Live updates from Saturday's Starlink 6-65 mission

Launch summary: Scroll down to watch live updates from Saturday, November 30, the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral as part of the Starlink 6-65 mission.

Original story: Amid the Thanksgiving shopping season, SpaceX is planning an early morning Small Business rocket launch Saturday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Welcome to the FLORIDA TODAY Space team’s live coverage of today’s midnight SpaceX Starlink 6-65 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off at 12 p.m. EST on Saturday.

There should be no nighttime sonic booms in Central Florida. Rather, after flying skyward from Launch Complex 40 along a southeastern trajectory, the rocket’s first stage booster will land in the Atlantic Ocean aboard a SpaceX drone ship about eight minutes after launch.

After stage separation, the Falcon 9 upper stage will launch 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.

The Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron estimates the probability of weather permitting the launch to be 85%. The main meteorological risks include thick cloud layers and downslope winds, coupled with a low to moderate risk of wind shear at upper elevations.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lands

Update 12:08 a.m.: The Falcon 9 first stage booster just landed in the Atlantic Ocean aboard SpaceX’s Just Read the Instructions drone ship, completing its sixth mission.

Lift up!

Update 12 p.m.: Lift up! SpaceX just launched the Falcon 9 carrying 24 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The SpaceX launch webcast begins

Update 11:55 p.m.: SpaceX’s launch webcast is now posted above, just below our countdown clock.

The launch is scheduled in five minutes from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

SpaceX booster to land on drone ship

Update 11:48 p.m.: Tonight’s mission marks the sixth flight of the Falcon 9 first stage, SpaceX reported.

The booster previously launched CRS-31, Crew-8, Polaris Dawn and two Starlink missions.

After stage separation, crews expect the launch vehicle to land on the SpaceX Just Read the Instructions drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean 8 minutes and 13 seconds after liftoff.

SpaceX aims for dual launch (including California)

Update 11:38 p.m.: On the West Coast, SpaceX crews are also aiming to launch a Falcon 9 in a few hours from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

This NROL-126 mission will launch five National Reconnaissance Office satellites and 20 Starlink satellites. This four-hour window opens at 3:10 a.m. EST on Saturday, SpaceX announced.

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