13-03-2017 16:15 via theverge.com

Watch SpaceX launch a communications satellite on its Falcon 9 rocket tonight

Tonight, in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, SpaceX plans to launch one of its Falcon 9 rockets from Cape Canaveral, Florida, lofting a communications satellite into orbit for satellite operator EchoStar. Called EchoStar XXIII, the satellite will sit in a high orbit above Earth and provide broadcast services for Brazil. The rocket is slated to launch the satellite at 1:34AM ET.
This mission will not include a rocket landing post-takeoff
Unlike the majority of SpaceX’s launches over the pa
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