A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch on its seventh flight Sunday (Dec. 13) to deliver the Sirius XM-7 communications satellite into orbit and you can watch it live here, courtesy of SpaceX.
Liftoff is set for 11:22 p.m. EST (1622 GMT), with SpaceX's webcast to begin about 15 minutes before launch. This will be SpaceX's second Falcon 9 first stage to make its seventh launch.
After launching the Sirius XM-7 satellite, the Falcon 9 first stage will return to Earth to make an autonomous landing on the drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You," which is stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX is also expected to attempt to recover the rocket's payload fairings for later reuse.
From SpaceX
SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 11 for launch of the SXM-7 mission, which will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The one-hour and 59-minute launch window opens at 11:21 a.m. EST, or 16:21 UTC, and a backup launch opportunity is available on Saturday, December 12 with a one-hour and 59-minute launch window opening at 11:21 a.m. EST, or 16:21 UTC.
The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this launch previously supported Crew Dragon’s first flight to the International Space Station (Demo-1), launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, and four Starlink launches in 2020. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. One half of Falcon 9’s fairing previously supported the ANASIS-II mission in July 2020.
You can watch a live webcast of this mission, which will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, above.
'ISS Live!' Tune in to the space station
Find out what the astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station are up to by tuning in to the "ISS Live" broadcast. Hear conversations between the crew and mission controllers on Earth and watch them work inside the U.S. segment of the orbiting laboratory. When the crew is off duty, you can enjoy live views of Earth from Space. You can watch and listen in the window below, courtesy of NASA.
From NASA:
"Live video from the International Space Station includes internal views when the crew is on-duty and Earth views at other times. The video is accompanied by audio of conversations between the crew and Mission Control. This video is only available when the space station is in contact with the ground. During 'loss of signal' periods, viewers will see a blue screen.
"Since the station orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes, it experiences a sunrise or a sunset about every 45 minutes. When the station is in darkness, external camera video may appear black, but can sometimes provide spectacular views of lightning or city lights below."
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