BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — People in Central Florida could hear a loud boom Tuesday evening.
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SpaceX crews are preparing to launch and land a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast.
The hour-long launch window will open at 6:07 p.m.
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The launch was scheduled to happen Monday evening but got delayed.
Now targeting Tuesday, February 4 for Falcon 9's launch of the @Maxar 3 mission from pad 39A in Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCilmc
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 3, 2025
SpaceX plans to send a pair of observation satellites into orbit for Maxar Technologies.
After the launch, SpaceX plans to land the rocket’s first-stage booster back at its landing site at Kenney Space Center.
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Due to the landing, a sonic boom advisory has been issued.
SpaceX said there is the possibility that residents of Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Indian River, Seminole, Volusia, Polk, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee County counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the landing.
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Channel 9 will monitor the planned launch and provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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