CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Fifty-four more Starlink internet satellites were successfully launched into low-Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket late Saturday from the Space Coast.
The launch at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 was scheduled for 12:40 a.m. on Friday. However, the launch was aborted 40 seconds prior to the liftoff time. SpaceX has not yet provided a reason for the cancelation.
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The booster being used in the launch will take its 16th fight and has previously served 10 other Starlink deployments, as well as the GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34 and Transporter-6 missions, according to SpaceX.
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“A Shortfall of Gravitas,” an autonomous drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean, was poised to serve as a landing pad for the booster after stage separation.
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