Update:
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX has delayed the launch of Starlink satellites to Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 11:02 p.m.
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A backup opportunity will be on Wednesday.
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SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.
Liftoff is scheduled for Monday night at 11:05 p.m., with backup opportunities available until 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 12.
If the launch is scrubbed, additional opportunities are also available on Tuesday starting at 11:02 p.m.
The Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites with takeoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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This is the third flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched the Crew-7 and CRS-29 missions.
Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Starlink satellites provide broadband internet capability to locations throughout the world.
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