UPDATE (7:27 a.m.) - The launch lifted off.
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UPDATE (7:17 a..m.) Liftoff is now scheduled for around 7:26 a.m., according to SpaceX.
Watch Falcon 9 launch 27 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California https://t.co/nMXNWERj1d
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) September 6, 2026
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ORIGINAL STORY: SpaceX is preparing to launch a Falcon 9 rocket early Sunday morning.
Liftoff is scheduled for approximately 4:14 a.m. The mission is expected to deliver 27 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
SpaceX officials say it will be the 19th flight for the first-stage booster supporting the mission. Following stage separation, the first stage is expected to land on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
No sonic boom is expected to be heard locally.
