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SpaceX Set for Falcon 9 Rocket Launch of 29 Starlink Satellites Sunday from Kennedy Space Center

By  //  May 3, 2025

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

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, May 4 for a Falcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Sunday, May 4, for a Falcon 9 launch of 29 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Liftoff is targeted for 4:53 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 8:48 a.m. ET.

If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Monday, May 5 starting at 4:22 a.m. ET.

This is the 20th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER-B, USSF-124, Bluebird 1-5, and 15 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.