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Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with the European Space Agency's EarthCARE satellite. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, at 3:20 p.m. PDT (6:20 p.m. EDT, 2220 UTC). The first-stage booster, making its seventh flight, will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg a little over eight minutes into the flight. The Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) has four instruments which will study clouds and aerosols around the Earth “to improve the accuracy of climate models and support numerical weather prediction.” Our live coverage with commentary from Will Robinson-Smith will begin about 30 minutes before launch. Videos like this are made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to get access to perks:

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 second-generation satellites for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is now scheduled for 10:24 a.m. EDT (1324 UTC) on Tuesday, May 28. The first-stage booster making its 10th flight will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, about eight and a half minutes after leaving the launch pad. The mission, designated Starlink 6-60, will be the 39th launch of Starlink satellites this year and the 55th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket in 2024 Commentary will be provided by Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith, starting approximately an hour prior to liftoff. Videos like this are made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to get access to perks: