Falcon 9 Rocket: SpaceX is launching the Starlink 12-17 mission tonight, following a two-day scrub. SpaceX launched 21 Starlink broadband satellites at 8:52 p.m. EDT Saturday from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Launch possibilities are available until 12:42 a.m. on Sunday.

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Watch Falcon 9 launch the @NatReconOfc’s NROL-192 mission from pad 4E in California https://t.co/5YqiVVJ7n3

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) April 12, 2025

SpaceX did not explain the Friday or early Saturday scrubbing. On Friday, the weather didn’t appear to be an issue. However, weather worries arose on Saturday about the time SpaceX was scheduled to begin fueling. After launch, the Falcon 9 rocket followed a southeast trajectory.

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The first-stage booster will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, avoiding any sonic booms in Central Florida. There is currently no new launch date for the Atlas V, which was canceled due to high winds and weather concerns Wednesday night. Another SpaceX launch is scheduled for no early than 9:59 p.m. on Sunday from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40.

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