UPDATE: SpaceX delays Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral to Thursday

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX announced Wednesday that a planned Falcon 9 rocket launch has been moved back to Thursday.

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The launch is currently set for 12:05 p.m. on Thursday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

SpaceX said Wednesday’s launch delay was due to unfavorable weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean where it plans to recover the rocket’s first-stage booster.

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The Falcon 9 rocket will launch 21 new Starlink satellites, including 13 with direct-to-cell capabilities, into low-Earth orbit.

This is the 15th flight for the rocket’s first-stage booster.

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Following the launch, Falcon 9′s first stage booster landed on SpaceX’s “Just Read the Instructions,” droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.

When it happens, you can watch the live launch here and on Channel 9.

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