Launch from Vandenberg planned early Wednesday

If all goes as planned, Ventura County early risers may see the flare of a rocket launch in the next few days. 

SpaceX is expected to launch a set of satellites for Iridium Communications Inc. on Wednesday morning from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County. The expected launch time is 4:39 a.m., according to Iridium Communications Inc., the satellites’ owner.

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Such launches generally are visible from Ventura County. 

The Wednesday launch was rescheduled from another date because SpaceX needed more time to prepare the rocket for launch, according to Iridium.

The launch is part of an effort by Iridium to update its satellite network that provides voice and data coverage to satellite phones, pagers and other communication devices around the world.