Launch recap: Scroll down to read live updates from the SpaceX Starlink mission which launched at 9:05 a.m. on June 10 from Launch Complex 40 in Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Original story: Get ready for back-to-back launch days, as two SpaceX rocket launches are planned approximately 24-hours from each other — and the second will be carrying astronauts.
Up first this morning will be the launch of the latest batch of SpaceX Starlink satellites. The Starlink 12-24 mission will lift off at 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
No Space Coast sonic booms will be heard, as the first stage from this Starlink mission will land on the SpaceX drone ship.
This Starlink launch will travel southeast.
Then in less than 24-hours, get ready for another launch. The crewed launch of Axiom Space Mission 4 will lift off no earlier than 8 a.m. on June 11. Originally set to lift off this morning, the mission was delayed due to forecasted poor conditions in the ascent corridor.
The astronaut crew of Axiom Space Mission 4 (Ax-4) will be catching up with the International Space Station, therefore the launch has an instantaneous launch window at 8 a.m. from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center pad 39A.
The mission is the fourth crew flying for the private company, Axiom Space. Commanding this mission is former NASA astronaut, and record-breaking space flier, Peggy Whitson.
Joining Whitson are Shubhanshu Shukla from India, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski from Poland, and Tibor Kapu from Hungary.
SpaceX Falcon 9 lands on drone ship
Update 9:14 a.m.: The first stage has landed on Just Read the Instructions completing its 12th mission.
SpaceX rocket launch in Florida lifts off!
Update 9:05 a.m.: The Falcon 9 rocket is off the launch pad!
SpaceX launch in Florida webcast begins
Update 9:00 a.m.: SpaceX’s launch webcast hosted on X (formerly Twitter) is now posted above, right below the countdown clock.
Liftoff is scheduled in five minutes from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX liftoff in Florida is 10 minutes away
Update 8:55 a.m.: This morning’s SpaceX Starlink launch is set to take to the sky in just 10 minutes. It is a beautiful morning in Brevard County to go outside and watch a rocket launch.
KSC Visitor Complex hosting SpaceX launch viewing in Florida
Update 8:45 a.m.: If you’re at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, be aware launch viewing is offered today, and for upcoming missions.
SpaceX Falcon 9 fueling now underway
Update 8:38 a.m.: Visual cues indicate Falcon 9 fueling procedures are now underway at Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40, though SpaceX has yet to make an official announcement.
That means this morning’s Starlink mission is now locked in to lift off at 9:05 a.m. without any countdown delays, or else the launch must be postponed.
Brevard EOC activates ahead of SpaceX launch in Florida
Update 8:33 a.m.: Brevard County Emergency Management officials have activated the agency’s launch operations support team ahead of SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon 9 launch.
SpaceX launch in Cape Canaveral: Will there be a sonic boom?
Update 8:25 a.m.: This morning’s liftoff will not see a Space Coast sonic boom. Just over eight minutes past the launch, the well-traveled booster will land on SpaceX’s drone ship called Just Read the Instructions, which will be stationed out in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX rocket launch in Florida: SpaceX Falcon 9 booster history
Update 8:15 a.m.: The Polaris Dawn mission, which was commanded by former nominee for NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, is seeing its booster fly again − this morning.
The booster launching this morning previously launched NASA’s Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, IM-2, and six other Starlink missions. Overall, it is the 12th flight of the booster.
Here is a flashback to this booster on the Polaris Dawn mission.
What is the next Florida launch? Axiom Space crew launching tomorrow
Update 8:05 a.m.: This morning’s Starlink launch is just the beginning of the Space Coast launch week. Axiom Space Mission 4 is set to liftoff no earlier than 8 a.m. tomorrow, June 11. A launch of Amazon Kuiper internet satellites is also set for no earlier than Friday, June 13.
SpaceX launch in Florida this morning will see more Starlink satellites
Update 7:55 a.m.: What is Starlink? Starlink is satellite internet service provided by SpaceX. Paying customers can receive internet in some of the most remote places on Earth. This includes even out at sea. It is also utilized by many airlines to provide inflight internet service to customers.
SpaceX launch in Florida weather outlook
Update 7:45 a.m.: The 45th Weather Squadron has predicted a 95% chance of favorable weather for the beginning of the launch window − which SpaceX is taking advantage of at 9:05 a.m. The National Weather Service shows little weather activity to the southeast − the direction the rocket is traveling.
SpaceX launch in Florida liftoff time
Update 7:32 a.m.: SpaceX has announced this morning they are targeting 9:05 a.m. for liftoff.
Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com or on X: @brookeofstars.
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