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SpaceX launches Falcon 9 on Starlink mission Tuesday morning at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center
In the Space Coast’s eighth launch of 2025 thus far, a SpaceX Falcon 9 took flight on another Starlink mission early Tuesday morning from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.
The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:24 a.m. EST from pad 39A, ascending into low-Earth orbit to deploy a payload of 21 Starlink internet satellites.
In light of the cold front gripping the Sunshine State, risks of thick cloud layers and cumulus clouds spurred the Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron to spell out unusual variance for a 4½-hour Starlink launch window.
The squadron predicted an 85% chance of favorable weather early during the launch window, which opened at 12:13 a.m. — with those odds dropping off to 40% by the window’s conclusion.
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However, no significant Central Florida cloud cover was present at liftoff across the Tampa Bay-Orlando-Space Coast corridor, per a National Weather Service radar loop from the Melbourne Orlando International Airport station shows.
The post-midnight mission marked the Falcon 9 first-stage booster’s eighth flight, SpaceX reported.
The booster previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, Astranis: From One to Many, and three Starlink missions.
Following stage separation, the booster settled for a landing on the SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas in the Atlantic Ocean a bit more than eight minutes after liftoff.
Next SpaceX mission targeted for Friday
Next on the Eastern Range schedule, another SpaceX Starlink mission is slated to lift off Friday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, a Federal Aviation Administration operations plan advisory shows.
That Starlink launch window is scheduled to extend from 5:45 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.
For the latest news from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, visit floridatoday.com/space.
Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: SpaceX Starlink mission launches Tuesday on Florida’s 8th mission of 2025
SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink mission early Tuesday morning from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The rocket carried a batch of 60 Starlink satellites, adding to the growing constellation that aims to provide global internet coverage.
The launch took place at 8:45 a.m. EST, with clear skies and light winds providing optimal conditions for liftoff. The Falcon 9 rocket’s first stage successfully landed on the company’s drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, marking another milestone in SpaceX’s reusable rocket program.
This mission is part of SpaceX’s efforts to expand its Starlink network, which aims to provide high-speed internet access to underserved and remote areas around the world. The company has already launched over 1,500 satellites and plans to continue deploying more in the coming months.
The successful launch and deployment of the Starlink satellites mark another step forward in SpaceX’s ambitious goals for space exploration and technology. Stay tuned for more updates on SpaceX’s future missions and developments in the space industry.
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