BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — 11:14 P.M UPDATE
Another batch of Starlink satellites is in orbit following a rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket at 11:12p.m
Watch a video of the liftoff below:
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/bxVowIiW7p
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 9, 2023
Original story:
You may have a chance to watch a rocket lift off from our Space Coast Friday night.
▶ WATCH THE LAUNCH LIVE
SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 11:12 p.m.
It will carry another batch of Starlink satellites and aim to send them into orbit.
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Targeting Friday, September 8 for Falcon 9’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 7, 2023
Starlink satellites help provide broadband internet capability to locations throughout the world.
Whenever that rocket goes up, we’ll show it to you on Channel 9 and right here on WFTV.com.
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