SpaceX Targets Tuesday Night for Falcon 9 Rocket Launch From Cape Canaveral
By Space Coast Daily // May 6, 2025
Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, May 6 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.
Liftoff is targeted for 8:22 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 12:22 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 7.
If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, May 7 starting at 7:30 p.m. ET.
This is the seventh flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2 and two 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.
