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Subject SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch @ 5:37 PM EST (LIVE FEED)

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Original Message This will be 2nd launch of the upgraded Falcon 9 Version 1.1

The first launch of the Version 1.1 from Cape Canaveral Florida.

First commercial launch to Geosynchronous Orbit.

Its carrying SES 8 communications satellite.

I'm not sure of the exact start times for the live feeds but usually about a 1/2 hour before the launch.

SpaceX live feed. [link to www.spacex.com]

Live coverage here with text updates all day. [link to spaceflightnow.com]

Launch article.

[link to spaceflightnow.com]

"Ready to test the commercial mettle of the Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX engineers are preparing to loft a television broadcasting satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral on Monday in a mission that could usher in a new paradigm in the global launch services industry."

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