Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

SpaceX is back at the launch pad Thursday morning, preparing for its 86th Starlink mission of the year so far.

The Starlink 10-15 flight will add another 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to the growing megaconstellation of more than 8,400 currently on orbit. SpaceX is targeting liftoff of its Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 4:39 a.m. EDT (0839 UTC).

Spaceflight Now will have live coverage beginning about an hour prior to liftoff.

Heading into the launch opportunity, the 45th Weather Squadron forecast a 90 percent chance for favorable weather. Meteorologists said there was a chance for interference from “some mid and upper level clouds,” but noted that a “drying trend” was persisting Thursday morning.

SpaceX will launch this mission using the Falcon 9 booster with the tail number B1080. It’s one of SpaceX’s more often used boosters, which will be making its 22nd flight on this mission.

Nearly 8.5 minutes after liftoff B1080 will target an autonomous landing on the drone ship, A Shortfall of Gravitas. This will be the 126th recovery for this drone ship and the 511th booster landing for SpaceX, if all goes well.

The 28 Starlink satellites onboard the rocket will be deployed about an hour and 4 minutes after liftoff.