James Dean

FLORIDA TODAY

SpaceX's upcoming launch of a commercial communications satellite from Cape Canaveral has moved back at least one day, to early Sunday, according to the Air Force's latest weather forecast.

The launch is now targeted for 12:50 a.m. Sunday, according to today's forecast from the 45th Weather Squadron, which shows a 60 percent chance of favorable conditions during the window to 4:04 a.m.

The odds improve to 70 percent "go" on Monday.

SpaceX and AsiaSat have not confirmed a launch time for the AsiaSat 6 satellite.

The launch was postponed from last week after a SpaceX development rocket failed during a test flight in Texas.

SpaceX said the test failure likely was not a concern for its Falcon 9 rocket, but the company took time to "triple-check" its systems.

The Eastern Range is open for about another 10 days before United Launch Alliance's planned Sept. 16 launch of an Atlas V rocket.

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