SpaceX ‘reevaluating’ Monday’s Falcon 9 rocket launch attempt
SpaceX planned to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday.
5:30 p.m. Monday update:
SpaceX said it is now evaluating the next launch opportunity for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The company said it was planning to make another attempt at Sunday’s scrubbed launch at 8:42 p.m. Monday.
But then it tweeted the following information Monday afternoon:
Teams are evaluating the next available opportunity for this @Starlink launch, the upcoming @NASA Psyche launch on Falcon Heavy has priority this week
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 9, 2023
4 a.m. Monday update:
Due to upper-level winds, SpaceX said shortly before midnight that it was standing down on the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket.
Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch attempt due to upper level winds, teams are assessing the next available opportunity
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 9, 2023
Officials later announced they have rescheduled the launch for 8:42 p.m. Monday.
10:15 p.m. update:
The launch is now pushed back to 11:38 p.m.
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SpaceX plans to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday.
The rocket will carry a batch of 22 Starlink satellites and blast off from Space Launch Complex 40 at 10:56 p.m.
WATCH: SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket, sends more satellites into orbit
After stage separation, the first stage booster will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
This mission will mark the 14th flight for the first stage booster, also used for Crew-3, Crew-4 and five Starlink missions.
If the launch happens, Channel 9 will stream it on Eyewitness News.
Targeting back-to-back Falcon 9 launches of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida on Sunday night and from California on Monday morning → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/S5ndlx1aQr
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 6, 2023
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