SpaceX stands down, pushes Falcon 9 launch to Friday night

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — 8:30 p.m. Update:

SpaceX is now targeting Friday, Sept. 15 at 11:39 p.m. for the next attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink satellites in low-Earth Orbit.

Original Story:

SpaceX is set to launch another batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

The Falcon 9 rocket will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 and will carry 22 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

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The launch is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 15 at 12:03 a.m. with an additional launch opportunity at 12:30 a.m.

If the launch doesn’t happen in those two windows, SpaceX will have two more opportunities on Friday evening at 11:38 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 16 at 12:07 a.m.

This is the fifth flight for the first-stage booster rocket supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, and two Starlink missions.

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Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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