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The launch was originally scheduled to happen on Thursday but has been delayed multiple times. Here's when the rocket is now scheduled to lift off.PHOENIX — SpaceX has announced a new launch date for a Falcon 9 rocket, which will carry 22 Starlink satellites to space, according to a
The launch was originally scheduled for Thursday but has been delayed multiple times. SpaceX tried to launch the rocket on Saturday and even moved it to the launch pad, but after delaying the launch five times, they ultimately decided to scrub it. The planned Falcon 9 launch mission would send satellites for the Starlink internet service to low-Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The"constellation" of satellites consists of thousands of satellites that orbit Earth at an altitude of about 550 km, or 341 3/4 miles. A solar eclipse is coming April 8.
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