WATCH: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday
By Space Coast Daily // December 31, 2024
coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
WATCH: SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket from Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, December 31 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Liftoff is targeted for 12:39 a.m. ET, with opportunities available until 1:28 a.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here on Space Coast Daily TV via SpaceX.
This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, BlueBird-1, USSF-124, mPOWER-B, and 11 Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.