MEXICO: SpaceX ground crews transferred a Falcon 9 rocket to its seaside launch mount at Cape Canaveral on Sunday evening in preparation for liftoff Monday with Turkmenistan’s first satellite.
The European-built communications satellite fastened inside the Falcon 9’s payload shroud will relay signals for Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Communications for a 15-year mission.
Liftoff is set for 6:14 p.m. EDT (2214 GMT) Monday from Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad. The launch window extends for 90 minutes.
Weather forecasters predict a 60 percent chance of favorable weather during Monday’s launch window.
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