KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket Friday afternoon from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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The launch was originally scheduled for 4:21 p.m. Friday but was postponed to 5:48 p.m. Friday.
That rocket is carrying two internet satellites into orbit for the O3b mPOWER mission.
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The company had initially planned a second rocket launch just minutes later from a different launchpad at Cape Canaveral.
But late Thursday, SpaceX announced that it was moving the second launch to Saturday so crews could focus on the first launch.
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The Starlink launch has been moved to Saturday afternoon, but SpaceX has not confirmed the launch time.
Channel 9 will have live coverage of both launches when they happen on Channel 9 Eyewitness News and by clicking here.
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