SpaceX Scrubs Starlink Launch, Shoots For Monday Night Takeoff
03/01/21 AT 12:35 PM
Elon Musk’s Space X had to abort its Falcon 9 launch on Sunday night due to technical issues, but now it’s shooting for an 8:15 p.m. takeoff time on Monday from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
This launch was mainly to set 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit, which is Space X’s internet service that’s currently in beta testing. If Monday’s takeoff is successful, this would mean there would be 1,100 satellites for the service in low-Earth orbit.
The Falcon 9 aborted its mission with just a little over a minute left in the launch countdown, according to local outlet Florida Today. Starlink missions have to be done in instantaneous windows, so it either must launch on the original time allotted or delay and plan for another day.