SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket Sunday

CAPE CANVAERAL, Fla. — It’s a busy weekend for Central Florida’s Space Coast.

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

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SpaceX now plans to launch the Falcon 9 rocket at 6:08 p.m. 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.

It is scheduled to lift off at 5:50 p.m. Sunday from Space Launch Complex 40 at the 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 for the first stage booster for the mission.

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 livestream it here.

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

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying Galileo mission SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast Saturday evening. (SpaceX)

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