Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 satellites for the company's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Monday, January 12, during a launch window that opens at 4:08:20 p.m. EST (2108:20 UTC). The first-stage booster for this mission, B1078, launching for a 25th time, will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 8.5 minutes after leaving the launch pad.
The mission, designated Starlink 6-97, will take a south-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast.
Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will start about one hour prior to launch.
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Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 satellites for the company's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Monday, January 12, during a launch window that opens at 4:08:20 p.m. EST (2108:20 UTC). The first-stage booster for this mission, B1078, launching for a 25th time, will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, roughly 8.5 minutes after leaving the launch pad.
The mission, designated Starlink 6-97, will take a south-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast.
Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will start about one hour prior to launch.
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