SpaceX is about to launch a new satellite, and you can watch it live

[Mike Wehner]

• SpaceX is launching a military satellite for South Korea today, and it will be live streaming the entire event.
• SpaceX is a little bit behind schedule at the moment, and today's launch was originally slated for last week.
• Weather and mechanical issues have pushed back several SpaceX launches in recent weeks.

It's been a bit of a rough month for SpaceX. The private spaceflight company, which rarely deals with delays aside from those caused by weather, has been forced to push back a bunch of its missions for a variety of reasons. One of those missions is the ANASIS-II satellite launch, which was originally slated for July 14th but had to be pushed back to ensure everything was ready to go.

Now, the mission has a nice long launch window today, so chances are good that we'll finally see the Falcon 9 deliver the South Korean satellite into orbit today. The window opens at 5:00 p.m. EDT and will remain open for nearly four full hours. You can watch the launch live right here.

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