WATCH LIVE: SpaceX readies Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. – SpaceX put its Falcon 9 launch from Florida’s Space Coast on hold Wednesday night, but it’s not known why.

The launch was expected to send another batch of 23 Starlink satellites into orbit from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The launch was moved to Thursday starting at 7:04 p.m., which was the backup opportunity.

Shortly before Thursday’s scheduled launch time, the company placed the launch on another hold. No information has yet been provided about why that is.

SpaceX was counting down to launch at 9:39 p.m. on Wednesday when it suddenly went into a countdown hold. Then the live feed went to a SpaceX screen. No word on why the countdown hold happened then, either.

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The weather is actually better for a launch on Thursday, according to the forecast for the 45th Space Wing. The forecast is 95% go for launch.

This is set to be the 19th flight for the first-stage booster used in this mission. It has previously been used to launch GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, OneWeb Launch 17, ARABSAT BADR-8, and 11 other Starlink missions.

When the rocket launches, the first stage is expected to separate and return to Earth, landing on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

It’s not the only launch attempt happening for SpaceX Thursday. The company will also attempt a test launch of its Starship super-heavy rocket in Texas.

News 6 will stream the launch live at the top of this story when it happens.

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