SpaceX sends Falcon 9 rocket into flight carrying Indonesian satellite

SpaceX crews scrubbed this mission three consecutive nights as stormy weather swept across the Florida peninsula. But on Thursday, Sept. 11, SpaceX finally launched an Indonesian telecom satellite — Nusantara Lima — into geosynchronous transfer orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 9:56 p.m. — the final remaining minute in the window — from Launch Complex 40.

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