TITUSVILLE, Fla. – SpaceX has scrubbed plans for an early Tuesday morning launch of a commercial communications satellite from the Kennedy Space Center.
The Falcon 9 liftoff was originally set for 1:34 a.m. Tuesday but mission managers called off the planned attempt because of high winds along the coast.Â
The next potential attempt would be around the same time Thursday, March 16.
SpaceX is taking the EchoStar 23 satellite into orbit.Â
According to News 6 partner Florida Today, no attempt will be made to land the Falcon booster when the launch happens.Â
With a heavy satellite launching to a high orbit, not enough fuel can be saved for a landing attempt at sea, as is sometimes possible with similar missions.
The launch could be the first of three in quick succession from Cape Canaveral.
United Launch Alliance is targeting a blastoff no earlier than March 21 of International Space Station supplies on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
ULA on Friday announced the mission called OA-7 had slipped at least two days to correct a hydraulic issue on the Atlas booster.
"The additional time will allow the team to replace a component and continue with launch preparations," ULA said in a statement.
The company has not yet announced a new target date for launch of a military communications satellite by a Delta IV rocket.
That mission had been targeting a March 8 liftoff before being delayed by an engine problem to no earlier than this Tuesday, when SpaceX controls the Eastern Range.