SpaceX launch today: Everything to know about morning Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral

Nipping at the heels of NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 launch Friday evening, SpaceX is wasting no time by targeting another Falcon 9 launch this morning from Florida's Space Coast.

SpaceX crews are eyeing a 7:35 a.m. EDT liftoff from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Backup launch opportunities remain available until 10:14 a.m., if necessary.

The Falcon 9 will deploy a payload of 23 Starlink internet-beaming satellites, which are packed inside the fairing atop the 230-foot rocket.

No Central Florida sonic booms are expected. After soaring skyward along a southeasterly trajectory, the rocket's first-stage booster will target landing aboard a SpaceX drone ship out at sea about eight minutes after liftoff.

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, look for it posted below next to our countdown clock.

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Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1

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