Day: August 30, 2020

Photos: SpaceX launches SAOCOM-1B polar orbit satellite from Cape Canaveral

Sunday night’s launch marked the first polar flight from Florida in more than 50 years.

SAOCOM1B weather satellite deploys soon afterward

The 7:18 p.m. scheduled launch lifted off as expected.

Watch as SpaceX targets 7:18 p.m. ET for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on a polar trajectory not seen in Florida since 1960.

Cocoa Beach police arrested Clayton Rawlings on Monday night after an encounter at the Riverview Manor condominium complex on St. Lucie Lane.

Here are updates about coronavirus cases in Brevard, according to the Florida Department of Health, as of Aug. 30, 2020.

An area just over North Florida has a 70 percent chance of forming over 5 days.

The Florida Department of Health reported 2,583 new COVID-19 cases and 14 newly-confirmed deaths Sunday.

Weather postponed Space X’s attempt at a launch Sunday morning. However, the 7:18 p.m. scheduled launch is still on for Sunday evening.

SpaceX will launch an Earth observation satellite called SAOCOM-1B for the Argentinian government from launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Weather postponed Space X’s attempt at a launch Sunday morning. However, the 7:18 p.m. scheduled launch is still on for Sunday evening.

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