SpaceX's 80th Launch: Falcon 9 Rocket Carries 23 Starlink Satellites

SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral. The launch is scheduled for 12:05 a.m. EST on Wednesday, with near-perfect weather conditions expected. This will be the first launch from Space Launch Complex 40 since the addition of a crew access arm. In addition to this mission, SpaceX is preparing for another Falcon 9 launch for a space station resupply mission on Thursday. Meanwhile, a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California has been delayed to November 11. The rocket's first stage will attempt a landing on the drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, while the payload fairing halves will be recovered by the support ship. This will be SpaceX's 80th orbital launch of the year and the 270th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket to date.