Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 20 Starlink satellites

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 20 satellites for Elon Musk’s Starlink internet service, including 13 with direct to cellphone capabilities. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is now scheduled for 10:16 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 4 (0216 UTC). The first-stage booster making its 20th flight will land on SpaceX’s drone ship ’Just Read the Instructions’, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, about eight and a half minutes after leaving the launch pad. The mission, designated Starlink 8-5, will be the 41st launch of Starlink satellites this year and the 58th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket in 2024. The rocket will take a north-easterly trajectory on departure from the space coast. Commentary will be provided by Spaceflight Now’s Will Robinson-Smith, starting approximately an hour prior to liftoff. Videos like this are made possible by the support of our members. Join this channel to get access to perks: