SpaceX rarely moves launch times forward, and did not reveal a reason for this change. The 23 Starlink internet satellites traveled into the night sky on a southeast trajectory. The well-flown booster was seeing its 20th flight.

The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon fired out of a canister on a road-mobile trailer shortly after sunrise on Florida's Space Coast, then headed east over the Atlantic Ocean propelled by a solid-fueled rocket booster. Local residents shared images of the launch on social media.

What time is liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida? ULA Atlas V, Amazon rocket launch should be visible for most of the state pending weather, clouds.