SpaceX closed out the third quarter of 2023 with its 70th launch of the year. The mission, Starlink Group 6-19, lifted off on Friday, Sept. 29, at 10:00 PM EDT (02:00 UTC on Sept. 30) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The weather forecast released by the Space Launch Delta 45 predicted a 40 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff on the primary launch day. In case of further delay, there was a backup launch opportunity roughly 24 hours later, where the weather would’ve worsened to only being 35% go for launch.
With this mission, SpaceX set new records and continued to push others that have already been broken. This is set to continue in the last quarter of 2023 as the company gears up for another record-breaking year in 2024.