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Last-Minute Abort Stalls Cape Canaveral Starlink Mission

The 45th Weather Squadron raised the chance of weather affecting liftoff to 50%, with 29 Starlink satellites set for orbit.

Summary by Spaceflight Now
File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands in the launch position at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ahead of the planned liftoff of the Starlink 6-61 mission on Oct. 22, 2024. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now Update Aug. 20, 11:58 a.m. EDT (1558 UTC): SpaceX scrubbed the mission. An abort called in the last 30 seconds of its countdown on Thursday halted SpaceX from launching its 75th batch of Starlink satellites …

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Weather a concern for Starlink launch

The 45th Weather Squadron gave a “20 → 50%” chance of weather being a concern.

·Saint Petersburg, United States
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Bay News 9 broke the news in Saint Petersburg, United States on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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