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ClickOrlando will stream the launch live when it happens
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – SpaceX is targeting Thursday morning for its next launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Coast.
The rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites is scheduled to liftoff at 7:14 a.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Backup opportunities are available until 11 a.m., the space agency announced.
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If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Friday, June 28 starting at 7:14 a.m.
The launch will be the 22nd flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 14 Starlink missions.
SpaceX said that following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
ClickOrlando will stream the launch live at the top of this story 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.