Rocket: Falcon 9 v1.1
Payload: AsiaSat 8
Launch date: Aug. 5, 2014
Launch time: 0525 GMT (1:25 a.m. EDT)
Launch window: 166 minutes
Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, Florida

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By Stephen Clark

Live coverage of the flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the AsiaSat 8 communications satellite. Text updates will appear automatically; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.


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