SpaceX set to launch Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida’s Space Coast this weekend

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket this weekend.

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The Kennedy Space Center is preparing for its next rocket launch on Saturday.

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SpaceX is set to launch around 5 p.m. from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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Space X IN SPACE - FEBRUARY 8: In this handout photo provided by SpaceX, a Tesla roadster launched from the Falcon Heavy rocket with a dummy driver named "Starman" heads towards Mars. (Photo by SpaceX via Getty Images) (Handout/Getty Images)

On board the rocket will be satellites and other equipment for the U.S. Space Force.

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People in the area will hear two sonic booms after the launch as two of the rocket’s boosters are set to land near Cape Canaveral Space Force station.

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Channel 9 will have live coverage of the launch on Eyewitness News.

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