WATCH LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Will Launch Satellites From Cape Today At 10:29 a.m.
By Space Coast Daily // June 15, 2016
Launching from Launch Complex 50
ABOVE LIVESTREAM: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A communications satellites on Wednesday at 10:29 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 50 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Eutelsat 117 West B and ABS 2A communications satellites on Wednesday at 10:29 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 50 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Eutelsat 117 West B will provide Latin America with video, data, government, and mobile services for Paris-based Eutelsat.
ABS 2A will distribute direct-to-home television, mobile and maritime communications services across Russia, India, the Middle East, Africa, Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean region for Asia Broadcast Satellite of Bermuda and Hong Kong.
Built by Boeing, the satellites will launch in a conjoined configuration and will use all-electric propulsion for orbit-raising.
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