BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX announced they are planning for an early Monday morning launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast.
The launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, is scheduled to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
The space agency said that liftoff is targeted for 3:03 a.m.
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If needed, additional opportunities are also available Tuesday, Dec. 31, starting at 12:34 a.m.
According to SpaceX, this will be the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, BlueBird-1, USSF-124, mPOWER-B, and 11 Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
ClickOrlando will stream the launch live at the top of this story when it happens.
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