SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from KSC

BREVARD, Fla. — SpaceX is launching another Falcon 9 rocket from our Space Coast on Thursday.

11:30 a.m. update:

SpaceX confirmed the successful launch and deployment of its SXM-9 mission Thursday morning.

Deployment of SXM-9 confirmed pic.twitter.com/S1mblOkQ9I
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 5, 2024

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SpaceX said after the launch, the first stage booster achieved its 100th landing on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which is stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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You can watch the entire launch of the Falcon 9 rocket by clicking on the video below.

Watch Falcon 9 launch the @SiriusXM SXM-9 mission to orbit https://t.co/RShNGjhTET
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 5, 2024

Original story:

SpaceX is set to launch another Falcon 9 rocket from our Space Coast on Thursday.

The rocket will carry and deploy the SXM-9 satellite into orbit.

The satellite will be used to provide radio services for SiriusXM.

SEE: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Liftoff is set for 11:10 a.m. from Kennedy Space Center.

Following the launch, SpaceX will land the rocket’s first stage booster on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

When it happens, you can watch the rocket launch live on Channel 9 and by clicking here.

Targeting Thursday, December 5 for a Falcon 9 launch of the @SiriusXM SXM-9 mission from Launch Complex 39A in Florida → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 4, 2024

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