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**Summary:**

SpaceX is preparing for its 45th Starlink launch of the year, carrying 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites (including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities) on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The launch is scheduled for 1:19 p.m. EDT. Weather forecasts predict an 80% chance of favorable conditions at the start of the launch window. The Falcon 9 booster, B1069, will be making its 24th flight and is expected to land on the droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’. The mission also involves SpaceX adjusting the Falcon 9 launch profile to assist SES (Société Européenne des Satellites) with their telecom satellite deployment and ULA allowed to return to their pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base.

**News Article:**

**SpaceX Poised for Milestone Starlink Launch from Cape Canaveral**

CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – SpaceX is gearing up for its 45th Starlink mission of the year, scheduled to lift off today from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:19 p.m. EDT (1719 UTC). The Falcon 9 rocket will carry 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit, including 13 equipped with “Direct to Cell” capabilities, further expanding SpaceX’s satellite internet network.

A veteran Falcon 9 booster, B1069, will power the mission, marking its 24th flight. Following stage separation, B1069 is slated for a controlled landing on the droneship “A Shortfall of Gravitas” stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. Success would mark the 110th landing for the vessel and the 451st booster landing to date for SpaceX.

Weather officials are currently forecasting an 80% chance of favorable weather conditions at the start of the launch window, though the probability decreases as the four-hour window progresses due to potential afternoon thunderstorms.

Prior to this mission, SpaceX had already launched 234 of these cellular-capable satellites into orbit.

In related news, SpaceX has reportedly reached an agreement with SES to modify the Falcon 9 launch profile to provide an extra boost for SES’s commercial telecom satellite.

Additionally, United Launch Alliance technicians were allowed to return to the Atlas 5 pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, despite ongoing efforts to combat a wildfire in the area.

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