Despite strong winds, SpaceX launches Starlink satellites
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- Oct 18, 2024
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PUBLISHED 4:18 PM ET Oct. 18, 2024
PUBLISHED 4:18 PM EDT Oct. 18, 2024
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CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — Despite the concerns of liftoff winds, SpaceX was able to send up 20 Starlink satellites Friday night.
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SpaceX sends up its Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Thursday night's launch attempt was canceled due to weather concerns The 45th Weather Squadron was giving a 40% chance for takeoff, with liftoff winds being the concern.
This means that either the winds were a concern for liftoff or when the Falcon 9 first-stage booster attempted to land SpaceX’s droneship Just Read the Instructions that is out in the Atlantic Ocean, or both.
If the launch was scrubbed, the next attempt would have been on Saturday night.
Poor weather scrubbed Thursday night’s launch attempt, with the squadron giving a 50% chance to take off.
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