It carries the Zuma spacecraft, which has had repeated launch delays since November.
Team at the Cape completed additional propellant loading tests today. Extreme weather slowed operations but Falcon 9 and the Zuma spacecraft are healthy and go for launch—now targeting January 7 from Pad 40 in Florida.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 5, 2018
The Falcon 9 rocket’s reusable first stage will attempt a controlled landing at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
The Zuma mission is a mystery, but it has been identified as a government payload managed by Northrop Grumman, according to Florida Today.
Palm Beach County skies are forecast to be mostly cloudy with a temperature of 64 degrees at about 8 p.m.
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