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SpaceX and ULA set for rocket launches from Florida’s Space Coast this week

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — Florida’s Space Coast is set to be busy this week.

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SpaceX is scheduled to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.

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The Falcon 9 will be carrying a lunar orbiter for South Korea.

On Thursday, United Launch Alliance is set to launch an Atlas V rocket into space.

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The Atlas V will carry a satellite for the U.S. Space Force.

ULA’s launch window opens at 6:29 a.m.

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Channel 9 will monitor both launches this week and provide live coverage on Eyewitness News.

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