SpaceX will release an Italian Earth-observation satellite to orbit today (Jan. 28), a day later than planned due to bad weather, and you can enjoy it live when it lifts off.A two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) satellite is set up to lift off from Floridas Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Friday at 6:11 p.m. EST (2311 GMT). Theres a comparable weather condition outlook on Friday, with thick clouds and upper-level wind shear potential issues, according to a U.S. Space Force Delta 45 forecast.Related: The advancement of SpaceXs rockets in picturesA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 Earth-observation radar satellite for Italy stands atop Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of a prepared launch on Jan. 28, 2022. For this flight, the rocket is expected to come back for a vertical touchdown at SpaceXs Landing Site 1 at Cape Canaveral not long after launch.Fridays launch is part of a really hectic 10-day stretch for SpaceX.
SpaceX will launch an Italian Earth-observation satellite to orbit today (Jan. 28), a day later than planned due to bad weather, and you can view it live when it lifts off.A two-stage SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Cosmo-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 (CSG-2) satellite is arranged to raise off from Floridas Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Friday at 6:11 p.m. EST (2311 GMT). Theres a comparable weather outlook on Friday, with thick clouds and upper-level wind shear prospective issues, according to a U.S. Space Force Delta 45 forecast.Related: The advancement of SpaceXs rockets in picturesA SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket bring the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 Earth-observation radar satellite for Italy stands atop Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida ahead of a prepared launch on Jan. 28, 2022. For this flight, the rocket is anticipated to come back for a vertical touchdown at SpaceXs Landing Site 1 at Cape Canaveral not long after launch.Fridays launch is part of a really hectic 10-day stretch for SpaceX.