With the payload being in the Group 12 Starlink satellites, the rocket will travel on a southeast trajectory. Those south of Cape Canaveral should get an afternoon show, as the Falcon 9 rocket rumbles by. The Space Force's 45th Weather Squadron has predicted a 95% chance of favorable conditions for this launch window.

A Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 12-9 mission carrying 21 Starlink satellites is aiming for liftoff at 1:52 p.m. from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 during a launch window that runs through 5:37 p.m. Backup windows are available on Saturday beginning at 1:23 p.m.