SpaceX is gearing up for an eventful week as they plan to launch two Starlink missions and a historic Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft delivery to the International Space Station (ISS). The first mission, known as Starlink 6-38, is scheduled for liftoff on Sunday, January 28, at 7:21 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

The Starlink 6-38 mission aims to deploy an additional 23 satellites to low Earth orbit, expanding SpaceX's Starlink constellation. The Falcon 9 rocket that will carry out this mission is equipped with the B1062 tail number, which will mark its 18th successful flight. In its previous missions, the booster has supported crewed launches, GPS satellites, and a total of 10 Starlink missions to date.

Approximately 8.5 minutes after liftoff, the first stage booster, B1062, is expected to make a controlled landing on the droneship named 'A Shortfall of Gravitas.' This landing will mark the 58th successful landing on the droneship and the 267th successful overall landing of a Falcon 9 first stage booster.

Following the Starlink 6-38 mission, another Falcon 9 flight, Starlink 7-12, is scheduled to take place less than four hours later from Vandenberg Space Force Base. This mission, set to launch at 6:16 p.m. PST, aims to add 22 more Starlink satellites to the ever-growing constellation in low Earth orbit.

Meanwhile, preparations are also underway for a significant milestone – the inaugural launch of a Cygnus spacecraft by SpaceX. This Cygnus cargo resupply mission, named NG-20, is a collaboration between SpaceX, NASA, and Northrop Grumman. The Cygnus spacecraft will be encapsulated for the first time in Falcon 9 payload fairings.

The NG-20 cargo resupply mission is currently being readied for launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This will mark the first of three planned missions involving the Cygnus spacecraft, as Northrop Grumman and Firefly Aerospace continue their joint rocket development project named Antares 330.

In addition to these missions, SpaceX is also actively supporting the private astronaut mission, Ax-3, which is currently halfway through its two-week stay onboard the International Space Station. Led by Michael López-Alegría, the four astronauts are scheduled to return to Earth next weekend, weather permitting.

Stay tuned for live coverage provided by Spaceflight Now, with the broadcast set to begin approximately one hour before each launch. With multiple missions and significant milestones in the pipeline, it is shaping up to be a busy and momentous week for SpaceX in closing out the month of January.