CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX announced that Monday morning’s launch has been postponed by about 24 hours.In a tweet late Sunday, SpaceX said the move was made due to poor weather conditions in the recovery area.The new launch window opens at 8:23 a.m.
Tuesday.Due to unfavorable weather conditions in the recovery area, now targeting Tuesday, January 19 at 8:23 a.m. EST for launch of StarlinkPacked inside the 230-foot rocket’s fairing will be about 60 Starlink internet satellites slated to join nearly 1,000 others already in low-Earth orbit.
The next launch will mark the company’s 17th for the constellation, which will need dozens more flights to fulfill the goal of worldwide, space-based broadband coverage.SpaceX late last year.