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SpaceX to Launch Space Weather Satellite, Try Rocket Landing: Watch Live Read More » SpaceX rocket to launch weather satellite into deep space By Irene Klotz CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A SpaceX rocket is scheduled on Sunday to launch a U.S. satellite from deep storage to deep space, where it will keep tabs on solar storms and image Earth from nearly 1 million miles (1.6 million km) away. The Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for launch at 6:10 p.m. EST from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Perched on top of the booster is the Deep Space Climate Observatory, nicknamed DSCOVR, and jointly owned by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. DSCOVR replaces a 17-year-old satellite monitoring for potentially dangerous solar storms. Read More » | ||||
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