CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After two other launches were recently scrubbed on the Space Coast, SpaceX successfully launched an Argentinian satellite into orbit Sunday.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket took off at around 7:19 p.m. from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Read: First Black woman to join ISS crew in 2021
Watch the Falcon 9 launch to orbit here:
Liftoff! pic.twitter.com/AIwrMzB3D1
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 30, 2020
The first stage of the rocket landed back on the ground, creating a sonic boom that could be heard around Central Florida.
Falcon 9’s first stage has landed at Landing Zone 1 pic.twitter.com/0y5FkVqPk8
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 30, 2020
Early Sunday morning, SpaceX scrubbed the 12th launch of its Starlink satellites due to bad weather during pre-flight operations. The next opritunity for SpaceX to launch this Starlink mission will be Tuesday around 9:29 a.m.
Standing down from today’s launch of Starlink due to inclement weather during pre-flight operations. Next launch opportunity is Tuesday, September 1 at 9:29 a.m. EDT, pending Range acceptance
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 30, 2020
Read: NASA successfully launches Perseverance Rover into space
Saturday’s launch of the United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket was also canceled due to inclement weather.
ULA has not announced a date for its rescheduled launch.
Cox Media Group
