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Starlink satellites are equipped with one solar array instead of two, minimizing potential points of failure
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Starlink will connect the globe with reliable and affordable high-speed broadband services
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Webcast of first Starlink launch now live → spacex.com/webcast
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T-30 minutes until Starlink launch → spacex.com/webcast
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Falcon 9 and 60 Starlink satellites are vertical on Pad 40. Launch window opens tonight at 10:30 p.m. EDT → spacex.com/webcast
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Now targeting May 23 for launch of Starlink from Pad 40 in Florida
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Standing down to update satellite software and triple-check everything again. Always want to do everything we can on the ground to maximize mission success, next launch opportunity in about a week.
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Starlink and Falcon 9 are looking good, and winds are better for tonight’s launch. The 1.5 hour launch window opens at 10:30 p.m. EDT → spacex.com/webcast
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Standing down today due to excess upper level winds. Teams are working toward tomorrow's backup launch window, which opens at 10:30 p.m. EDT
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T-30 minutes until Starlink launch → spacex.com/webcast
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New T-0 of 11:00 p.m. EDT—Falcon 9 and Starlink continue to look good for today's launch
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All systems and weather are go ahead of tonight’s launch of Starlink; webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → spacex.com/webcast
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Weather is 80% favorable for tomorrow’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink. Launch window opens at 10:30 p.m. EDT → spacex.com/webcast
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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting May 15 for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Pad 40 in Florida
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Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station robotic arm
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Dragon is ~10 meters from @Space_Station. Capture sequence starting shortly → nasa.gov/ntv
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Dragon is about 182 meters from the @Space_Station. Watch live → nasa.gov/ntv
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More photos from Falcon 9’s 40th successful launch from Pad 40 in Florida and 39th first stage rocket booster landing to date → flickr.com/spacex
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Falcon 9 launches Dragon on SpaceX’s 17th resupply mission to the @Space_Station #MayThe4thBeWithYou
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Dragon is on its way to the International Space Station! Capture by the @Space_Station crew set for early Monday morning
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Second stage engine burn complete. Dragon confirmed in good orbit → spacex.com/webcast