SpaceX planned to launch on Friday a Falcon 9 satellite-carrying rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is seen at Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 4 East with the Jason-3 spacecraft onboard January 16, 2016. (Credit: NASA via Getty Images)
Lift off was scheduled at 7:08 a.m.
The rocket carried the fifth set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, which SpaceX said would be one of the largest “tech upgrades” in history, replacing the world’s largest commercial satellite network of low-orbit satellites.
The December launch of the mission’s fourth set of satellites drew attention as far away as Arizona as bright light slowly streaked across the night sky.
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