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Full moon SpaceX rocket launch from Florida. See liftoff from Volusia

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Full moon SpaceX rocket launch from Florida. See liftoff from Volusia

SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit on Friday, May 1, with a four-hour launch window opening at 1:33 p.m. ET. The launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station may be visible from as far north as Jacksonville Beach and as far south as West Palm Beach.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low-Earth orbit on Friday, May 1. The launch window opens at 1:33 p.m. ET and lasts for four hours. The rocket will launch from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with a northeast trajectory. People in Volusia County, as well as areas as far north as Jacksonville Beach and as far south as West Palm Beach, may be able to see the launch, weather permitting. Recommended viewing spots include South New Smyrna Beach, Mary McLeod Bethune Beach Park, and Apollo Beach at Canaveral National Seashore. Live coverage of the launch will be available starting 90 minutes before liftoff on floridatoday.com/space.

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