SpaceX's Starlink satellite launch was aborted at the 46-second mark on August 11th, 2024. In spite of multiple launch attempts, the company had to reschedule the launch to August 12, 2024.
The SpaceX's official tweet said, “Today’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink was paused at T-46 seconds. Vehicle and payload are in good health and teams are resetting for a launch attempt on Monday, August 12”. SpaceX is now targeting Monday, August 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 6:37 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:49 a.m. ET.
This is the 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES-22, ispace's HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and 11 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Starlink is the world's first and largest satellite constellation using a low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet. In the current batch of Starlink, SpaceX has launched 21 out of 45 Starlink satellites, including 13 Direct to Cell Capabilities, earlier on August 10th, 2024. Due to recovery weather conditions and other unexplained reasons, the liftoff of rest 23 set of satellites was postponed multiple times. The launch updates will be live in SpaceX's official website.
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