SpaceX tracker: how to follow the Falcon 9 rocket’s satellite launch

The SXM 7 satellite will provide satellite radio to Sirius XM listeners across Northern America

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  Nasa astronaut Victor Glover gives the thumbs up as he helped out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, after splashing down in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Panama City, Florida, US. EPA

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  Nasa astronaut Mike Hopkins is assisted out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship. AP Photo

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  Nasa astronaut Shannon Walker emerges from the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship. AP Photo

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  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi gives a wave as he is helped out of the SpaceX Crew Dragon. AP Photo

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  In this image from Nasa TV footage, Mike Hopkins is carried from the SpaceX Dragon capsule. After medical checks, the four astronauts were due to be reunited with their families. AP Photo

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  The recovery team open the hatch of the SpaceX's Crew Dragon, following its return to Earth from the International Space Station. AFP

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  The 167-day mission was the longest for astronauts launching from the US. AFP

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  A support team work around the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule shortly after it splashed down. AP Photo

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  A support team winches up the SpaceX Dragon capsule from the Gulf of Mexico. AP Photo

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  The return of the SpaceX Dragon capsule had been postponed twice due to high winds. AP Photo

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  A screen grab from the Nasa live feed shows the SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule with parachutes open, as it returns to Earth. AFP

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  The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule just before splashdown. AFP

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  The SpaceX Dragon capsule splashes down into the Gulf of Mexico. AP Photo

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  This image from video provided by Nasa shows the SpaceX capsule as it departs the International Space Station on its journey back to Earth. AP Photo

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  This Nasa TV frame grab image shows astronaut Shannon Walker of Nasa handing over International Space Station command to Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Akihiko Hoshide, as the the rest of the crew look on. AFP

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  Nasa and SpaceX support teams board a helicopter at Pensacola, Florida, to head to a ship in the Gulf of Mexico. AP Photo

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  This photo combination provided by Nasa shows from left, Expedition 64 Flight Engineers and SpaceX Crew-1 members Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Soichi Noguchi. AP Photo

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  European Space Agency French astronaut Thomas Pesquet waves from the International Space Station at the end of a question and answer session with media representatives in Paris. AFP

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  Nasa's SpaceX Crew-1 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon, right, is docked to the International Space Station. Nasa TV / AFP

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  Nasa's SpaceX Crew-1 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon approaches the International Space Station. Nasa TV / AFP

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  Nasa's SpaceX Crew-1 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon approaches the International Space Station. Nasa TV / AFP

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  the SpaceX Dragon capsule approaches the International Space Station. Nasa TV / AP

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  Nasa's SpaceX Crew-1 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon approaches the International Space Station. Nasa TV / AFP

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  Nasa's SpaceX Crew-1 mission aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon approaches the International Space Station with Earth visible in the distance. Nasa TV / AFP

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  Astronauts Mike Hopkins, left, and Victor Glover monitor controls aboard SpaceX Dragon as the capsule approaches the International Space Station. Nasa TV / AP

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  Crowds on the beach in Cape Canaveral, Florida, watch the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 Crew Dragon on its Crew-1 mission carrying four astronauts. Florida Today via AP

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched carrying four astronauts on the first operational NASA commercial crew mission at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft, is launched for NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission, to the International Space Station, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. EPA

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the Crew Dragon capsule, is launched at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters

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  A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft prepares to launch. EPA

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  This SpaceX video grab shows Nasa's SpaceX Crew-1 members waiting for second Stage separation, (from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi, after launching from NASA's Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. AFP

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  Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi gestures as the crew of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket departs for the launch pad for the first operational NASA commercial crew mission at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US. Reuters

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  Astronaut Soichi Noguchi, wearing a SpaceX spacesuit, preparing to depart the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building with his fellow crewmates. AFP

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  Crew members of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket commander Mike Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker and Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi, gesture as they depart for the launch pad for the first operational NASA commercial crew mission at Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Reuters

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  A full-size model of the Crew-1 spacecraft module sits near the launch pad as a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen at launch complex 39A in the distance at the Kennedy Space Cente in Florida. AFP

SpaceX’s two-stage reusable rocket will take off for its 101st flight from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on Friday.

The Falcon 9 is made up of three components: a reusable first part, an expendable second one, and a reusable fairing.

The rocket will carry a satellite to be used for radio services across North America.

Sirius XM’s seven tonne SXM-7 satellite is set to replace the XM 3.

The SXM-7 will generate more than 20kW of power and its massive antenna reflector makes broadcast to radio possible without large antennas on the ground.

Here's how you can track Falcon 9's progress:

You can watch the launch live here at 11.20am Eastern Time (4.20pm GMT). You can also check the website Heavens Above to track the flight, which also provides sighting times for your specific location.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched 24 times this year, making this the 25th trip of 2020.

This is one of two satellite launches for Sirius XM with the SXM-8 taking off in early 2021 – both aiming to replace the XM-3 and XM-4 satellites.

Each of the two new satellites have a lifetime of 15 years after which they will be moved to a “graveyard orbit”.