17.05.2025
What you need to know: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral set for Monday night
- SpaceX is targeting a late-night Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 between 11:40 p.m. EDT Monday, May 19 and 12:46 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 20.
- The mission, designated Starlink 12-15, will deploy another batch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites.
- Live coverage of the launch will be available on FloridaToday.com/Space starting 90 minutes before liftoff.
Those waiting for the next launch do not have to wait long, as a Falcon 9 rocket is set to take to the Cape Canaveral skies again early next week.
This mission comes after the lunchtime April 14 SpaceX Starlink mission, which drew spectators to watch the rocket rise into the bright afternoon sky.
For this next launch, you'll have to stay up late to catch the rocket. It's another night launch.
While SpaceX has yet to confirm, navigational warnings indicate a SpaceX rocket launching between 11:40 p.m. Monday, May 19 and 12:46 a.m. Tuesday, May 20 from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40. SpaceX typically launches in the beginning of the window, yet weather at the launch and booster landing locations play a factor in timing.
No Space Coast sonic booms will be heard as just over eight minutes after launch, the first-stage booster will land out on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Florida.
As for the mission, it is slated to be the next batch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites. The mission is referred to as Starlink 12-15.
Quelle: Florida Today