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Space X SoCal launch delayed

Published February 21, 2018 8:12 AM

UPDATE: Space X Tweeted this message shortly after 6:00 a.m. “Standing down today due to strong upper level winds. Now targeting launch of PAZ for February 22 at 6:17 a.m. PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base.”

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A launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base is planned for 6:17 this morning.

Watch KESQ News Channel 3 for live coverage of this morning’s launch.

The Falcon 9 rocket’s primary payload is a Spanish-government Paz satellite, but documents cited by multiple media outlets indicated that the rocket will also be deploying a pair of demonstration satellites that are part of Musk’s vision to create a space-based broadband network providing worldwide affordable internet access.

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