• SpaceX is planning to launch its Starlink 6-72 mission from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40 between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
• The Falcon 9 rocket will carry Starlink internet satellites, which provide internet access to remote areas.
• The launch will not produce sonic booms, and the first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.

Those awake Saturday night are in for a treat, as SpaceX is planning a nighttime rocket launch.

SpaceX has yet to confirm, but the Federal Aviation Administration shows a launch window for the Starlink 6-72 mission occurring sometime between 10:40 p.m. Saturday night and 3:11 a.m. Sunday morning. Launch will be from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. Upon liftoff, the rocket will travel on a southeast trajectory.

The Falcon 9 rocket will be carrying the latest batch of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites, which provide internet in some of the most remote places on Earth.

While SpaceX usually favors the beginning of the allotted launch window, factors such as weather at the launch and booster landing sites play a role in timing.

Being a Starlink launch, no Central Florida sonic booms will be heard. Eight-and-half-minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9 first stage booster will land on a SpaceX drone ship out on the Atlantic Ocean.

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Brooke Edwards is a Space Reporter for Florida Today. Contact her at [email protected] or on X: @brookeofstars.