ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are combining for a busy week or rocket launches on the Space Coast.

First up Thursday afternoon is SpaceX’s planned Starlink 6-90 mission with 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40. Liftoff is targeting 3:26 p.m. during launch window that runs from 1:59-5:59 p.m.

This will be the 16th flight of the first-stage booster, which will aim for a recovery landing downrange on the droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas stationed in the Atlantic.

Space Launch Delta 45’s weather squadron forecasts better than a 95% chance for good conditions at the launch site.

The rocket pads will be quiet for a few days, but get busier Sunday night through early Dec. 19, with four more potential launches, including

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