{"id":117968,"date":"2026-01-14T16:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/117968\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:33:13","slug":"spacex-set-for-falcon-9-rocket-launch-wednesday-from-florida-wftv-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/117968\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX set for Falcon 9 rocket launch Wednesday from Florida \u2013 WFTV"},"content":{"rendered":"

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. \u2014 SpaceX crews are preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday from Florida\u2019s Space Coast.<\/p>\n

The launch is set for 1:08 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n

The mission is aiming to send another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.<\/p>\n

SpaceX said this will be the 13th flight for the rocket\u2019s first-stage booster, which previously launched Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, and six Starlink missions.<\/p>\n

SpaceX will once again attempt to land the booster after the launch on its \u201cA Shortfall of Gravitas\u201d droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.<\/p>\n

Channel 9 will monitor the planned rocket launch and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a> to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here<\/a> to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.<\/p>\n

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