Launch lineup: ULA, SpaceX set for Tuesday rocket launches - WKMG News 6 & ClickOrlando

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX’s first launch of the week was scrubbed Monday due to cloudy weather but the company still has another mission ready to liftoff on Tuesday, meanwhile, downrange, there is a United Launch Alliance rocket waiting for liftoff just after midnight Tuesday following another technical delay.

Elon Musk’s company was preparing to launch its 13th round of Starlink internet satellites Monday from Kennedy Space Center at 10:22 a.m. but about 30 seconds before liftoff heavy clouds and rain remained around the launchpad resulting in a scrub.

SpaceX has not announced the next launch opportunity for this round of internet-beaming satellites.

When it does launch, it will mark the 13th round of Starlink satellites for SpaceX’s constellation. The constellation is part of Musk’s plan to create a space-based internet using a network of, eventually, up to 42,000 satellites. The concept is that the satellites will provide internet signal to anywhere in the world, even in remote areas.

However, SpaceX isn’t the only company with plans of providing the internet this way. Amazon, OneWeb and Samsung also have similar plans to create a space-based internet but SpaceX is the furthest along in its internet business plan.

There are still two more rocket launches planned in the next two days.

ULA’s launch of a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office has faced several delays in the past month. The Delta IV Heavy rocket was set to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 37 just after midnight Monday but the company said it is working an issue with the swing arm retraction system.

“Working an issue with the hydraulic system that retracts the swing arm,” ULA CEO Tory Burn said in a tweet. “Bird and payload remain healthy.”

The company is now targeting Tuesday at 12:02 a.m. for liftoff. Space Force weather officers are predicting a 60% chance of good weather conditions for the launch window.

Downrange, SpaceX has a second Falcon 9 rocket with an Air Force GPS satellite ready for a Tuesday night take off. The company is scheduled to launch the GPS III satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40 between 9:55 and 10:10 p.m.

Check back for updates during the countdown and watch the launch live at the top of this story.

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