Up first, Falcon 9 is targeted to launch NASA’s Crew-13 mission to the International Space Station from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Launch is targeted for 11:10 a.m. ET, with a backup opportunity available on Friday, October 2 at 10:47 a.m. ET.
Later that evening, SpaceX is also targeting a Falcon Heavy launch of the NROL-97 mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NROL-97 is targeted to lift off at 11:53 p.m. ET, with a backup opportunity available on Friday, October 2 at 11:48 p.m. ET.
About eight minutes after liftoff of each mission, the Falcon first stage boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. There is the possibility that residents of Brevard, Orange, Osceola, Indian River, Seminole, Volusia, Polk, St. Lucie, and Okeechobee counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the landing, but what residents experience will depend on weather and other conditions.
