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SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 rocket Monday night from Cape Canaveral

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry a communication satellite for mobile and broadband services.
Credit: AP Photo/John Raoux
A Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket on a resupply mission to the International Space Station lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 10News meteorologist Grant Gilmore says the weather is looking great for Monday night's SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral.

Forecasters say there's a 90 percent chance for acceptable weather for the launch.

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will carry a communication satellite for mobile and broadband services across the Asia-Pacific region.

The launch window opens at 7:10 through 8:38 p.m.

The launch should be visible for most of central and northern Florida and possibly even for southern Georgia.

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