Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with another batch of second-generation satellites for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled to launch at 6:40 p.m. EDT (2240 UTC) on Thursday, Apr. 18. The first-stage booster making its 7th flight will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, about eight and a half minutes into the flight.
The mission, designated Starlink 6-52, will be the 27th launch of Starlink satellites this year and the 40th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket.
Commentary will be provided by Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith, starting approximately an hour prior to liftoff.
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[@tiredofchurchs7407]

The emotion of the owner. Like a kid on Christmas morning

[@kcvriess]

The sound of the first minute in to launch is always awesome!

[@GavinMartin5788]

Good job spacex and spacex falcon 9

[@carolscott6644]

Amazing to see that booster land!....Al Scott

[@joenissan]

How many damn satellites do we need for Christ sake

[@Comedy_Warfare]

Just enough to face scan everyone accurately and block actual space travel

[@haloloar3836]

If you'd like your GPS to be as accurate as possible, then we need to send alot more than this

[@charles2938]

4/18 launch still on at 8:18 est

[@JeannineDC]

Great job @Adam

[@LittleBrownsFan63]

I think we missed it 😢. It said, 6:40 pm est was launch...

[@sandramoran76]

Love watching these ❤

[@PazMaryaH]

Stars🤩🤩🤩

[@delmarlongjr5339]

So Amazing 👏 congrats

[@aurorapinillos3039]

It’s amazing to watch ❤❤❤

[@martysandrus6070]

Did launch happen already

[@JeannineDC]

Great view @pete

[@marklaske2911]

Plz put information on screen, like spacex did ,thx

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Thank you all for liking my businesses 🎉, from Jamaica 🇯🇲

[@jamesengel4148]

did it launch?

[@jol1958]

My son wonders what the launch looks like from the Bahamas, especially the descent of the first stage.

[@charles2938]

This is live

[@cyberla001]

Launch Clock says 1 Hour????

[@PazMaryaH]

❤

[@JeannineDC]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@JeannineDC]

Welcome Chris

[@pietpaco4065]

Ofc i get an idle planetminer Ad😂

[@JeannineDC]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Hi SFN FAMILY

[@LittleBrownsFan63]

I hope it didn't launch yet... don't want to miss it...🚀

[@angelacagle7579]

No 10 minutes

[@charles2938]

Did it launch already

[@zHydro12]

Oh god I missed it

[@christopherjones534]

me too😅

[@angelacagle7579]

Mine says 11 minutes until launch, Spaceflight now onyoutube

[@rickdepalma2528]

T-59 minutes 25 minutes ago wtf

[@jyung9919]

Let's launch!! Joe...

[@charlie262]

“Now three events…in rapid succession” - Yawn

[@PazMaryaH]

Steadfast

[@kennethmaney914]

Why don't they go back to the simple jet ..come rocket plane they started with before a certain firm bought them out , maybe to maintain the very costly rockets and jobs instead of doing it simply . .. mmmm, I WONDER.

[@davidbabin1287]

Leave it to them fk wads you wouldn’t have space exploration… thank god for private companies doing this.. even an energy drink company is doing this better than your government bro…

[@wagnercarvalhoalves1917]

👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾😎😎😎😎😎🤗

[@JeannineDC]

Great view @pete