It’s another SpaceX launch day!
SpaceX is now targeting 7:42 p.m. EDT, nearly two hours later than originally scheduled, to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Should additional delays arise, backup opportunities remain available until 9 p.m.
The Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron says the odds of “go for launch” weather conditions are greater than 95%. However, the squadron warned of a low-to-moderate chance of unfavorable booster recovery weather for SpaceX’s drone ship out at sea.
The Falcon 9 will deploy a payload of Starlink internet-beaming satellites, which are packed inside the fairing atop the 230-foot rocket.
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No Central Florida sonic booms are expected during this Starlink 6-46 mission. After soaring skyward along a southeasterly trajectory, the rocket’s first-stage booster will target landing aboard a drone ship out at sea 8½ minutes after liftoff.
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch coverage updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before the launch window opens. When SpaceX’s live webcast hosted on X (formerly Twitter) becomes available about five minutes before liftoff, it will be posted below the countdown clock.
For the latest news and launch schedule from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, visit floridatoday.com/space.
Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY (for more of his stories, click here.) Contact Neale at 321-242-3638 or Rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1
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