WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Set for Falcon 9 Rocket Launch Today from Cape Canaveral

By Space Coast Daily // May 30, 2025

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 30 for a Falcon 9 launch of the GPS III-7 mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 1:37 p.m. ET.

If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, May 31 during a 15-minute window that opens at 1:18 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-32, NROL-69, and a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.