CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX is slated to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station early Tuesday morning, according to the U.S. Air Force.
A launch forecast issued by the Air Force shows the launch window is between 12:33 a.m. and 2:33 a.m. Tuesday.
The weather is 90 percent favorable for launch, according to the Air Force forecast.
Read: GOES-S launched from Kennedy Space Center on March 1.
SpaceX delayed the Falcon 9 launch two weekends ago to perform further testing on the rocket, the company said in a tweet.
SpaceX said it was standing down to perform additional testing on the rocket’s fairing’s pressurization system.
Standing down from this weekend's launch attempt to conduct additional testing on the fairing’s pressurization system. Once complete, and pending range availability, we will confirm a new targeted launch date.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 24, 2018
The launch was slated to go from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in late February.
Bad weather will not allow for an attempt to recover the first stage. There are some very rough seas out there. https://t.co/E15fax8gd9
— Irene Sans (@IreneSans) March 6, 2018
The company intends to launch a Hispasat 30W-6 spacecraft, a Spanish commercial communications satellite, to a geostationary transfer orbit, according to NASA.
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The company said it will not attempt a landing of the Falcon 9 first stage during this launch.
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