SpaceX, ULA Set 29-Satellite Doubleheader From Cape Canaveral on May 29
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Updated · Florida Today · May 28
SpaceX, ULA Set 29-Satellite Doubleheader From Cape Canaveral on May 29
7 articles · Updated · Florida Today · May 28
Two launches are scheduled about 12 hours apart on May 29 from Cape Canaveral, with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 carrying 29 Starlink satellites and ULA’s Atlas V carrying 29 Amazon Leo satellites.
SpaceX’s launch window runs from 7:52 a.m. to 11:52 a.m. ET from Launch Complex 40, while ULA’s window opens from 7:33 p.m. to 8:02 p.m. ET from Launch Complex 41.
Both missions are aimed at expanding low-Earth-orbit broadband networks, making the back-to-back schedule a rare same-day commercial launch pairing from Florida’s Space Coast.
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