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Cape Canaveral, FL - SpaceX is set for a busy Monday with back-to-back launches from Florida's Space Coast, including the Koreasat-6A mission and a Starlink satellite deployment.
After weather delays scrubbed a Starlink launch on Sunday, SpaceX is gearing up for a packed Monday with two launches scheduled just hours apart from Florida’s Space Coast.
First is the launch of Koreasat-6A, a communication satellite that will replace an older satellite in orbit, providing fixed and broadcasting satellite services to South Korea.
Liftoff is set for 12:07 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center, with a four-hour launch window extending until 4:07 p.m.
A backup window is available on Tuesday starting at 12:06 p.m.
All eyes will be on the Falcon 9 first-stage booster, which is flying its 23rd mission, tying the record for the most flights by a Falcon 9 booster.
If successful, the booster will touch down at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, adding to SpaceX’s track record of reusability.
Later in the afternoon, a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit is set to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The mission’s liftoff is scheduled for 4:02 p.m., with additional opportunities available until 7:44 p.m.
The first-stage booster supporting this Starlink mission will make its 12th flight, five of which have been for previous Starlink launches.
Unlike the Koreasat-6A booster, this one will aim for a landing on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.