SpaceX is preparing to launch for the first time with a booster landing attempt between Bahamas. The droneship, ‘Just Reed the Instruction,’ is kept away from the coast of the island named Exuma.
The lift of Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 10-12 mission has been scheduled for EST (2300 UTC) on Tuesday, February 18 at 6 pm. This will be SpaceX’s 21st orbital launch effort of the year.
Spaceflight will now start live coverage about an hour before the liveoff.
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On the occasion of launch, the 45th weather squadron located on the Patrick Space Force Base, forecast ideal conditions in liftoff for primary window 95 percent chance for favorable weather. If Spacex needs to be pushed on its backup window on Wednesday, the conditions for a good condition worsens up to 50 percent.
“In view of yesterday’s cold front, cool and dry conditions today have seen most of Florida, which is currently slipping in South Florida. A similar weather will continue in the first part of Tuesday, with winds out of the east-north-east, ”was written by the launch by the launch.
“The deep moisture associated with this front will work backwards in the late day as the old fronts start crawling towards the north. It does not appear enough to bring a significant threat to the Atlantic shower on Tuesday evening for primary launch window. ,
SpaceX will use Falcon 9 First Stage Booster, Tail Number B1080 to launch Starlink 10–12 mission on its 16th flight. It first launched four dragon flights for the International Space Station, European Space Agency’s Euclid Observatory, Estra 1P and Nine Starlink Mission.
Eight minutes after the liftoff, the B1080 will target a landing on JRTI. If successful, it will be 110th landing on this droneship and 410th booster landing till date.
Representatives of Bahamas visited SpaceX facilities in Florida today, which took a Bahamian flag before the launch on 17th today, which Falcon 9 flew from space in March 2024 and flew from space. pic.twitter.com/wwmphgc35b
– SpaceX (@Spacex) 7 February, 2025
