Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 21 satellites for Elon Musk's Starlink internet service. Liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center is scheduled for 12:35 a.m. EST (0535 UTC) on Monday, December 23. The first-stage booster, making its 14th flight, will land on SpaceX's drone ship 'Just Read the Instructions', stationed in the Atlantic Ocean, a little more than eight minutes after leaving the launch pad.

The mission, designated Starlink 12-2, will take a south-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast. The 21 satellites include 13 capable of direct to cellphone services.

Commentary will be provided starting approximately an hour prior to liftoff.

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