SpaceX to targeting early Friday morning for Falcon 9 launch

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SpaceX is planning to launch more Starlink satellites into orbit early Friday morning by way of its Falcon 9 rocket. 

The launch is set to happen Friday, August 11 at 12:27 a.m.

SpaceX will launch 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 

Another launch opportunity is available at 1:17 a.m. on Friday. 

Five backup opportunities are also available for Friday, August 11 starting at 9:30 p.m. until 12:52 a.m. on August 12. 

This is the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and four Starlink missions.