Article 55K0R SpaceX Tries again for Starlink 9/BlackSky Global 1052 EDT (1454 UTC) - Scrubbed for Today [Updated]

SpaceX Tries again for Starlink 9/BlackSky Global 1052 EDT (1454 UTC) - Scrubbed for Today [Updated]

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[20200711_145309 UTC. Update]:

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1281942134736617472

Standing down from today's launch of the tenth Starlink mission to allow more time for checkouts; team is working to identify the next launch opportunity. Will announce a new target date once confirmed with the Range

martyb writes:

[Ed note: based on community feedback, this story is not in the normal story cadence; no story was displaced to fit this into today's story schedule. It is listed more as an announcement that a launch is coming for those who might want to watch it and would not know otherwise. Also, this is Rocket ScienceTM so there is a possibility things might go boom. --martyb]

According to Spaceflight NowSpaceX is going to make another attempt at a Starlink 9/BlackSky Global launch today (90 minutes from when this story goes live) at 1054 EDT (1454 UTC):

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