The launch has been delayed again
Photographs taken from one of Maxar Technologies’ imaging satellites show a SpaceX Falcon Heavy launch vehicle standing on launch pad LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
SpaceX was ready to launch the Falcon Heavy on Wednesday night, July 26 ET (July 27 06:04 AM BST), but the attempt was canceled just a minute before liftoff.
Superheavy rocket SpaceX Falcon Heavy on the launch pad seen from space: photo
The next attempt was scheduled for Thursday evening July 27 at the same time (Friday July 28 06:04 Moscow time). However, SpaceX canceled that as well, rescheduling the launch to Friday July 28 during a 99-minute window that opens at 11:04 PM ET (Saturday, July 29 06:04 AM BST).
The Falcon Heavy super-heavy rocket is supposed to launch the huge telecommunications satellite Jupiter 3 into low Earth orbit. It should join the Hughes Jupiter fleet, which provides communications services in North and South America. The new satellite is positioned by operator Hughes Network Systems as the largest commercial spacecraft ever built.
