SpaceX Starlink launch: How to watch Falcon 9 drop 60 satellites into orbit on Wednesday

SpaceX will launch a batch of 60 satellites from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, in what will be Starlink’s first launch of the year and second launch for Elon Musk’s Space Flight Company in 2021. If you want to watch it live, we’ve got you covered here.

The launch was originally scheduled for Monday, but adverse weather conditions put the flight back 48 hours. SpaceX is now targeting a launch time of 5:02 am PT (8:02 am ET) Wednesday, January 20.

This will be the 16th launch of Starlink, the satellite mega-constellation designed to deliver broadband across the globe, enveloping the skies in thousands of small satellites. The launch also aims to set a rocket recycling record. The Falcon 9 booster used in this mission will be the B1051, which has already flown a record seven times. It will aim to get better and then land on the Just Read The Instructions drone parked in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 10 minutes after takeoff.

If successful, it will mark the fastest rotation for a Falcon 9 between flights. Musk has said he would like to increase the number of launches for SpaceX in 2021 and that recycling and reuse of the B1051 could herald an increasing launch cadence.

SpaceX broadcasts each launch live via a webcast and you can find it right below. Streams start about 15 minutes before launch, so tune in early.

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