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SpaceX is gearing up to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch is scheduled for Wednesday, August 16, with a four-hour launch window starting at 8:14 p.m. EDT. If needed, there are alternative launch opportunities available on Thursday, August 17. The weather conditions for the launch are currently at a 20% “go” at the start of the window but are expected to improve to 65% by the end.

The payload for this mission is another batch of Starlink internet-beaming satellites. The Falcon 9 rocket, standing at 230 feet tall, will follow a southeasterly trajectory between Florida and the Bahamas. This launch will be the 42nd launch of the year on Florida’s Space Coast.

Unlike previous missions, there won’t be any local sonic booms associated with this launch. The first-stage booster, measuring 130 feet, is set to land on a drone ship approximately eight minutes after liftoff.

Looking ahead, the next Falcon 9 launch from Florida will carry NASA’s SpaceX Crew-7 mission to the International Space Station. This mission is scheduled for liftoff on Friday, August 25, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The Crew-7 mission will include NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Konstantin Borisov.

While another Falcon 9 Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral may be scheduled before the Crew-7 mission, specific launch dates have not yet been announced. For the latest updates on SpaceX launches, visit floridatoday.com/launchschedule.

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