Scroll down to read live updates from the Wednesday, Jan. 29 launch of SpainSat from Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 tonight — and in a rare move, SpaceX did not plan to recover the booster.

The next SpaceX launch from Florida will occur between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, and it's not a Starlink. Here's what to know.

The company hopes to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center. The rocket will carry and send the SpainSat NG I, a Spanish telecommunications satellite, into orbit. If needed, SpaceX has arranged for a backup launch window for Thursday night.

Check back for live FLORIDA TODAY Space Team launch updates on this page, starting about 90 minutes before today’s launch window opens.

SpaceX is targeting a 4½-hour launch window for another Starlink mission from 2:21 p.m. to 6:52 p.m., an FAA operations plan advisory shows.

SpaceX on Wednesday night launched a Spanish communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and retired the first-stage booster rather than landing on a drone.

A quiet, clear Wednesday night in Brevard County was brought to life by the bright glow and roar of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The SpainSat NG-1 satellite launched right on time at 8:34 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center's Pad 39A.

SpaceX on Wednesday launched the Spanish communications satellite Hisdesat SpainSat NG I atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX sent up the Space Coast’s 10th launch of the year Wednesday night, but skipped any landing attempt of its booster. A Falcon 9 rocket on the SpainSat NG I mission carrying a communications satellite developed by Spanish company Hisdesat and the European Space Agency lifted off at 8:34 p.