SpaceX has windows for more than two hours on Monday evening, and tries to launch a European satellite, but the weather may not cooperate.
Falcon 9, the second MTGS1 mission of EumetSat’s third-generation weather satellite, targets the lift-off in a 150-minute launch window starting at 5:04pm from Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39-A. The Wednesday backup opportunity has the same boot window.
However, the weather is not good for either option. The Space Launch Delta 45 weather squadron predicts a 20% chance of good condition on Tuesday, dropping to 10% on Wednesday. Both days have a high chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening.
“Thunderstorm activity is likely to peak during the launch window, and may only be in a short period of time when weather conditions are favorable,” the SLD45 forecast states. “Low pressure troughs begin to develop in the Gulf Coast, deepen moisture throughout the peninsula, and higher showers and storm ranges, making the chances of violations slightly higher on the backup date.”
For release, it will be the ninth flight of the first phase booster, as well as the Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, which flew two human spaceflights, Crew-9 and FRAM2, and sent the successful lander to the moon. It aims to recover and land downrange your droneship simply by reading the instructions stationed in the Atlantic.
European satellites aim to sample the atmosphere with hyperspectral resolution using infrared sounders looking at temperature and humidity profiles.
It also features the European Union’s Copernicus Sentinel 4 mission. It aims to monitor key air quality trace gases and aerosols in Europe.
This is the 57th launch from the Space Coast in 2025, with all but three coming from SpaceX.
