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SpaceX prepares to launch top secret Zuma satellite for 'undisclosed branch' of the US government
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up to launch the highly secretive ‘Zuma’ satellite – a mysterious payload commissioned by an undisclosed branch of the US government.
It was initially slated to launch in November, but is now set to take place this Thursday, with the launch window opening at 8pm (EST).
So far, a weather report shows conditions will be ‘excellent’ for lift-off at the Cape Canaveral launchpad in Florida.
SpaceX is poised to launch an unmanned cargo ship carrying a secret payload into orbit. The mysterious cargo will launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket (file photo) at around 8:00pm ET (1:00am GMT) from Cape Canaveral
On December 15, SpaceX made history by launching both a recycled orbital rocket and spacecraft for the first time.
The unmanned Falcon originally flew in June, with the firm's 11th resupply mission for the ISS.
And, the Dragon capsule made a space station shipment in 2015 in support of the sixth cargo mission.
