UPDATE: SpaceX Scheduled to Launch Falcon 9 Rocket from Cape Canaveral Wednesday Night

By  //  April 27, 2021

Launch is targeted for 11:44 p.m ET

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday, April 28. (SpaceX Image)

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Wednesday, April 28.

Launch is targeted for 11:44 p.m ET. The launch was originally set for 12:05 a.m. ET on Wednesday but was pushed back to allow for additional checks by the launch team.

The mission will launch around 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network.

Following first-stage separation, SpaceX will attempt to land the booster engine on drone ship ‘Just Read The Instructions’ in the Atlantic ocean.

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

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