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Second launch of a potential double header tonight.

Starlink Group 8-10 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-08-31 07:43 UTC, or 2024-08-31 03:43 local time (EDT). Booster 1069-18 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought SpaceX was grounded. Were they really cleared to start launching again already?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yep, the FAA cleared Falcon 9 to resume operations a few hours ago.

Next up is actually Starlink 9-5 out of Vandenberg in just under half an hour.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Wow, that's surprisingly quick turnaround!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1829694994703331393

Targeting back-to-back Falcon 9 launches tonight from California and Florida

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago