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SpaceX has announced that they are targeting Wednesday, August 16 at 8:14 p.m. ET (00:14 UTC on August 17) for the launch of their Falcon 9 rocket. The rocket will carry 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

In case of any delays, there are four additional launch opportunities available starting at 9:07 p.m. ET (1:07 UTC on August 17) until 12:00 a.m. ET on August 17 (4:00 UTC). Furthermore, four backup opportunities are also currently available on Thursday, August 17 starting at 7:49 p.m. ET (23:49 UTC) until 11:11 p.m. ET (3:11 UTC on August 18).

This mission will mark the 13th flight for the first stage booster. The booster has previously supported missions such as CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA, and four Starlink missions.

After stage separation, the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket will attempt to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Stay tuned for updates on the launch schedule.

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