"Countdown Begins: SpaceX Rockets Ready for Dec. 12 Launch"

SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink internet satellites on December 12, followed by a Falcon Heavy rocket transporting the U.S. Space Force's X-37B space plane on December 13. The launches will be visible from South Carolina, with the rockets creating an arc parallel to the coast. SpaceX has already deployed over 5,000 Starlink satellites into orbit.