Watch Live As SpaceX Launches the Koreasat-5A on a Falcon 9 Rocket

10.30.17, 2:44 PM EDT by Jolene Creighton

Today, SpaceX is planning to launch the Koreasat-5A communications satellite from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Takeoff is set for 3:34 p.m. EDT. A backup launch window opens on Tuesday, October 31 at 3:34 p.m. EDT. The satellite will be deployed approximately 36 minutes after liftoff.

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