Event Details
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 12-9
Feb 08, 2025 01:23 PM
Space Launch Complex 40 • Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Add a rocket launch to your day! Viewing opportunities of the next Starlink launch is included with admission.
Launch Viewing
Banana Creek Launch Viewing Area
Included with admission
Accessible via the Kennedy Space Center Bus Tour on a first-come, first-served basis
See the rocket leave the launch pad
Approximately 6.2 miles / 10 kilometers from the launch pad
Viewing area opens at 12:30 PM
Launch audio, video, and commentary by a space-expert communicator
Banana Creek Viewing Area will remain open until 4:00 PM. If the launch has not occurred by 4:00 PM, the viewing area will close to guests due to the window extending beyond visitor complex operating hours.
Rocket Garden / Gateway Pavilion
Included with admission
See the rocket once it clears the visitor complex buildings
Approximately 6.7 miles / 10.8 kilometers from the launch pad
Limited picnic table and bench seating
Launch audio, video, and commentary by a space-expert communicator
Visitor complex viewing will remain open until 5:00 PM. If the launch has not occurred by 5:00 PM, the viewing area will close to guests due to the window extending beyond visitor complex operating hours.
NET February 8, 2025 | SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 12-9
MISSION DETAILS:
Launch Window: 1:23 PM – 5:54 PM
Launch Provider: SpaceX
Rocket Type: Falcon 9 | Block 5
Launch Pad: Space Launch Complex 40
Description: Global broadband communications
Landing: Droneship
SpaceX’s Starlink is the constellation of networked satellites aimed to provide internet services to those who are not yet connected, and to provide reliable and affordable internet across the globe.
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