SpaceX to launch SWOT satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
UPDATE (8:32 p.m.) – SpaceX has delayed a launch scheduled at Vandenberg Space Force Base after an inspection identified moisture in the rocket’s engine.
The Falcon 9 rocket was on the launch pad when teams identified moisture in two of the engines of the rocket’s first-stage booster.
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There is no reported damage to the SWOT satellite.
NASA officials say they are now targeting a Friday, December 16 launch date at 3:46 a.m.
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(3:57 p.m.) – An international satellite that will study the Earth’s oceans, rivers, and lakes is scheduled to be launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket early Thursday morning at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The launch is scheduled to take place at 3:46 a.m.
Live coverage of the launch will begin at 3 a.m.
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Approximately eight minutes after liftoff, SpaceX will aim to land the rocket’s booster back on land at Vandenberg.
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