Updated March 1, 2026, 4:55 p.m. ET
Prepare for SpaceX to launch its next Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband satellites tonight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX is now targeting 9:56 p.m. for liftoff, and the launch window will extend to 11:07 p.m. No Brevard County sonic booms should occur, and the Falcon 9 will ascend to the northeast from Launch Complex 40.
The Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicted 90% odds of favorable conditions at the Cape, with cumulus clouds posing a distant threat. Of note, the formerly stalled cold front should move well southeast of the spaceport by launch time.
After stage separation, the Falcon 9 first-stage booster should wrap up its 26th flight by landing aboard the SpaceX drone ship Just Read the Instructions in the Atlantic Ocean.
Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch coverage updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before the launch window opens. When SpaceX’s live webcast begins about five minutes before liftoff, we’ll post it below next to our countdown clock.
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Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY,where he has covered news since 2004. Contact Neale atRneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1