SpaceX will launch a Korean TV satellite before sending 24 Starlink satellites into space.
It's a bumper start to the week for space fans, as SpaceX is set to launch the Koreasat-6A mission into orbit from Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Monday in addition to 24 more Starlink satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station later in the day.The four-hour window for the Koreasat-6A launch opens at 12:07 p.m. ET. SpaceX is scheduled to launch the 24 Starlink satellites within a window beginning at 4:02 ET and ending at 7:44 p.m.
The total number of Starlink satellites in orbit now stands at over 7,100, according to the satellite tracking service Orbiting Now.Koreasat-6A will replace the existing Koreasat-6 satellite and provide television broadcasts across South Korea. It will be stationed in geostationary orbit, meaning the satellite will move at the Earth's rotational speed, allowing it to stay fixed above a specific point on the surface.
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