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

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 cell capabilities. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 4:55 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 3 (0855 UTC). The first-stage booster making its 16th flight will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'A Shortfall of Gravitas', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, about eight and a half minutes after leaving the launch pad.

The mission, designated Starlink 8-9, 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.

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[JanaiaC]

Caught the stream of light in arc formation across the sky from the Outer Banks

[thomashines]

I saw the remnant hue in the sky and automatically knew that SpaceX launched. I live in North Port FL. now, but used to live in Southern Orange County California 12 years ago. Congratulations to All involved.

[capicolaspicy]

Wow - 132 miles away from me here in Hudson, and woke me up rattling the windows....pretty cool

[Kovik_]

Saw it fly by from Columbia, SC. Gorgeous.

[TiffanyTaylor-gl]

Witnessed in Angier NC! I was lowkey freaking out on the way to pick my son up from his 3rd shift job. He got in the car and explained it all. Lol!

[Cybersynthetica]

Saw the launch on the way into work at 5:01 over Anderson, SC. What a sight!

[sharonwalker]

Good early morning from Southern Arizona.

[whiskeycreekboy]

Saw it over Va beach this morning at 5:03am

[ReportedScore]

Woke me up from my dead sleep here in cape Canaveral

[jaquestraw]

Just another day at the office for SpaceX

[arnaldito]

Must have been the booster I saw SpaceX wheeling out on Sunday when I was at KSC.

[bbakermai]

Have a great photo of the crescent moon and the glow after the entry burn from New Smyrna Beach, FL

[beedotadot]

This freaked me out driving to Elizabeth city Nc.. thought I was hallucinating lol

[jonesjoyce]

Despite the time difference, I loved watching the launch just now. Congratulations to everyone, it was a beautiful, successful launch.
Thank you very much. 💥🔥🚀👏👏👏❤️🌟🌹🍀🌿

[tomwhite]

Thomas White from Portland, Oregon awaiting the T 00:00 liftoff. Go Falcon9!

[crystalgirl]

Wow I thought I was crazy just figured out what I saw in North Carolina

[grantbourn]

I got a great pic from my plane… too bad I can’t add it here

[vitkomusic]

1, 5 minutes countdown here - - - - - - - > 58:19

[AgentX]

Interesting, is this the launch that was canceled at launched a few weeks ago?

[costrio]

At 1:01:07 -- is that a photographic glitch or some new process I don't understand yet?