Rather , it was to put an SES-8 -- a 7,000-pound telecommunications satellite that will focus on the South Asia and Asia Pacific regions -- into orbit 50,000 miles ( 80,000 kilometers ) above the Earth 's surface . A SpaceX launch from Florida 's Cape Canaveral is cancelled at the last minute . ` ` Better to be paranoid and wrong , '' tweets the company 's founder , Elon Musk . Its rocket is set to launch a telecommunications satellite , put it in orbit .
A SpaceX launch from Florida 's Cape Canaveral is cancelled at the last minute . ` ` Better to be paranoid and wrong , '' tweets the company 's founder , Elon Musk . Its rocket is set to launch a telecommunications satellite , put it in orbit .