CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- SpaceX plans to launch its 12th rocket of the year Friday afternoon, if weather cooperates.
The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket is set to lift off at 12:25 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying dozens of small satellites into space as part of the company's fourth dedicated rideshare mission.
Approximately nine minutes after the rocket launches, the first stage will land on the deck of SpaceX's drone ship, "Just Read the Instructions."
Space Force weather officials predict a 30% chance that the mission will get off the ground, citing cumulus and thick clouds, and charged electric fields in the atmosphere as potential issues for the launch attempt.
Space X's Crew-4 Dragon capsule named 'Freedom'