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Follow along as SpaceX targets 9:58 a.m. ET Tuesday morning for Florida's first Falcon 9 launch and landing of the new year from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

About eight and a half minutes after liftoff, the 230-foot Falcon 9 first-stage booster — flying for a record-tying fifteenth time — is expected to return for a landing attempt at Cape Canaveral's Landing Zone 1 bringing with it window-rattling sonic booms.

Over the weekend, forecasters with the U.S. Space Force predicted an 80% chance of "go" liftoff weather conditions.

The mission is SpaceX's sixth for its Transporter program. It features a total of 114 customer payloads that will deploy in similar orbits over the course of an hour and a half.

For the latest, visit floridatoday.com/launchschedule.

Welcome to live coverage

8:30 a.m.: Good morning and welcome to live coverage of today's SpaceX Falcon 8 Transporter-6 mission. Liftoff from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is slated for 9:56 a.m. A landing at Landing Zone 1 is expected a short time later. Spectators should expect sonic booms with the booster's return. This mission will send 114 customer payloads to similar orbits over the course of about an hour and a half following liftoff. Stay tuned as we provide updates throughout today's launch and landing attempts.

This article originally appeared on Florida Today: Live Updates: SpaceX set to launch first Falcon 9 of 2023 from Florida