CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is standing down from Saturday morning’s launch of the 10th Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 launch was set for 10:54 a.m.Saturday from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station launch pad 39A.
SpaceX crews said the stand down will allow more time for checkouts. The team is also working to identify the next date for a launch opportunity.
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The launch was already delayed twice this week.
The company is working to launch 57 Starlink Satellite and 2 spacecraft for the Earth-observation company Blacksky in a ride-sharing mission.
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The launch was part of SpaceX’s ongoing mission to deploy the world’s most advanced broadband internet system.
Standing down from today's launch of the tenth Starlink mission to allow more time for checkouts; team is working to identify the next launch opportunity. Will announce a new target date once confirmed with the Range
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 11, 2020
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