# SpaceX is targeting its next Falcon 9 rocket launch in third-shift darkness.

*aerospace · news · 2026-04-13 · TCPalm*

## Key points

- SpaceX will launch 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral on April 14.
- The Falcon 9 launch window is scheduled between 2:13 a.m. and 6:13 a.m. EDT.
- The Falcon 9 first-stage booster will attempt its 26th landing on the drone ship Just Read the Instructions.
- No sonic booms are expected in Central Florida during this launch.

**Companies:** SpaceX
**Countries:** United States

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