SpaceX aims for rocket launches for Starlink missions in Florida on Monday-Tuesday.

After a brief pause over the Thanksgiving holiday, SpaceX is preparing to launch two Falcon 9 missions from Florida in the coming week. The first launch is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 1, with a four-hour window from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. at pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The second flight will take place Tuesday, Dec. 2, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with a launch window from 3:16 p.m. to 7:16 p.m.

Both missions will send 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit following a southeast trajectory. These flights continue a record-setting year for SpaceX at Cape Canaveral, marking their 100th and 101st orbital launches from the site within a single calendar year.

"This is a remarkable achievement for Florida's Space Coast," tweeted U.S. Representative Mike Haridopolos, R-Indian Harbour Beach, on Nov. 21. "The teams that make spaceflight seem both routine and extraordinary deserve recognition. Heres to a sky full of satellites and limitless possibilities."

Looking ahead, SpaceX plans another Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center on Sunday, Dec. 7. A Falcon 9 carrying the NROL-77 national security payload is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:16 p.m. on Dec. 9. This will be the third national security mission SpaceX has completed this year for the Space Force's Space Systems Command and the National Reconnaissance Office.

Space Launch Delta 45 highlighted the milestone on Nov. 25: "Last week's successful Starlink 6-79 launch marked the 101st orbital flight from the Space Coast this year. Our site alone has now matched the world record for annual orbital launches by any single country. Move over Elphaba and Glinda, SLD 45 is truly #DefyingGravity."

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Rick Neale, Space Reporter at FLORIDA TODAY, covers developments in the space industry. Contact: Rneale@floridatoday.com. Twitter/X: @RickNeale1.

Author: Sophia Brooks