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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX scrubs the launch of their ASRTA 1P Mission from Wednesday, and are now targeting for Thursday.

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SpaceX crews are preparing to launch a European communications satellite Wednesday from Florida’s Space Coast.

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SpaceX said it is targeting a launch at 5:25 p.m., and there will be an extra two-hour launch window.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

It will be carrying a satellite for SES, a Luxembourgish communications company.

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After launch, the rocket’s first-stage booster will land on SpaceX’s droneship in the Atlantic.

SpaceX said the booster has previously flown nine times, including the launch of Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions.

Channel 9 will monitor the planned launch and provide live coverage on Eyewitness News.

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