CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE — Off the heels of the first moon landing by a commercial company, space fans will have to wait a little longer for the next batch of Starlink satellites to go up.

SpaceX scrubbed Saturday night's launch, with the next opportunity beginning Sunday at 5:06 p.m. ET, stated the company.

What You Need To Know

  • SpaceX scrubbed Saturday night's launch of Starlink satellites, the next launch window opens Sunday at 5:06 p.m. ET

  • The liftoff will happen at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station

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Sunday's first launch window time was at 4:34 p.m. ET, but it was delayed, just like Saturday's numerous attempts until it was scrubbed. SpaceX has a few more chances to launch on Sunday until 8:34 p.m. ET.

If the launch is scrubbed again, the next attempt is Monday, at 4:09 p.m. ET.

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is expected to send up the Starlink 6-39 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The 45th Weather Squadron had given about a 95% favorable forecast for Saturday's launch, with the only concern being liftoff winds.

Going up all the way

This will be first-stage booster B1069’s 13th flight, so hopefully it will not be unlucky. Its 12 successful launches are:

After the first-stage separation, it is expected to land in the Atlantic Ocean on SpaceX’s droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas.

About the mission

Heading to low-Earth orbit, the 24 Starlink satellites are expected to join the thousands of other ones that are already there.

These satellites provide internet service, stated the SpaceX-owned company Starlink.

Before the launch, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics’ Dr. Jonathan McDowell recorded the following information about the Starlink satellites.

  • 5,480 are in orbit
  • 5,442 in working order
  • 4,762 are in operational orbit

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