SpaceX and ULA Schedule Double Launch Night
SpaceX, which has conducted the majority of launches this year, will join forces with United Launch Alliance (ULA) for a notable event. Both companies have arranged two launches that could tie the annual record for orbital missions from the Space Coast.
Launch Details at Cape Canaveral
Two rockets, a SpaceX Falcon 9 and a ULA Atlas V, stand less than two miles apart on adjacent launch pads at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, ready for evening liftoffs.
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch
- Mission: Starlink 6-81
- Payload: 29 satellites
- Launch site: Space Launch Complex 40
- Launch window: 6:08–10:08 p.m.
- Booster: Fifth flight of the first stage booster
- Recovery: Attempting landing on droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic
United Launch Alliance Atlas V Launch
- Mission: ViaSat-3 F2
- Launch site: Space Launch Complex 41
- Launch time: 10:24 p.m., opening of a 44-minute window
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Author's Summary
This simultaneous scheduling of launches by SpaceX and ULA highlights a significant collaborative milestone for the Space Coast, aiming to match its highest annual count of orbital missions.
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