year from dis place.
When di rocket go fly?
If everything dey go well, di rocket go komot from Kennedy Space Center. Dem plan am to fire di Falcon 9 rocket wey go carry more Starlink satellite go space. Dem schedule di launch for Thursday night, around 10:39 p.m. EST (0339 UTC). Meteorologists say weather go dey fine well well for di four-hour launch window.
Why dis launch dey important?
Dis launch go mark di 100th time wey rocket dey fly from Space Coast for dis year. E don pass di record wey dem set for 2024, wey be 93 launches. SpaceX don do plenty of dem, with 92 flights of dia Falcon 9 rocket. United Launch Alliance don do five launches, and Blue Origin fly dia New Glenn rocket two times dis year.
Where you fit watch di launch?
If weather dey permit, pipo wey dey near Brevard County fit see di rocket for sky. Sometimes, pipo wey dey far like Jacksonville Beach, Daytona Beach, and Vero Beach fit see am too. Make you check Spaceflight Now for live coverage before di launch.
Wetin dey make SpaceX special?
SpaceX dey use Falcon 9 rocket wey dem fit use again. Dis one dey help dem to fire rocket plenty times, and e dey make dem dey responsible for 91 percent of all di launches wey dey happen from Florida. Di Falcon 9 first stage booster wey dem go use for dis Starlink mission don fly before, and dis one go be di 23rd time wey e dey fly. E go land on top drone ship for Atlantic Ocean after e don do eight minutes for air.
- Rocket: Falcon 9
- Mission: Starlink 6-78
- Time: 10:39 p.m. EST (0339 UTC)
- Place: Kennedy Space Center, Florida