Watch live updates as SpaceX prepares to launch a Falcon 9 rocket and 40 OneWeb internet-beaming satellites from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:13 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 9.
Forecasters for the Space Force estimate a 95% possibility of favorable weather conditions for today’s launch attempt.
That will be the 12th launch from Florida’s Space Coast this year, and OneWeb’s third contracted mission with SpaceX. It’s also the 12th time this Falcon 9 first-stage rocket has been used.
Following taking off from pad 40, the Falcon 9 will fly south, skirting the coast of Florida. The rocket’s first-stage booster will then somersault in preparation for a landing attempt at Cape Canaveral’s Landing Zone 1. Locals should expect sonic booms when the ship returns.