WATCH: SpaceX successfully launches batch of Starlink satellites aboard Falcon 9 rocket

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast Thursday night.

>>> WATCH THE LAUNCH <<<

Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/7ZlakB8pSk
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 2, 2021

The company planned to launch the rocket Wednesday night, with dozens of Starlink satellites, but it delayed the take off and hasn’t said why.

READ: Artemis Moon mission delayed to 2025, NASA administrator says

SpaceX launched the rocket as scheduled at 6:12 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Targeting tonight at 6:12 p.m. EST for a Falcon 9 launch of 48 Starlink satellites and 2 BlackSky spacecraft to orbit from SLC-40 in Florida
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 2, 2021

PHOTOS: Rocket launches from Central Florida

Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.