Watch live tonight: SpaceX launching Falcon 9 rocket Friday from Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. - SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket late Friday, Dec. 20, from Cape Canaveral.

Leaders report the launch of Falcon 9's "Astranis: From One to Many" mission is to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Officials plan for the 229-minute window to open at 11:15 p.m. 

If needed, SpaceX has planned a backup opportunity for a 129-minute window that opens at midnight Sunday, Dec. 22.

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Officials say this will be the 17th flight for the Falcon 9 first-stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, NG-20, TD-7 and nine Starlink missions. 

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

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