SpaceX has confirm ed they are targeting midnight to reattempt this launch, yet the window runs until 2:30 a.m. if needed. Launch will be from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, and the rocket will travel on a due east trajectory.

SpaceX will attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket in a midnight mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, laden with a payload for Astranis.

SpaceX is hoping to get in two more rocket launches before the year comes to a close − which will bring the record year in Florida to 93 launches. Federal Aviation Administration warnings show two possible launches in the coming days: Another attempt at the Astranis mission and the SpaceX Starlink 12-6 mission.

One of two scheduled Falcon 9 rocket launches lifted off early Saturday with one going off in California but aborted in Florida.

Launch recap: Scroll down for updates from the launch of SES o3b mPOWER satellites, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 5:26 p.m. on Dec. 17 from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Having just launched a Falcon 9 on the Space Force RRT-1 mission, SpaceX was aiming fo r another rocket launch Tuesday afternoon.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ignites each its engines just as an abort is called at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2024. This year, we learned that our Neanderthal cousins were a lot like us, despite treading their own path that ended in extinction.

Florida is gearing up for a busy 2025 in space exploration, with a packed schedule of rocket launches planned. From high-profile NASA missions to ambitious commercial projects, the launches are poised to push the boundaries of space exploration and technology.

SpaceX launched the second rocket from Florida within a 24-hour period. Meanwhile, a Cargo Dragon returned to Earth.

Can I see a SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in Daytona Beach or New Smyrna? Depending on weather, yes, particularly night launches.