Another day, another SpaceX launch attempt from the Space Coast

It’s been five days since SpaceX sent up a batch of its internet satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The company will go for it again this afternoon.

A Falcon 9 is set to lift off from Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:01 p.m. with 56 more of the Starlink satellites to add to its growing constellation. The launch window stretches into the evening with opportunities at 5:43 p.m. and 7:22 p.m. A backup launch attempt could occur Thursday.

Space Launch Delta 45′s weather squadron gives the attempt a 60% chance of good conditions citing liftoff winds and a thick cloud layer among concerns. Weather chances improve to 85% in the event of a 24-hour delay.

The first-stage booster is making its fifth flight, and the company will attempt its recovery on its droneship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.

This is the 80th overall Starlink launch since the first operational deployment of the internet satellites in 2019. With this batch, SpaceX will have sent up more than 4,200 of the 570-pound satellites, according to statistics tracked by astronomer Jonathan McDowell. The Federal Communications Commission last year upped SpaceX’s license to allow for up to 7,500.

It will be the 17th launch from the Space Coast in 2023 with all but one coming from SpaceX.

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