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SpaceX reevaluating Falcon 9 rocket launch attempt
Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 22 Starlink satellites
The Starlink spacecraft had been scheduled to lift off atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday (Oct. 9) at 8:42 p.m. EDT (0042 GMT on Oct. 10). But that's no longer the plan.
SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday.
5:30 p.m. Monday update
SpaceX says it is currently evaluating its next launch opportunity to launch 22 Starlink satellites into near-Earth orbit on a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Another attempt is planned for 8:42 p.m. Sunday, the company said. Monday.
But then Monday afternoon it tweeted the following:
Teams are evaluating the next available opportunity for this @Starlink launch, the upcoming @NASA Psyche launch on Falcon Heavy has priority this week
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 9, 2023
Update 4 a.m. Monday
SpaceX said shortly before midnight that it would suspend the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket due to high-level winds.
Officials later announced that they had rescheduled the launch for 8:42 p.m. Monday.
Update 10:15 p.m.:
Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch attempt due to upper level winds, teams are assessing the next available opportunity
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 9, 2023
The launch has now been postponed until 11:38 p.m.
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