UPDATED 9:41 AM ET Aug. 07, 2025 PUBLISHED 12:42 PM ET Aug. 06, 2025 PUBLISHED 12:42 PM EDT Aug. 06, 2025 SHARE CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — SpaceX scrubbed its launch of Amazon’s new Project Kuiper satellites for Thursday morning, citing a need for additional "checkouts" of the Falcon 9 rocket. What You Need To Know This will be the maiden launch of this Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster, called B1091 The Falcon 9 will take off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station — SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 7, 2025 The launch was set to go up at 10:01 a.m. ET and then it was pushed back to 10:17 a.m. ET, until SpaceX scrubbed it. The new launch attempt will be Friday at 9:40 a.m. ET. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will be leaving Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with the KF-02 mission, stated the company. While the 45th Weather Squadron called for an 80% chance of good liftoff conditions with the only concerns being the cumulus cloud rule, the weather does not look better for Friday's launch attempt. The mission will see a 60% chance of good liftoff conditions, with warnings of cumulus cloud, surface electric fields and thick cloud rules, according to the squadron.