SpaceX has confirm ed they are targeting midnight to reattempt this launch, yet the window runs until 2:30 a.m. if needed. Launch will be from Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, and the rocket will travel on a due east trajectory.

SpaceX will attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket in a midnight mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, laden with a payload for Astranis.

The midnight launch will mark SpaceX's second attempt to launch the MicroGEO satellites for Astranis. A Dec. 21 launch attempt ended in a last-second abort just as the Falcon 9 rocket 's first stage engines ignited.

SpaceX is hoping to get in two more rocket launches before the year comes to a close − which will bring the record year in Florida to 93 launches. Federal Aviation Administration warnings show two possible launches in the coming days: Another attempt at the Astranis mission and the SpaceX Starlink 12-6 mission.

One of two scheduled Falcon 9 rocket launches lifted off early Saturday with one going off in California but aborted in Florida.

Launch recap: Scroll down for updates from the launch of SES o3b mPOWER satellites, which launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 at 5:26 p.m. on Dec. 17 from Kennedy Space Center Pad 39A. Having just launched a Falcon 9 on the Space Force RRT-1 mission, SpaceX was aiming fo r another rocket launch Tuesday afternoon.

Florida is gearing up for a busy 2025 in space exploration, with a packed schedule of rocket launches planned. From high-profile NASA missions to ambitious commercial projects, the launches are poised to push the boundaries of space exploration and technology.

Can I see a SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in Daytona Beach or New Smyrna? Depending on weather, yes, particularly night launches.

SpaceX launched the second rocket from Florida within a 24-hour period. Meanwhile, a Cargo Dragon returned to Earth.