SpaceX has canceled today's launch of its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the commercial Bandwagon-5 mission due to adverse weather conditions that could prevent the landing of the first stage. Liftoff from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida is now scheduled no earlier than Tuesday, October 20.
If the launch is postponed again, a backup is planned for Wednesday, October 21, at the same time. A live stream will begin approximately 15 minutes before liftoff and will be available on SpaceX's resources. The mission is scheduled to deliver 32 payloads into orbit, including CubeSats, microsatellites, and re-entry vehicles.
This will be the first stage's 19th flight. It was previously used on the launches of Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, EchoStar XXV, SXM-11, and ten Starlink missions. After separation, the booster is scheduled to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas platform in the Atlantic Ocean.
If the launch is postponed again, a backup is planned for Wednesday, October 21, at the same time. A live stream will begin approximately 15 minutes before liftoff and will be available on SpaceX's resources. The mission is scheduled to deliver 32 payloads into orbit, including CubeSats, microsatellites, and re-entry vehicles.
This will be the first stage's 19th flight. It was previously used on the launches of Crew-9, RRT-1, Firefly Blue Ghost Mission 1, Fram2, SXM-10, MTG-S1, EchoStar XXV, SXM-11, and ten Starlink missions. After separation, the booster is scheduled to land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas platform in the Atlantic Ocean.