Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 23 second-generation Starlink internet satellites. Liftoff from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 5:26 p.m. EDT (2126 UTC) on Wednesday, Apr. 17. The first-stage booster, making its 12th flight, will land on the drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions' about eight and a half minutes into the flight.

The mission, designated Starlink 6-51, will be the 39th Falcon 9 launch of the year.

Our live coverage with commentary from Will Robinson-Smith will begin about an hour before launch.

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