Live coverage: Falcon 9 launches with the Amos 17 communications satellite

Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with the Amos 17 communications satellite for Spacecom Ltd. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on Twitter.

SpaceX’s live video webcast begins around 15 minutes prior to launch, and will be available on this page.