Launch is scheduled for 11:01 p.m.

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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX said it plans to launch another Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Monday evening.

Liftoff is set for 11:01 p.m. with backup opportunities available until 2:59 a.m. on Tuesday, if needed, the space agency said.

The Falcon 9 rocket will launch 23 more Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit.

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Following stage separation, the first stage is planned to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

ClickOrlando will stream the launch live when it happens.


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Jacob joined ClickOrlando.com in 2022. He spent 19 years at the Orlando Sentinel, mostly as a photojournalist and video journalist, before joining Spectrum News 13 as a web editor and digital journalist in 2021.