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Watch live coverage as SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket for Globalstar to replenish its in-orbit network with eight new satellites. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, during a launch window that opens at 9:12 p.m. EDT (0112 UTC). The first-stage Falcon 9 booster for the Globalstar 2R Launch 1 mission is serial number B1090, launching for a 14th time. It will return to Cape Canaveral for a landing at LZ-40 about 8 minutes into flight. The Falcon 9 will take a north-easterly trajectory on departure from Florida's Space Coast. Our live coverage with commentary from Spaceflight Now's Will Robinson-Smith will start about an hour prior to launch. Videos like this are made possible by the support of our membe...
