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SpaceX Targets Sunday Starlink Liftoff From Florida, NRO Mission From California on Monday

The flights showcase SpaceX’s reuse strategy under a forecast that favors on-time launches.

Overview

  • SpaceX is aiming to launch 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Cape Canaveral at 6:53 a.m. EDT Sunday within a 5:20–9:20 a.m. window on a northeast trajectory.
  • Falcon 9 booster B1085 is set for its 11th flight with a planned droneship landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
  • The 45th Weather Squadron calls for 90% favorable conditions during the Florida window with only a small cumulus cloud concern.
  • From Vandenberg, the classified NROL-48 flight has a one-hour window opening at 10:23 a.m. PT Monday as part of the NRO’s proliferated small-sat architecture.
  • SpaceX will stream both missions minutes before liftoff, with viewing likely along Florida’s Space Coast if skies are clear and harder from Arizona for the daytime Vandenberg launch, and timing remains subject to delay.