CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a scrubbed launch attempt over the weekend, SpaceX announced Saturday its next mission from Florida’s Space Coast.
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday for the launch of South Korean military communications satellite, Anasis 2.
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Static fire test complete – targeting July 14 for Falcon 9 launch of ANASIS-II from SLC-40 in Florida
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 11, 2020
The satellite will be sent to orbit with the same Falcon 9 booster that launched two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station in May.
The nearly 4-hour launch window opens at 5 p.m.
The booster supporting this mission previously launched @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug to the @Space_Station pic.twitter.com/ora2YkeP2K
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 11, 2020
SpaceX has not said when Saturday’s scrubbed Starlink launch will be rescheduled.
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