A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch on its seventh flight Friday (Dec. 11) to deliver the Sirius XM-7 communications satellite into orbit and you can watch it live here, courtesy of SpaceX.
Liftoff is set for 12:20 p.m. EST (1720 GMT), with SpaceX's webcast to begin about 15 minutes before launch. This will be SpaceX's second Falcon 9 first stage to make its seventh launch.
After launching the Sirius XM-7 satellite, the Falcon 9 first stage will return to Earth to make an autonomous landing on the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You," which is stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX is also expected to attempt to recover the rocket's payload fairings for later reuse.
From SpaceX
SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 11 for launch of the SXM-7 mission, which will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The one-hour and 59-minute launch window opens at 11:21 a.m. EST, or 16:21 UTC, and a backup launch opportunity is available on Saturday, December 12 with a one-hour and 59-minute launch window opening at 11:21 a.m. EST, or 16:21 UTC.
The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this launch previously supported Crew Dragon’s first flight to the International Space Station (Demo-1), launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, and four Starlink launches in 2020. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. One half of Falcon 9’s fairing & previously supported the ANASIS-II mission in July 2020.
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