SpaceX is getting ready to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying the BADR 8 communications satellite for Arabsat based in Saudi Arabia. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is now scheduled for 12:30 a.m. tonight. The Falcon 9 first-stage will be making its 14th flight and will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
From geostationary orbit, BADR 8 will provide communications coverage for Arabsat customers over Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. BADR 8 also hosts an optical communications payload developed by Airbus. The spacecraft was built by Airbus, and is based on the Eurostar Neo platform.
Commentary will be provided by Spaceflight Now's editor Stephen Clark.
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