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SpaceX Set for Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Thursday Night from Cape Canaveral

By  //  April 23, 2025

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

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, April 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Thursday, April 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Launch is targeted for 9:52 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 1:28 a.m. ET on Friday, April 25.

If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Friday, April 25 starting at 9:55 p.m. ET.

This is the 23rd flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and 18 Starlink missions.

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.