Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch first expendable Falcon 9 since January

SpaceX dominates this week’s launch manifest with up to four missions aboard Falcon 9 vehicles, one of which will be the first expendable mission for the rocket since January, and another carrying 29 Starlink v2 Mini satellites for the second time. There is only one international mission scheduled at the time of publishing – a Chang Zheng 5 will loft an unknown payload midweek from China. The maiden launch of Japan’s HTV-X cargo supply vehicle was delayed from a planned launch at the start of the week. Persistent bad weather expected throughout this week at the Tanegashima Space Center has pushed this launch to, at least, the upcoming weekend. More

(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Oct 21)