SpaceX launches Maxar 2 mission into orbit from Florida on Thursday: Watch replay

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - SpaceX launched the Maxar 2 mission on Thursday morning from Florida.

A Falcon 9 rocket launched the mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9 a.m. 

The Maxar 2 mission is the second of three missions with Maxar to deliver their six WorldView Legion satellites to orbit. Earlier this year, the first two WorldView Legion satellites were successfully launched into orbit by a Falcon 9 rocket from California.

This mission marks the 16th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster being used, which has previously supported a variety of missions, including CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, and eight Starlink missions. After stage separation, the booster landed at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Sonic booms may be heard

Eight minutes after liftoff, the Falcon 9’s first stage is expected to land at SpaceX’s Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Residents of Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Indian River, Seminole, Volusia, Polk, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties might hear sonic booms, but the sound will depend on weather and other factors, SpaceX said.