Summary: <p>SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, or 2:19 UTC on January 7, for its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. A backup launch opportunity is available on Tuesday, January 7 at 8:57 p.m. EST, or 1:57 UTC on January 8.</p> <p>Falcon 9’s first stage supported a Starlink mission in May 2019, the Iridium-8 mission in January 2019, and the Telstar 18 VANTAGE mission in September 2018. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel, “Ms. Tree,” will attempt to recover a payload fairing half.</p> <p>Get 2 Free Audio Books at Audible:</p> <p>https://amzn.to/2l7FrWH</p> <p><br></p> <p>Become a member of Space News Pod!</p> <p>https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX3HDBasMU2qS3svgtuzD2g/join</p> <p><br></p> <p>https://anchor.fm/space-news</p> <p>https://patreon.com/spacenewspodcast</p> <p>https://youtube.com/spacenewspod</p> <p>https://twitch.tv/astrowil</p> <p>https://spacenewspodcast.com</p> <p>https://twitter.com/spacenewspod</p> <p>https://facebook.com/spacenewspod</p> <p>https://instagram.com/spacenewspod1</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/space-news/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/space-news/support</a>
