SpaceX Launches O3b mPOWER Satellites

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SpaceX launching 2 mPOWER communication satellites from Florida today

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SpaceX plans to launch two communication satellites to orbit from Florida 's Space Coast today ( Dec. 17 ) A Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station during an 87-minute window that opens at 3:59 p.m. EDT ( 2059 GMT ) O3b mPOWER 7 and 8 satellites will be 5,000 miles ( 8,000 kilometers ) above Earth .