SpaceX scrubbed its Starlink satellite mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday evening due to a helium leak.The Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to launch at 4:57 p.m., with backup windows available until 8:27 p.m. However, the company announced it would not proceed with the launch on Sunday.In a social media post, SpaceX said the vehicle and payload are healthy. Additional opportunities are available Monday starting at 4:41 p.m.Following stage separation, the first stage is supposed to land on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.This would be the third flight for the first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9 and one Starlink mission.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
SpaceX scrubbed its Starlink satellite mission from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday evening due to a helium leak.
The Falcon 9 rocket was scheduled to launch at 4:57 p.m., with backup windows available until 8:27 p.m. However, the company announced it would not proceed with the launch on Sunday.
In a social media post, SpaceX said the vehicle and payload are healthy.
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Standing down from today’s launch. Vehicle and payload are healthy
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) November 3, 2024
Additional opportunities are available Monday starting at 4:41 p.m.
Following stage separation, the first stage is supposed to land on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
This would be the third flight for the first-stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-9 and one Starlink mission.