CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. – Folks on the Space Coast got a Friday night rocket launch courtesy of SpaceX.
The company launched a Falcon 9 rocket with the latest Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:12 p.m.
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The launch was originally scheduled for 7:56 p.m., at Space Launch Complex 40. SpaceX did not say why it pushed the launch back.
The Falcon 9 rocket carried 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit as part of SpaceX’s internet constellation.
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After launch, the first stage of the rocket landed on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
This isn’t the only launch the Space Coast can expect this weekend.
United Launch Alliance is planning an Atlas V launch for the National Reconnaissance Office on Saturday morning at 8:51 from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Base. That rocket is launching the SILENTBARKER mission, which is a mission for the NRO and the U.S. Space Force to improve space domain awareness.
The forecast for that launch is only a 15% chance of weather impacting the launch.
When any launch happens, you can watch it streaming live on ClickOrlando.com.
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