PHOTOS: Falcon 9 ready to launch Thaicom 6

SpaceX's first launch of 2014 is set for Jan. 6 at 5:06 p.m. EST (2206 GMT) with the Thaicom 6 communications satellite. Launch will occur from Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

See our Mission Status Center for the latest news on the mission.

Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images

Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images

Photo credit: Walter Scriptunas II / Scriptunas Images

Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

Credit: Stephen Clark/Spaceflight Now

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