SpaceX is targeting an early morning Falcon 9 rocket launch —but could anvil clouds and cumulus clouds near Cape Canaveral interfere with this mission?
Welcome to FLORIDA TODAY Space Team’s live coverage of the impending SpaceX Starlink 6-84 launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
SpaceX aims for a target time of 4:54 a.m. on Sunday. For lift-off from Pad 39A to deploy 29 Starlink broadband satellites into low Earth orbit. There are backup launch windows available until 8:40 a.m., should they be required.
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The 45th Weather Squadron of the Space Force forecasted a 60% probability of good weather conditions early in the pre-dawn launch window, which would drop to 50% towards the end. Meteorologists warned that thick clouds might develop over and around the spaceport due to approaching showers and sporadic thunderstorms moving away toward the eastern side.
There are no anticipated sonic booms in Central Florida. Following a launch heading southeast, the rocket's initial stage will aim for a touchdown on a SpaceX unmanned vessel floating offshore approximately 8 minutes and 19 seconds post-launch.
When SpaceX's live webcast kicks off about five minutes before liftoff, look for it posted below next to our countdown clock.
Preparations for SpaceX launch currently in progress in Brevard County
Update 4 a.m.: Brevard County Emergency Management officials have activated the agency's launch operations support team ahead of SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon 9 launch.
Starlink launch to be 38th of year from Space Coast
Update 3:45 a.m.: The impending launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 will mark the 38th time an orbital rocket takes off this year up until now, happening at KSC along with the neighboring Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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Additional details on SpaceX launch weather conditions
Update 3:30 a.m.: The 45th Weather Squadron prediction indicated possible showers and scattered thunderstorms developing Saturday afternoon due to a clash between sea breezes across the Florida peninsula.
"Although they might shift towards the eastern direction during the early morning launch window, the primary focus should be on convective activity forming over the Gulf along with the accompanying anvil clouds, plus the middle-to-upper level cloud formations linked to the subtropical jet," the forecast stated.
"As the advancing cold front develops, conditions appear somewhat better at the beginning of the launch window than towards its close. The primary considerations for this window include the Anvil Cloud Rules, Cumulus Cloud Rule, and Dense Cloud Layer Criteria, with particular emphasis on the Cumulus Cloud Rule," according to the forecast.
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Rick Neale is a Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY. Contact Neale at Rneale@digitalwealthpath2025 . Twitter/X: @RickNeale1
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