SpaceX dodges weather, launches Falcon 9 rocket Monday evening – WESH 2 Orlando

Posted: July 9, 2024 at 9:35 pm

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday evening after several weather-related delays.The Turksat 6A mission is set to send a Turkish communication satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The launch was originally scheduled for 5:20 p.m., but inclement weather in the launch area caused the company to delay liftoff several times.The company was able to stave off a complete scrub and launched the rocket at 7:30 p.m. from the Space Coast.The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the mission has previously flown 14 other missions. The booster supported the Eutelsat 36D, CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Ovzon 3 missions among others.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Monday evening after several weather-related delays.

The Turksat 6A mission is set to send a Turkish communication satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at 7:30 p.m. Monday. The launch was originally scheduled for 5:20 p.m., but inclement weather in the launch area caused the company to delay liftoff several times.

The company was able to stave off a complete scrub and launched the rocket at 7:30 p.m. from the Space Coast.

The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting the mission has previously flown 14 other missions. The booster supported the Eutelsat 36D, CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Ovzon 3 missions among others.

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SpaceX dodges weather, launches Falcon 9 rocket Monday evening - WESH 2 Orlando

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