Happy #LaunchDay! 🚀

Today’s launch of 60 #SpaceX #Starlink satellites atop #Falcon9 is currently on track for a 1022 EDT (1422 UTC) liftoff from LC-39A at @NASAKennedy. PGO 60%. ASDS booster landing on #OCISLY. Updates to follow in this thread! 👇

📸: @Zshauladventure
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: Now under T-1 hour from liftoff. The exact T-0 for today's launch is understood to be 1022:07 EDT (1422:07 UTC).

This will be the third flight of #Falcon9 B1058, whose first was the launch of #CrewDragon Demo-2 with @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug back in May.
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: T-35 minutes to liftoff. Fueling of the #Falcon9 rocket has begun.
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: Weather PGO has now dropped to 40%. https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1310578066054234113
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: Big T-20 minute vent spotted on the @NASASpaceflight stream, which you can tune into at:
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: #SpaceXFM is now live! Today’s mission webcast will begin shortly!
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: Today's @SpaceX mission webcast is now live! https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1310583002959761410
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: Under T-7 minutes to liftoff. All systems are GO, however weather is currently NO-GO. The final weather decision will likely be made at T-60 seconds.
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief are ready to catch their payload fairing halves, weather permitting!
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: Under T-2 minutes. LOX loading is now complete. All systems are GO, range is GREEN, weather remains NO-GO.
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: SCRUB! Today’s Starlink launch has been scrubbed due to unfavorable weather conditions. The next attempt won’t come until after #Delta4Heavy #NROL44 and #GPS3 SV04 get off the ground *hopefully* tomorrow.
#SpaceX/ #Starlink: Here's @SpaceX's announcement of the scrub. https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1310585610688540675
That's it for my coverage on this thread. Up next is tonight/tomorrow morning's @ulalaunch #Delta4Heavy launch of #NROL44 at 0002 EDT (0402 UTC) from SLC-37B, which I will be covering in person. I'll start that launch thread later tonight.
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