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WATCH: SpaceX launches 2 Flacon 9 rockets from Space Coast on Veterans Day

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX crews launched two Falcon 9 rockets from Florida’s Space Coast on Monday.

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9:30 p.m. update:

SpaceX launched its second Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast on Monday.

12:39 p.m. update:

SpaceX crews successfully launched the first of two Falcon 9 rockets planned for Veterans Day.

The rocket blasted into orbit from Florida’s Space Coast at 12:22 p.m.

After the launch, the rocket’s first-stage booster successfully landed at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The second planned Falcon 9 rocket launch is still set for 4:02 p.m.

Channel 9 will have live coverage of the launch on Eyewitness News.

Original report:

It looks like the record-setting pace for rocket launches from Florida’s Space Coast will continue Monday.

SpaceX crews are preparing for a rocket launch double header to celebrate Veterans Day.

The first launch is set for 12:22 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

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A Falcon 9 rocket is aiming to launch the Koreasat-6A mission.

The second planned launch is set for 4:02 p.m. from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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The second Falcon 9 rocket is looking to deliver another batch of Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.

SpaceX will attempt to land the first stage of both rockets after launch.

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The first landing for the Koreasat-6A mission will attempt to land the rocket on the ground at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, which will create a sonic boom in the area.

Channel 9 will monitor both planned rocket launches and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.

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