BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — SpaceX pushed back plans early Friday morning to launch its Falcon 9 rocket.
The company scrubbed its 1:24 a.m. scheduled liftoff and announced it would instead attempt the launch Friday night.
The rocket will have 21 new Starlink satellites in tow, 13 of which will be equipped with direct-to-cell capabilities.
The satellites will be deployed into low-Earth orbit to help expand the company’s global high-speed internet network.
Liftoff from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is now scheduled for 9:15 p.m.
After the launch, SpaceX plans to land the rocket’s booster on a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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