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SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 26 for the next Falcon 9 launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous window is at 2:59 p.m. EDT, or 18:59 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Thursday, May 27 at 2:37 p.m. EDT, or 18:37 UTC.

Falcon 9ā€™s first stage booster previously supported the Sentinel-6A mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9ā€™s first stage on the ā€œJust Read the Instructionsā€ droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. One half of Falcon 9ā€™s fairing previously supported four Starlink missions, and the other previously supported a Starlink mission and the Transporter-1 mission.

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