SpaceX to launch Geostationary Satellite and attempt Droneship landing

JCSAT-14 First Stage on
Droneship on its way back to port

On Sunday, August 14th, SpaceX will be launching JCSAT-16 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. SpaceX is targeting a liftoff time of 1:26am EDT into a Geostationary orbit. Currently, the weather conditions give JCSAT-16 an 80% chance of a successful liftoff. The Falcon 9 completed the static fire for this mission late Wednesday in preparations for launch. Following the launch of JCSAT-16 the Falcon 9's first stage will separate and attempt another droneship landing on OCISLY (Of Course I Still love You) which is stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. During the first stage's reentry, it'll perform a series of burns to help slow it down and reduce stresses on the vehicle. From knowledge learned from the last JCSAT landings by SpaceX, this landing will be high in velocity and a lower chance of success. This will require a 3 engine landing burn instead of a single engine burn to deaccelerate at a higher rate to help land softly. The webcast for the JCSAT launch on Sunday can be viewed here at 1:06am EDT.