SpaceX is ready to launch two Starlink missions from both coasts within the week. The first launch, Starlink Group 2-10 will launch aboard a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) located on the Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California with a T0 of 11:02 PM PDT Tuesday, May 30 (06:02 UTC May 31). The next launch, Starlink Group 6-4 is currently scheduled to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday, June 1 at 7:04 AM EDT (11:04 UTC), but this is expected to be delayed by a few days. Both missions will continue to grow SpaceX’s internet satellite network in low-Earth orbit. Earlier this month, SpaceX surpassed 4,000 of these satellites in orbit, with that number growing continually. There will be two different variants of satellites launching. The first mission, Group 2-10, will be using a slightly older variant of satellites known as v1.5. It is still using some of the features in the upgraded v2 satellites, including laser-link communications between satellites. They do, however, use a hall effect thruster powered by krypton and each satellite only masses approximately 300 kilograms. For comparison, the new v2 Mini…
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SpaceX to launch two Starlink missions
