SpaceX has scheduled the launch of the EUTELSAT/ABS mission today (June 15) at 10:29 AM ET from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. There is a 45 minute launch window.
This mission aims to place two commercial communications satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) using its latest Falcon 9 rocket configuration, which now has had several successful launches, as well as successful landings of its first stage. As with past GTO missions, the first stage will attempt to land on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship. The first stage landing is always a secondary mission with a lower probability of success. This is especially true of GTO missions the have a much higher first stage velocity.
The mission press kit is here, and the webcast can be viewed on the SpaceX webcast page or on YouTube. Also, the "Technical Webcast" can be viewed on YouTube here (no link to the technical webcast was given on the SpaceX site - it had to be searched for).
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