SpaceX Rocket Launch From Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Halted Due To Weather

By  //  December 22, 2018

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U.S. Air Force's first Global Positioning System III space vehicle

ABOVE LIVESTREAM: SpaceX’s attempt for launch of the United States Air Force’s first Global Positioning System III space vehicle (SV) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was halted on Saturday due high upper level winds.

BREVARD COUNTY • CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA – SpaceX’s attempt for launch of the United States Air Force’s first Global Positioning System III space vehicle (SV) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station was halted on Saturday due high upper level winds.

Tomorrow’s launch window opens at 8:51 a.m. ET.

For this mission, the satellite will be deployed to medium Earth orbit approximately 1 hour and 56 minutes after liftoff.

Due to mission requirements, SpaceX will not attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage after launch.

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