Falcon 9 aims to launch the Galileo L12 mission for the European Commission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) in Florida on Saturday, April 27 at 20:34 pm, 21:34 pm Brazil. This mission will mark the second time an orbital-class rocket booster has flown for the 20th time, with the first occurring just two weeks ago.

You can watch the launch webcast live at SpaceX.com/launches or in X.com/SpaceX starting approximately 10 minutes before takeoff.

For mission performance requirements to launch the Galileo L12 spacecraft into a medium Earth orbit, SpaceX will not attempt to recover the first stage booster supporting this mission. The last time a first stage was expended during a Falcon 9 mission was 146 flights ago, in November 2022. In most Falcon 9 missions, enough propellant remains in the first stage after stage separation to allow landing, recovery and and ultimately, reuse in future missions.

SpaceX is currently working to qualify our Falcon booster and fairing fleets to support 40 missions each. Increasing the Falcon flight count provides valuable insights into repeated reuse – a critical element in making life multi-planetary with Starship.

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