WATCH: SpaceX Rocket Launches Transporter-5 Mission from Cape Canaveral

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Coverage of the launch can be seen LIVE Space Coast Daily TV

ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 25 for a Falcon 9 launch of Transporter-5 to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:35 p.m. ET.

SpaceX is preparing for a rocket launch on Wednesday that will be carrying the Transporter 5 mission from Cape Canaveral and will feature a first-stage booster engine landing on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (SpaceX Image)

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting today, Wednesday, May 25 for a Falcon 9 launch of Transporter-5 to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The 57-minute launch window opens at 2:35 p.m. ET, or 18:27 UTC. A backup opportunity is available on Thursday, May 26, with the same launch window. Falcon 9 will fly along Florida’s eastern coast over the ocean and may be visible from the ground.

Falcon 9’s first stage booster previously launched Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, one Starlink mission, and Transporter-4. After stage separation, Falcon 9 will return to Earth and land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Transporter-5 is SpaceX’s fifth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. On this flight are 59 spacecraft, including CubeSats, microsats, non-deploying hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles.

Coverage of the launch can be seen Space Coast Daily TV

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