SpaceX late-night launch: When, where to watch Falcon 9 liftoff from Kennedy Space Center

Get your coffee or favorite caffeinated drink ready − there may be a very late-night, or possibly early morning, rocket launch.

The familiar rumble of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been absent from Space Coast skies the past two weeks — but the Federal Aviation Administration has granted the company permission to return to flight amid its ongoing anomaly investigation.

SpaceX is targeting 12:21 a.m. Saturday, July 27, for its next Falcon 9 mission. The 230-foot rocket will launch 23 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from launch pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

FAA officials had grounded the Falcon 9 rocket fleet while SpaceX studied why a second-stage engine failed following a July 11 launch from Vandenburg Space Force Base in California. The engine suffered a liquid oxygen leak — and 20 Starlink satellites got deployed into a lower-than-intended orbit and later burned up in the atmosphere.

SpaceX announced the findings of its engineering review, blaming a liquid oxygen leak that developed within the insulation around the upper-stage engine. In tandem, the FAA granted approval for the Falcon 9 to return to flight and announced that "no public safety issues were involved in the anomaly."

If there are any changes to this launch, this story will be updated.

Is there a rocket launch today? Upcoming SpaceX, NASA, ULA rocket launch schedule in Florida

Is there a rocket launch from Florida? The next is Saturday, July 27: SpaceX Starlink 10-9

SpaceX has another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral. The launch window occurs when most people are sleeping.

However, the bright side is this: Night launches have a different kind of view and offer creativity as far as space photography. But don't just take our word for it, click on the video playlist with this story or view the photo gallery above.

• Mission: A Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of 23 Starlink internet satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

• Launch: 12:21 a.m., with backup opportunities available until 4:21 a.m. EDT Saturday, July 27

• Location: Launch pad 39A

• Trajectory: Northeast

• Local sonic boom: No

• Booster landing: Drone ship out in the Atlantic Ocean

• Live coverage: If you want to watch live rocket launch coverage, FLORIDA TODAY's Space Team will provide updates at floridatoday.com/space, starting 90 minutes before liftoff. You can download the free FLORIDA TODAY app, which is available in the App Store or Google Play, or type floridatoday.com/space into your browser.

Space Coast weather radar: Will it rain in Melbourne, Cocoa Beach or Cape Canaveral, Florida, today?

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Where to watch a SpaceX rocket launch from Space Coast of Florida

Pretty much anywhere in Brevard, you'll get a view of the rocket launch − in certain areas, you can get an amazing view of SpaceX rocket boosters returning to the pads. The best view to watch a rocket launch from the Space Coast is along the beach. However, visibility will depend on weather conditions and people should make sure not to block traffic or rights of way on bridges and to follow posted rules at beaches.

If you are viewing the launch along the Indian River in Titusville from Space View Park or Parrish Park, look east directly across the river.

If you are farther south along the Indian River, look northeast.

Playalinda Beach or Canaveral National Seashore is the closest spot to view liftoff because it is almost parallel to Launch Pad 39A. On the beach, look south along the coastline, (you can even see the pad from some spots).

Some hotspots to check out:

• Jetty Park Beach and Pier, 400 Jetty Park Road, Port Canaveral. Note, there's a charge to park.

• Playalinda Beach, 1000 Playalinda Beach Road, Canaveral National Seashore. Note, there's a charge to park, and access to Canaveral National Seashore isn't always granted depending on capacity and time of day.

• Max Brewer Bridge and Parrish Park, 1 A. Max Brewer Memorial Parkway, Titusville. Note, parking is available on both sides of Max Brewer Bridge.

• Space View Park, 8 Broad St., Titusville

• Sand Point Park, 10 E. Max Brewer Causeway, Titusville

• Rotary Riverfront Park, 4141 S. Washington Ave., Titusville

• Riverfront Park at Cocoa Village, 401 Riveredge Blvd., Cocoa (just before State Road 520 Causeway)

• Cocoa Village, near the parks and shops or near the docks

• Various parks on Merritt Island

• Rotary Park, 1899 S. Courtenay Parkway, Merritt Island

• Kiwanis Park on Kiwanis Island Park Road on Merritt Island

• Port Canaveral, with ships from Disney Cruise Line, Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean at port

• Alan Shepard Park, 299 E. Cocoa Beach Causeway, Cocoa Beach. Note, there could be parking costs.

• Cocoa Beach Pier, 401 Meade Ave. Parking fee varies.

• Lori Wilson Park, 1400 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. Lori Wilson Park has a dog park, by the way.

• Sidney Fischer Park, 2200 N. Atlantic Ave., Cocoa Beach. Note, there could be parking costs.

• Downtown Cocoa Beach, along Minutemen Causeway

• Tables Beach, 197 SR A1A, Satellite Beach

• The Tides on SR A1A in Satellite Beach

• Various parks, including the Pelican Beach Clubhouse, in Satellite Beach

• Pineda Causeway

• Eau Gallie Causeway

• Front Street Park near Melbourne (U.S. 192) Causeway and U.S. 1 in Melbourne

• Indialantic boardwalk at Melbourne Causeway and SR A1A

• Paradise Beach Park, aka Howard Futch Park, 2301 SR A1A, Melbourne (this is a beachside park)

• Sebastian Inlet Park, 9700 S. State Road A1A, Melbourne Beach (there is a cost to enter)

• Ambersands Beach Park, 12566 N. SR A1A, Vero Beach (free parking)

• South Beach Park, 1700 Ocean Drive, Vero Beach (free parking)

• Merrill Barber Bridge in Vero Beach

• Alma Lee Loy Bridge in Vero Beach

Sangalang is a lead digital producer for USA TODAY Network-Florida. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram at @byjensangalang. Support local journalism. Consider subscribing to a Florida newspaper.

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