It's Launch Day! What you need to know about today's SpaceX Transporter-3 launch
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It's Launch Day!
Here's what you need to know for today's SpaceX Transporter-3 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station:
• Liftoff is set for 10:25 a.m. The window will remain open for 29 minutes - or until 10:54 a.m.
• Weather forecast is 70% "go" at the launch pad.
• Upper-level winds above the pad and conditions for a ground landing at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station were both classified as "low-risk."
• The Falcon 9 rocket's first stage will produce sonic booms as it lands.
• The mission will fly a rare southerly trajectory after liftoff.
• The returning booster will approach from the south and generate booms along that path.
• Transporter missions allow several customers to split the cost of a sub-$50 million Falcon 9 flight to orbit, but all payloads have to fly to similar locations.
• The last time the Space Coast saw a land-based booster recovery was for the previous Transporter mission in June 2021.
• Full coverage of the launch kicks off about 9 a.m. today at floridatoday.com/space and will feature in-depth coverage. Ask our space team reporter Emre Kelly questions and strike up a conversation. We will also be hosting a live webcast of the launch.
Rob Landers is a veteran multimedia journalist for the USA Today Network of Florida. Contact Landers at 321-242-3627 or rlanders@gannett.com. Twitter: @ByRobLanders
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This article originally appeared on Florida Today: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Transporter 3 to launch from Florida today
