SpaceX successfully launched 23 Starlink satellites aboard the Falcon 9 rocket on Monday, August 12 at 6:37 AM EDT (1037 GMT) from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The launch was previously scheduled for August 11 but was aborted only when there were 46 seconds left in the countdown.
The reason for the launch abortion was not clear at the moment, but the company said, “Vehicle and payload are in good health, and teams are resetting for a launch attempt on Monday, August 12.”
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
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 11, 2024
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The Falcon 9 Rocket returned to Earth eight minutes after blast-off, touching down on the droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
