SpaceX targeting Thursday to launch rocket carrying Starlink satellites from Florida

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink satellites to space from Florida. 

The space agency is targeting Thursday, Feb. 2, at 2:43 a.m. ET to launch 53 satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center.

Should the launch be scrubbed, SpaceX said it would launch the rocket later that day at 4:24 a.m. ET or on Friday, Feb. 3 at 3:59 a.m. ET or 5:40 a.m. ET. 

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, and one Starlink mission. 

Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.