SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday

It’s a busy weekend for Central Florida’s Space Coast.

To update:

SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast on Sunday night

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SpaceX now plans to launch the Falcon 9 rocket at 6:08 pm on Sunday night.

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SpaceX is scheduled to launch its second Falcon 9 rocket over the weekend with another batch of Starlink satellites.

Liftoff is scheduled for 5:50 pm Sunday from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Backup opportunities will be available on Monday.

Read: SpaceX Successfully Launches Falcon 9 from Kennedy Space Center

This is the 13th flight of the mission’s first stage booster.

It also launched six Starlink missions, OneWeb Launch 16 and EUTELSAT 36D.

After stage separation, the booster will land on the Just Read the Instructions drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

If the launch happens, Channel 9 will have coverage on Eyewitness News and broadcast it live here.

On Saturday, SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Galileo mission from Kennedy Space Center.

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