Starlink satellites grounded as SpaceX launch delayed

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Starlink was to see lx new satellites get into orbit Sunday night (Feb. 28), simply SpaceX had to abolish the launch 90 seconds prior to liftoff. The verbal reason for the aborted launch was not made clear, but could exist due to conditions or other technical reasons.

SpaceX volition effort to launch Starlink v1.0 L17 mission again Tuesday night from Greatcoat Canaveral at 7:53 p.m. ET.

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The Falcon 9 rocket was on Pad 39A of NASA's Kennedy Infinite Center in Greatcoat Canaveral, Florida when the arrangement experienced an automated abort.

"Overall, the vehicle and payload are healthy and remain in good health," said
Andy Tran, a SpaceX production supervisor, during a live launch commentary. A full video, with commentary, leading up to the launch can be constitute below. At the 16:33 mark is when the launch was automatically aborted.

The Starlink v1.0 L17 mission was first slated to get up in mid-February, but was delayed due to hardware issues and poor weather. Considering of the cancelled launches, this has put SpaceX'southward Starlink launches out of order, with L18 and L19 already lifting off successfully.

If mission L17 does go off without a hitch, it would make it Starlink's sixth launch of 2021. And the satellite internet constellation could utilize every successful launch information technology can become. At the moment, Elon Musk plans to have 12,000 satellites in orbit for the network to be at full tilt. At the moment, it only has 1,000 in depression-Earth orbit (LEO). Each new wave of satellites brings greater coverage to more people. That's why Starlink is currently sending out kits to people who alive in Northern latitudes.

To watch Starlink v1.0 L17's latest launch attempt, yous can head over to SpaceX's YouTube channel or the official website.

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