Weather looks good for SpaceX's next Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral

Despite having just launched humans to the ISS over the weekend, SpaceX teams on the Eastern Range aren't slowing down.

The company, targeting a launch at 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, will likely see 80% "go" conditions for the liftoff of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Space Force said Sunday. Launch Complex 40 will host the attempt.

"Enough mid-level dry air is expected to remain over the spaceport Wednesday evening to allow for favorable launch conditions," the 45th Weather Squadron said.

If the launch delays to the backup window on Thursday, however, "deep moisture will return from the Gulf of Mexico, increasing shower and thunderstorm chances, and shifting winds more southerly." Conditions would drop to 40% "go."'

Packed into Falcon 9's payload fairing will be 60 Starlink satellites, marking the company's eighth mission for the internet constellation. If successful, the network's size will grow to 480 small satellites in low-Earth orbit.

The mission comes just four days after the company launched humans to orbit for the first time. Astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley lifted off in a Crew Dragon from Kennedy Space Center at 3:22 p.m. Saturday followed by a successful docking at the ISS less than 19 hours later.

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