CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaxeX said it is standing down from Monday’s Starlink mission due to “weather violations."
The company said it rescheduled the launch to Tuesday at 7:29 a.m.
The weather forecast is 70% favorable for liftoff, according to SpaceX.
We are standing down from today's Starlink mission due to weather violations on the Range. The team is setting up for a launch opportunity tomorrow at 7:29 a.m. EDT; weather forecast is 70% favorable for liftoff
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 5, 2020
This is SpaceX’s fifth attempt to get the rocket off the ground after it was scrubbed four other times over the past three weeks.
The launch was scheduled to happen at 7:51 a.m. Monday but it’s now rescheduled to Tuesday.
The satellites will join a constellation of satellites aimed at improving broadband internet across the globe.
On Friday night, the company aborted a different rocket launch with just seconds to go on the countdown. When that rocket launches, it will be carrying an advanced GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force.
On Sunday, SpaceX founder and CEO, Elon Musk, tweeted he will be visiting Cape Canaveral next week to inspect rocket hardware.
Targeting Monday, October 5 at 7:51 a.m. EDT for launch of Starlink from LC-39A in Florida
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 4, 2020
Channel 9 will be monitoring the weather conditions ahead of the launch.
You can watch the launch live on Channel 9, on our website or on our Facebook page when it happens.
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