File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned liftoff of the Starlink 6-61 mission on Oct. 22, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now
The expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink network of internet relay satellites will continue Monday with a Memorial Day launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Starlink 10-47 mission will add another 29 Starlink V2 Mini Optimized satellites to the low Earth orbit megaconstellation, which consists of more than 10,000 spacecraft. This will be SpaceX’s 60th orbital flight of the year, consisting of 59 Falcon 9 rockets and one Falcon Heavy rocket.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 is scheduled at 7:48 a.m. EDT (1148 UTC). The rocket will fly on a north-easterly trajectory upon leaving the pad.
Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about an hour prior to liftoff.
