SpaceX to launch internet satellite

LOS ANGELES - SpaceX plans to launch its first demonstration satellite on Wednesday for its internet-in-space project.

It plans eventually to have thousands of small satellites delivering broadband access around the world.

SpaceX is slated to launch a rocket from a pad at California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at 6:17 am on Wednesday. The launch's primary mission is to deliver an observational satellite, called PAZ, for the Spanish government.