SpaceX will try again Wednesday to get off a Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral after scrubbing the launch on Monday.

SpaceX currently operates close to 6,500 Starlink satellites in orbit and has plans to loft thousands more. The satellites have been used to provide vital communications to hard-hit areas following natural disasters such as Hurricane Helene or in the wake of conflicts such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Wednesday evening under clear skies over Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40, SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink internet satellites right on schedule. The 5:10 p.m. EDT Falcon 9 launch was remarkably quiet, depending on where you were in Brevard County, as the rocket sailed up on a northeast trajectory.

Update by the edhat staff October 30, 2024 On Wednesday, October 30 at 5:07 a.m., Falcon 9 launched 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Live updates from Sunday afternoon’s SpaceX Starlink 6-77 unsuccessful Falcon 9 rocket launch try from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

SpaceX scrubbed its Starlink satellite mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday evening. The Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to launch at 4:57 p.m., with backup windows available until 8:27 p.