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SpaceX launches 23 Starlink satellites after yesterday’s last second abort

Photo captured on Monday, August 12, by Satnews from SpaceX’s video stream.

Success after an abort yesterday as the SpaceX launch countdown stopped at the 46-second mark when an official said, “launch abort is running,” after the clock stopped ending the webcast. Then on Monday, August 12 at 6:37 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Photo captured on Monday, August 12, by Satnews from SpaceX’s video stream.

This was the 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and now 12 Starlink missions.

SpaceX aborts Starlink satellite launch at just 46 seconds and reschedules

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Photo previously captured on Saturday, August 10, by Satnews from SpaceX’s video stream.

The SpaceX launch countdown stopped at the 46-second mark when an official said, “launch abort is running,” after the clock stopped ending the webcast.

SpaceX is now targeting Monday, August 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 6:37 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:49 a.m. ET.

“Today’s Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink was paused at T-46 seconds. Vehicle and payload are in good health and teams are resetting for a launch attempt on Monday, August 12,” the tweet said.

This morning’s liftoff was originally 7:21 a.m., than changed to 7:23 a.m., then delays resulted in launch scheduled for 9:41 a.m. But wait, then it was pushed out to 10:49 a.m. with no explanation as to the whys and wherefores.

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A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX.

This is the 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and 11 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

SpaceX busy on both coasts on Sunday to include Starlink satellite launch

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SpaceX is targeting Sunday, August 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 7:23 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 10:59 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Monday, August 12 starting at 6:37 a.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX.

This is the 17th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched SES-22, ispace’s HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and 11 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.