SpaceX will attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket next Thursday, May 26 from the Space Coast.
- SpaceX will try to launch a Falcon 9 rocket next week
- The rocket will carry a communications satellite into orbit
- United Launch Alliance is also planning for two rocket launches in June
The Falcon 9 will launch from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. SpaceX confirmed the 2-hour launch window opens at 5:40 p.m. Friday, May 27 is the back-up day for the launch.
The rocket will carry a Thaicom 8 communications satellite into orbit.
The following week, on Saturday, June 4, United Launch Alliance plans to launch a Delta IV Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral. That rocket is carrying a spy satellite for the U.S. government. A launch window time has not been set yet.
ULA also plans to launch an Atlas V rocket on June 24 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, carrying a military satellite.
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