SpaceX Bandwagon launch April 21, 2025, seen from Vero Beach (Florida’s Treasure Coast) minutes after Falcon 9 liftoff at 8:48 pm from Cape Canaveral

Liftoff is now set for 10:09 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. The Falcon 9 rocket will be carrying the Starlink 12-23 mission to orbit. This is the latest batch of SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites. Should SpaceX not be able to launch at 10:09 p.m., opportunities exist until 1:49 a.m. (April 28).

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. The mission included satellites with direct-to-cell capabilities for global internet service. The booster completed its 20th flight and landed safely on a droneship in the Atlantic.