Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1
Payload: SES 8
Launch date: December 3, 2013
Launch time: 5:41 p.m. EST (2239 GMT)
Launch window: 86 minutes
Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida

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By Stephen Clark

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