What to know: SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral set for overnight
SpaceX will try again tonight to launch the Falcon 9 rocket that scrubbed early Monday morning.
The new liftoff time is set for 12:42 a.m. Tuesday, June 3. The launch will be from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. The payload is latest batch of Starlink internet satellites, which is being referred to as Starlink 12-19.
SpaceX did not provide an official reason for the early Monday scrub.
The 45th Weather Squadron predicted a 65% chance of favorable conditions for tonight's launch attempt.
According to Space Launch Delta 45, the rocket will travel on an eastern trajectory upon liftoff. This is a rare occasion as Starlink launches typically fly southeast or northeast.
When is the next Florida rocket launch? Is there a launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, Axiom, ULA rocket launch schedule at Cape Canaveral
No middle-of-the-night sonic booms will be heard on the Space Coast, as the rocket's first stage will land on a SpaceX drone ship stationed out on the Atlantic Ocean.
Check back beginning 90 minutes prior to liftoff for live updates on this page.
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Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at bedwards@floridatoday.com or on X: @brookeofstars.
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