SpaceX Pushes Back Falcon 9 Rocket Launch from Cape Canaveral to Saturday Morning

By  //  June 11, 2020

Launch is targeted for 5:21 a.m. ET

SpaceX has pushed back Friday’s Falcon 9 rocket launch to Saturday morning  at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. (SpaceX Image)

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX has pushed back Friday’s Falcon 9 rocket launch to Saturday morning  at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Launch is targeted for 5:21 a.m. ET

The Starlink 8 mission will carry the ninth batch of an estimated 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network.

The weather forecast for Friday’s launch shows conditions for launch are 70-percent favorable, according to the 45th Weather Squadron.

Following first-stage separation, the booster engine will attempt to land on drone ship ‘Of Course, I Still Love You’ stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Coverage of the launch can be seen on Space Coast Daily TV.

Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumumua’ Could Be Made of Surprising Element, Study ShowsRelated Story:
Mysterious Interstellar Object ‘Oumumua’ Could Be Made of Surprising Element, Study Shows

CLICK HERE FOR BREVARD COUNTY NEWS