SpaceX aims for back-to-back Florida launches on Monday

SpaceX targets Monday for a pair of Falcon 9 rocket launches from Florida's Space Coast

SpaceX is targeting Monday, August 28, for a pair of Falcon 9 rocket launches from Florida's Space Coast.

The first launch, scheduled for 6:12 a.m. ET, will carry a batch of 53 Starlink internet satellites to low-Earth orbit.

The second launch, scheduled for 1:45 p.m. ET, will send the Intelsat Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 communications satellites to orbit.

Both launches will take place from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

If successful, the launches will mark SpaceX's 25th and 26th missions of the year.

SpaceX has been launching Starlink satellites at a rapid pace in order to build out its global internet constellation.

The company has already launched over 3,000 Starlink satellites, and it plans to launch thousands more in the coming years.

The Intelsat Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 satellites will provide video, data, and voice services to customers in the Americas.

The satellites will be positioned at 103 degrees west and 125 degrees west, respectively.

The launches will be SpaceX's first back-to-back launches from Florida since December 2022.

The company is hoping to increase its launch cadence in the coming months as it prepares to launch its Starship rocket.