WATCH: Prepping for launch with LabPadre Space

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BOCA CHICA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As of Tuesday afternoon, SpaceX plans to launch its seventh Starship rocket on Wednesday with a launch window opening at 4 p.m.

While in space, Starship will deploy 10 Starlink simulators, similar in size and weight to next-generation Starlink satellites as the first exercise of a satellite deploy mission. The Starlink simulators will be on the same suborbital trajectory as Starship, with splashdown targeted in the Indian Ocean. A relight of a single Raptor engine while in space is also planned.

Additionally, SpaceX plans to use the chopsticks to catch the Super Heavy booster.

LabPadre Space Channel's Louis Balderas shows us what's being done in preparation for the upcoming launch. Watch the video above to get a closer look at the action.

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