Space Exploration Technologies, the Hawthorne-based developer of low-cost rockets, said the launch window for its next Falcon 1 flight is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. PDT April 20.
The rocket will carry a RazakSAT satellite designed and built by Astronautic Technology Sdn Bhd, a Malaysian firm.
The Hawthorne company, known as SpaceX, will use its Falcon 1 launch site on Omelek Island, located about 2,500 miles southwest of Hawaii. This will be SpaceX’s fifth flight attempt. The company failed in its first three launches before achieving a successful flight last year.