A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket originally scheduled to launch Jan. 3 is now targeted to lift-off no earlier than Jan. 6.
Launch viewing, featuring live mission control commentary, is available from Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex and is included in regular admission.
A limited number of tickets for launch viewing from the Apollo/Saturn V Center, the closest public viewing site located within Kennedy Space Center, will be available for purchase on Jan. 6 at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Launch viewing includes live mission control commentary and is available for Visitor Complex guests for $20 plus the cost of admission. Admission to the Visitor Complex is $50 plus tax for adults and $40 plus tax for children 3-11. Bus boarding for the Apollo/Saturn V Center begins at 3:15 p.m.
This will be the second Falcon 9 launch in just over a month following the successful Dec. 3 launch of the SES-8 satellite. The Falcon 9 rocket will fly with upgraded Merlin 1D engines and larger fuel tanks. It will carry a Thaicom 6 telecommunications satellite that will beam Ku-band and C-band services to Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 6
Launch window is 5:06 to 7:06 p.m. EST
(Launch time subject to change)
WHERE: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
Cape Canaveral, Florida
