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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


[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, 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.

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  • (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