WATCH: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket from KSC

Gene Saladna

April 17, 2024 at 11:45 AM·1 min read

The countdown is on for another rocket launch from Central Florida’s Space Coast.

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SpaceX plans to use its Falcon 9 rocket to deploy a batch of 23 Starlink satellites into low earth orbit.

The satellites help increase internet access to different locations around the world.

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Liftoff from Kennedy Space Center is currently scheduled for 5:26 p.m. Wednesday.

Targeting Wednesday, April 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 16, 2024

SpaceX said it also has set aside two back-up launch opportunities for Wednesday night and Thursday.

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