SpaceX pushes back launch of Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral

Starlink 6-1 launch tentatively set for Sunday liftoff

SpaceX launches more Starlink internet satellites with a Falcon 9 rocket on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022. (Copyright 2022 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.)

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX plans to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Florida’s Space Coast, but the date is in flux.

The launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink 6-1 payload was scheduled for 1:37 p.m. Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, but SpaceX tweeted late Wednesday that the mission will not lift off until Sunday at the earliest.

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However, if the Crew-6 mission is all systems go for early Monday, SpaceX will stand down on Sunday’s launch attempt, the company said.

When it happens, the Falcon 9 rocket will deliver Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit as part of SpaceX’s continuing effort to build an internet network for underserved areas.

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