CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX will try again to launch their fifth "Starlink" satellite mission Monday, February 17 at 10 AM.
If it falls through, a backup launch will be announced for Tuesday, February 18 at 9:42 AM.
The Falcon 9 rocket was originally expected to launch this morning, but technical issues rather than weather led to the mission’s second delay, the first was on Saturday.
Beginning later this year, the “satellite constellation” will broadcast wi-fi internet signals to the United States and Canada before falling back to earth and burning up within five years, requiring semi-regular launches to re-populate the fleet of hundreds.
In a press release, mission control says that the new batch of internet satellites will be deployed no more than 15 minutes after launch, and any recoverable parts of the rocket should be back on earth within 45 minutes.
World-wide coverage is anticipated by 2021.
Tune in to 96.5 FM on Monday after Orlando’s Morning News to hear the launch live as it happens.