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SpaceX Tries again for Starlink 9/BlackSky Global 1052 EDT (1454 UTC) - Scrubbed for Today [Updated]

posted by martyb on Saturday July 11 2020, @01:24PM   Printer-friendly

[20200711_145309 UTC. Update]:

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1281942134736617472

Standing down from today's launch of the tenth Starlink mission to allow more time for checkouts; team is working to identify the next launch opportunity. Will announce a new target date once confirmed with the Range

martyb writes:

[Ed note: based on community feedback, this story is not in the normal story cadence; no story was displaced to fit this into today's story schedule. It is listed more as an announcement that a launch is coming for those who might want to watch it and would not know otherwise. Also, this is Rocket Science™ so there is a possibility things might go boom. --martyb]

According to Spaceflight Now SpaceX is going to make another attempt at a Starlink 9/BlackSky Global launch today (90 minutes from when this story goes live) at 1054 EDT (1454 UTC):

Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the tenth batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 9. Two Earth observation microsatellites for BlackSky Global, a Seattle-based company, will launch as rideshare payloads on this mission. Moved forward from June 24. Delayed from June 23, June 25 and June 26. Scrubbed on July 8 due to poor weather.

Have been unable, as yet, to find an official stream on SpaceX's YouTube channel. Official SpaceX live stream. Here is a link to Everyday Astronaut's Live Stream on YouTube.

Previously:
(2020-07-08) Today's SpaceX Starlink Launch of Satellites with "Visors" Scrubbed Due to Weather [Updated]
(2020-06-26) SpaceX Starlink and Rideshare Launch Friday Postponed [Updates 2]

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @02:47PM (4 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @02:47PM (#1019524)

    It's much easier to go boom than go up. Those hobby high power Aerotech ammonium perchlorate rocket motors had to have just enough but not too much Teflon grease on the motor case o-rings or they would misfire past the o-ring and blow the parachute ejection charge on the pad.

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  • (Score: 2) by linkdude64 on Saturday July 11 2020, @02:59PM

    by linkdude64 (5482) on Saturday July 11 2020, @02:59PM (#1019529)

    ok

  • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:11PM (2 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:11PM (#1019572)

    I hope it does explode.

    • (Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:56PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @04:56PM (#1019596)

      I hope you catch the virus.

      • (Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @05:39PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 11 2020, @05:39PM (#1019610)

        They will whether it explodes or not. Starlinks are just spray cans afterall spreading the virus particles /con