UPDATE: LIFTOFF of Falcon 9 at 8:45 p.m. ET! All spacecraft were successfully delivered to orbit and the first stage landed on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship.

After a two-month hiatus, the Space Coast is set to see smoke and fire again Thursday night when a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rumbles off the pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

At 8:45 p.m., the rocket topped with Indonesia's Nusantara Satu communications spacecraft will blast off from Launch Complex 40, also taking with it Falcon 9's first mission to another celestial body. Teams have until 9:17 p.m. to launch.

The secondary payload is a SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries lunar lander named Beresheet, or "in the beginning" in Hebrew. It will take about two months to reach lunar orbit before attempting to touch down. There, an instrument will measure the moon’s magnetic field and transmit images back to Earth.

The rocket's first stage will attempt a landing on the Of Course I Still Love You drone ship, while SpaceX's Mr. Steven ship is expected to catch at least one of the rocket's fairing halves.

There are three parts to our coverage:

Live video of the launch, available here or at our Facebook page.

A live chat with space reporters James Dean and Emre Kelly.

Real-time coverage of the launch in augmented reality available in our 321 LAUNCH app (download for iOS here and Android here).

Coverage kicks off at 7:45 p.m. Thursday at floridatoday.com/space and will feature in-depth coverage, photos, charts and more. You can ask the team questions and strike up a conversation. We'll host SpaceX's live video.

In central Florida?

If you're under clear skies, you can look to the state's east coast to spot Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral.

If you do step outside for the launch, bring your smartphone and stay tuned to live updates. The coverage is available at floridatoday.com/space in your mobile browser or in the 321 LAUNCH app.

Contact Emre Kelly at aekelly@floridatoday.com or 321-242-3715. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at @EmreKelly.

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System requirements list:

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