Brevard County

SpaceX will launch its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 54 Starlink satellites

Update 9:40 p.m.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX said the Falcon 9 will have a new launch window at 11:41 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday because of weather conditions.

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 54 Starlink satellites is set to launch Saturday evening from the Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The launch window is scheduled to start at 10:22 p.m. Eastern Time as long as weather permits.

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The first stage booster for this mission also supported the previously launched CRS-24.

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After the first stage, Falcon 9 will return to Earth and land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

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