Watch SpaceX launch and land at Cape Canaveral with sonic booms

Emre Kelly and Craig Bailey, Florida Today
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Update: Liftoff of Falcon 9 at 2:35 p.m. EDT! The rocket successfully delivered 59 payloads to orbit for the Transporter-5 mission and landed its booster at Landing Zone 1 eight-and-a-half minutes later. Read the full post-launch story here.

Follow live as SpaceX targets 2:35 p.m. EDT Wednesday, May 25, for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

After liftoff and a flight toward the southeast, the rocket will target a landing at the Cape's Landing Zone 1, generating sonic booms during descent. This afternoon's mission, labeled Transporter-5, includes 59 spacecraft owned by several customers.

See real-time updates below (give the module a few seconds to load):

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