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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX plans to launch another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit Friday night.

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The 22 satellites will be atop a Falcon 9 rocket that’s scheduled to launch from our Space Coast at 10 p.m. The launch was previously scheduled for 6:49 p.m.

SpaceX originally planned for a Thursday evening liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station but pushed the launch back by a day.

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At last report, the company said weather conditions were 40% favorable for Friday’s launch and that three backup opportunities were available between 7:34 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.

When blastoff happens, you can watch it live on Channel 9 and right here on WFTV.com.

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