1 launch will be from Vanderberg, 1 from Canaveral Space Force Station and 1 from Kennedy Space Center.
The two from Florida could potentially go within a half hour of each other, which would be quite a feat.
Dec. 16 Falcon 9 • SWOT
Launch time: 1146:40 GMT (6:46:47 a.m. EST; 3:46:47 a.m. PST)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission for NASA. SWOT is a science mission jointly developed by NASA and CNES, the French space agency, to measure how much water is in Earth’s oceans, lakes, and rivers. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg Space Force Base. Delayed from Dec. 12 and Dec. 15. [Dec. 14]Dec. 16 Falcon 9 • O3b mPOWER 1 & 2
Launch window: 2121-2249 GMT (4:21-5:49 p.m. EST)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the first two O3b mPOWER broadband internet satellites into Medium Earth Orbit for SES of Luxembourg. The satellites, built by Boeing, will provide internet services over most of the populated world, building on SES’s O3b network. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from May, June, and August, and November, and Dec. 13. [Dec. 14]Dec. 16 Falcon 9 • Starlink 4-37
Launch time: 2154 or 2213 GMT (4:54 or 5:13 p.m. EST)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Delayed from October, November, Dec. 5, and Dec. 6. [Dec. 14]
