Liftoff is expected Tuesday (Nov. 1) at 9:41 a.m. EDT (1341 GMT). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. SpaceX's triple-booster heavy lift vehicle is poised to take off for its fourth-ever launch on Tuesday (Nov. 1). The mission, called USSF-44, was contracted by the U.S. Space Force and will launch two classified satellites into geostationary orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket. Liftoff is expected on Tuesday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 9:41 a.m. EDT (1341 GMT). You can watch it live here at Space.com, courtesy of SpaceX, or directly via the company, beginning about 15 minutes before launch. USSF-44 will be the first Falcon Heavy launch since June 2019, a flight that gained the rocket the proper Space Force certifications it needed for this upcoming mission. That most recent mission required the Heavy's second stage to perform four engine restarts, pushing the stage to its capability limits. USSF-44 will also push Falcon Heavy to its limits, but in different ways. You may like