BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Update: Wednesday’s launch attempt has been scrubbed, SpaceX said.
The new launch window is 11:04 p.m. Thursday evening.
SpaceX said the vehicle and payload are in “good health.”
Standing down from tonight’s Falcon Heavy launch of the @HughesConnects JUPITER 3 mission due to a violation of abort criteria. Teams are resetting for a launch attempt tomorrow, July 27; vehicle and payload are in good health
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) July 27, 2023
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SpaceX is planning to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket from Florida’s Space Coast on Wednesday.
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The 99-minute launch window will open at 11:04 p.m. at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
SpaceX has confirmed that the weather forecast is 85% favorable for the planned launch.
The rocket will carry the EchoStar Jupiter 3 broadband communications satellite into orbit.
The satellite is designed to support inflight Wi-Fi, maritime connections, community Wi-Fi solutions and more.
After the launch, SpaceX is planning to land two of the Falcon Heavy rocket’s boosters back at Kennedy Space Center.
Watch: SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
The rocket boosters’ landing will cause a sonic boom in and around Brevard County.
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