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SpaceX is targeting 9:56 a.m. ET for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-6 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34 and 10 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Transporter-6 is SpaceX’s sixth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. There will be 114 payloads on this flight, including CubeSats, microsats, picosats, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying spacecraft to be deployed at a later time.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 10 minutes prior to liftoff HERE


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Unlike most government programs, we will get something from watching this launch and our tax dollars going up in smoke. grin


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I don't think there are any tax dollars on this one, Dan. This is a "FEDEX" launch of a carrier company delivering commercial packages. For profit.

Webcast will start in about 10 minutes. Weather is good.


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Yep, probably 90% of SpaceX launches are not for the government, but for their own Starlink satellites and satellites for other companies and countries. SpaceX rocket boosters return to earth and land to be reused. They don't go up in smoke. No one else is doing this. They told SpaceX it couldn't be done, but Musk got it done. SpaceX makes $1 billion a year profit just from Starlink alone right now.

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Tune in to watch this one. The landing promises to be spectacular.


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And it certainly was! If you missed this be SURE to watch the replay to be posted later at spacex.com


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16 missions for the booster, impressive! Perfect landing again. Great job Space X, thank you for the link RR.


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