Watch SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida northeast up U.S. East Coast

The 15th orbital rocket launch of the year from Florida’s Space Coast took place at 9:56 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, when a SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off on a Starlink mission from the Cape Canaveral space station.

After stage separation, the Falcon 9 first stage booster completed its 26th flight by landing aboard the SpaceX Just Read the Instructions drone in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX’s next launch will take place early in the morning of Wednesday, March 4, on a similar Starlink mission. More details:

• Assignment: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 29 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.

• Launch window: 1h58 to 5h58

• Path: Northeast.

• Location: Launch Complex 40 to the Cape Canaveral Space Station.

• Sonic booms: No.

• Live coverage from the FLORIDA TODAY Space Team: Starts 90 minutes before takeoff at floridatoday.com/space.

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Rick Neale is a space reporter at FLORIDA TODAY, where he has covered news since 2004. Contact Neale at Rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1

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This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Images from the March 1 SpaceX Falcon 9 nighttime launch from Cape Canaveral.