SpaceX Scheduled to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket From Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Thursday Night

By  //  January 6, 2021

Launch window opens at 8:28 p.m. ET.

SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, January 7. (SpaceX Image)

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, January 7.

Launch window opens at 8:28 p.m. ET. on Thursday and closes at 12:28 a.m. ET on Friday.

The mission will launch a Turksat 5A communications satellite for Turksat, which is a Turkish satellite operator.

It will provide Ku-band television broadcast services over Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Following first stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to recover the booster engine on drone ship ‘Of Course, I Still Love You’

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.

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