SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Monday afternoon that will carry internet-beaming Starlink satellites into orbit.

The company hopes to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. The rocket will carry and send the SpainSat NG I, a Spanish telecommunications satellite, into orbit. If needed, SpaceX has arranged for a backup launch window for Thursday night.

Depending on weather and cloud cover, rocket launches from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral, Florida, can be seen from Daytona Beach to Melbourne to Vero Beach.

After a week of nasty weather across Florida, the business of launching rockets got back on track Monday afternoon.

SpaceX is targeting a 4½-hour launch window for another Starlink mission from 2:21 p.m. to 6:52 p.m., an FAA operations plan advisory shows.

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before today’s launch window opens.

Veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson will be inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame, at Kennedy Space Center.

Late-night launch window! Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch should be visible in the Volusia County sky this Wednesday.

Who's up for a late-night launch? Weather permitting, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket should be visible on the Treasure Coast after liftoff on Wednesday.

Wednesday, January 15, 2025: A Falcon 9 rocket cuts a blazing smoky trail across the early morning sky over the Florida Space ... from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), was carrying not one ...