SpaceX set to launch Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Space Coast on Saturday.

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SpaceX has delayed a planned Falcon 9 rocket launch from Florida’s Space Coast.

The launch was initially planned to take off Friday morning from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

After several delays, including weather concerns at the rocket’s landing area in the Atlantic, the launch was pushed back to Saturday.

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The rocket is now set to launch Saturday at 8:50 a.m.

The Falcon 9 rocket will carry and deploy 21 new Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

The satellites are used to expand the company’s global internet network.

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Lift-off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 12:13 a.m.

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