BREVARD COUNTY, Florida – SpaceX says a second attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket that will launch another batch of the company’s Starlink satellites will not take place until Tuesday night.
What you need to know
- The launch of SpaceX is postponed Sunday night from Florida
- The countdown stopped when 1 minute and 24 seconds were left
- The next launch opportunity is at 7:53 pm ET on Tuesday, March 2nd
SpaceX’s first attempt to launch the rocket Sunday night was aborted with just 1 minute, 24 seconds remaining. Drivers did not say what motivated the arrest, only that the payload and the rocket “remain in good health.”
A second launch opportunity was left Monday after SpaceX said there were bad weather conditions in the recovery zone.
The new launch time is at 7:53 PM ET, Tuesday, March 2nd. He is ready to leave the 39A launch complex at the Kennedy Space Center.
The batch of Starlink satellites aboard the Falcon 9 will join a fleet of more than 1,000 broadband satellites that are already in orbit. The satellites will form a network designed to provide “reliable and affordable” internet services worldwide.
SpaceX plans to land the Falcon 9’s first rocket launch on one of its drone ships located in the Atlantic Ocean. If successful, it will be the eighth launch and landing of this reinforcement.