SpaceX Starlink Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral Delayed to Sunday: Latest Updates

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Scroll down for FLORIDA TODAY Space Team’s live coverage of Saturday’s SpaceX Starlink launch attempt from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

After a two-hour delay, SpaceX announced that it is now targeting 4:34 p.m. EST on Sunday to launch a Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 6-39 mission from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

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Updated at 19:05: SpaceX has canceled tonight’s launch attempt. No further information has been revealed regarding the cause.

Takeoff is now scheduled for 16:34 on Sunday, with backup opportunities available if needed until 20:34.

Update 18:33: If tonight’s Falcon 9 launch is cancelled, SpaceX has announced that more opportunities are available starting at 4:34 p.m. on Sunday.

Updated 5:39 p.m SpaceX has once again postponed its target launch date to tonight, according to the company’s website.

Now, the launch is scheduled to take place at 20.59, four hours later than originally announced.

Update 17:27: Brevard County Emergency Management officials have activated the agency’s launch support team ahead of the upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 launch.

Update 17:07: Assuming tonight’s Falcon 9 launch goes as planned, a new National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency navigation alert suggests that SpaceX will target its next Starlink window on Wednesday — not Tuesday, as originally planned.

Launch hours on Wednesday: 11:00 am to 2:31 pm

SpaceX has not publicly announced the Starlink 6-40 mission.

Update 16:36: Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex officials will now close the attraction at 5 p.m., as SpaceX officials pushed back the original target liftoff time of 4:59 p.m.

SpaceX delayed liftoff until 18:41

Update 15:40: SpaceX delayed its target launch time by more than an hour and a half, from 16:59 to 18:41.

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2024-02-25 02:49:28
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