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martyb writes:

[Update 3: The launch attempt had a hold at T-10 seconds. Because they were at the end of the launch window for this launch attempt, that effectively translated to being a scrub of today's launch attempt. Depending on what the analysis reveals, as well as weather and range considerations, the next launch attempt may be as early as tomorrow: July 4th. --martyb]

[Update 2: Launch now delayed because of weather according to this tweet:

Pushing T-0 to 8:35 p.m. EDT, 00:35 UTC for weather. Vehicle and payload remain in good health in advance of the @INTELSAT 35e launch.

--martyb]

[Update 1: according to this tweet:

New T-0 of 8:07 pm EDT, 00:07 UTC for weather. Vehicle and payload look good--all systems go for launch of @INTELSAT 35e.

For those who would like to follow along, a hosted live stream on YouTube is available. I have been unable to locate a non-youtube live stream; please reply in the comments if you find one. Please also comment if you find a technical webcast of this launch. --martyb]

In an update to a story announcing SpaceX's Sunday 19:36 EDT scheduled launch, Ars Technica now reports:

7:45pm ET Sunday update: The weather cooperated just fine on Sunday evening, near sunset in Florida, but the rocket did not. With just 10 seconds to go before liftoff, the on-board computers detected some issue within the rocket's guidance, navigation, and control system. At that point the flight computers stopped the countdown just before the engines were ignited. This forced a 24-hour scrub.

If it can diagnose and fix the problem, SpaceX will make a second attempt to launch the Intelsat 35e satellite on Monday, with the launch window opening at, or around, 7:37pm ET.

There is no indication that the 58-minute launch window has changed. For those not in the Eastern United States, the new launch window starts at 23:37 UTC on Monday, July 3.

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