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SpaceX's Arabsat satellite launch delayed due to bad weather.

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Source: Spaceflight Now
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SpaceX's launch of the Airbus-built Badr 8 communications satellite for Arabsat was delayed by 24 hours due to bad weather. The Falcon 9 rocket has a launch window of nearly two hours opening at 11:25 p.m. EDT Wednesday, but there's just a 25% chance of favorable weather at the opening of the launch window. The nearly 10,000 pound Badr 8 satellite will provide C-band and Ku-band communications services to replace capacity currently offered by the aging 15-year-old Badr 6 satellite in geostationary orbit.

Topics:sciencespace#arabsat#badr-8#communications-satellite#launch-delay#space#spacex
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