10:48 P.M. UPDATE:
BREVAR Fla. — Another batch of Starlink satellites is in orbit following a rocket launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Sunday night.
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket at 10:47 p.m.
Watch a video of the liftoff below:
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/p7oPfd3eMW
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 4, 2023
Original story:
More SpaceX Starlink satellites will be in orbit to celebrate Labor Day.
>>> WATCH THE LAUNCH LIVE <<<
SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites to low-earth orbit Sunday night.
The launch is scheduled for 10:47 p.m. from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
The first stage booster, including five other Starlink launches, is on its 10th flight mission, SpaceX said.
The first stage will return to earth and plan to land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, in the Atlantic Ocean.
If the launch is unable to happen, SpaceX has five additional launching opportunities.
Channel 9 will have live coverage of the launch if it happens.
Ready: Crew-7: Meet the astronauts who are headed to space
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