Live coverage: SpaceX launches first mission of 2021

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with the Turksat 5A communications satellite for Turksat. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

SpaceX webcast

SpaceX mission audio

SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page.