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

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with another batch of Starlink internet relay satellites. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 7:31 p.m. EDT (2331 UTC) on Friday, Oct. 18. The first-stage booster making its ninth flight will land on SpaceX’s drone ship ’Just Read the Instructions’, stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, a little more than eight minutes into the flight. The mission, designated Starlink 8-19, will be the 67th launch of Starlink satellites and the 97th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket this year. 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: