6.03.2025
Launch postponed: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral set now for early Friday
Update: SpaceX has not confirmed, yet navigational warnings indicate the launch has been postponed until 12:05 a.m. on Friday, March 7.
Original story: SpaceX has plans to launch another middle-of-the-night rocket; one which will mark the 21st orbital launch of the year for Florida's Space Coast.
While SpaceX has yet to confirm, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, liftoff is set to occur between 1 a.m. and 5:31 a.m. Wednesday from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. The mission is known as Starlink 12-21. The payload is the next batch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites.
As it flies into the night sky, the rocket will travel southeast from the launch pad.
The only sound heard will be the rumble of the Falcon 9's nine engines as it heads to orbit. No sonic booms will be heard in Central Florida, as the first-stage booster will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship, which will be waiting in the Atlantic Ocean.
Quelle: Florida Today
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Update: 8.03.2025
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What to know: SpaceX Falcon 9 return to flight set for Saturday night from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX plans to once again attempt the launch of the Starlink 12-21 mission, which would become not only the 21st orbital launch of the year for Florida's Space Coast but also a return to flight for Falcon 9 after a landing mishap.
Originally set for earlier in the week, the launch was postponed following the Falcon 9 first-stage landing mishap on Sunday. The Federal Aviation Administration approved SpaceX to resume Falcon 9 launches Tuesday, the day before the burned remains of the Falcon 9 first-stage − which caught fire upon landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean − pulled into Cape Canaveral.
Overall, it hasn't been a good week for SpaceX. Thursday, the company's Starship exploded just under 10 minutes into flight. The giant Starship launched from Boca Chica, Texas, and saw the loss of the ship (upper-stage) occur while flying over the Gulf of America, also recognized as the Gulf of Mexico, toward the Bahamas. The result was an explosion seen all the way in Cape Canaveral, the confirmed future home of Starship.
As for Falcon 9 launching Saturday night from Florida, the Space Force 45th Weather Squadron said weather looks good. Weather is forecasted to be 85% favorable with good first-stage booster recovery conditions.
While SpaceX has yet to confirm the launch, according to the FAA, liftoff is set to occur between 11:10 p.m. Saturday and 3:41 a.m. Sunday from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. The mission is known as Starlink 12-21. The payload is the next batch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites.
As it flies into the night sky, the rocket will travel southeast from the launch pad.
The only sound heard will be the rumble of the Falcon 9's nine engines as it heads to orbit. No sonic booms will be heard in Central Florida, as the first-stage booster will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship, which will be waiting in the Atlantic Ocean.
Check back beginning 90 minutes prior to liftoff for live updates on this page.
Quelle: Florida Today