SpaceX is preparing for its second attempt to send military satellites from the US Department of Defense into space.
What is known
SpaceX was preparing to send a Falcon 9 rocket into space with ten satellites for the Pentagon. The launch was scheduled for March 30, but the company announced the postponement of the launch due to an unknown malfunction.
Falcon 9 had an auto abort just prior to T-0. Vehicle and payload are in good health; teams are resetting for a launch attempt tomorrow, March 31 at 7:29 a.m. PT
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 30, 2023
The mission team started the countdown, but3 seconds before the launch, the rocket launch was urgently canceled. SpaceX said the Falcon 9 had an automatic zero-second failure. What this is connected with, has not yet been specified.
SpaceX will make a second attempt very soonlaunch of Falcon 9 and military satellites. The company said the rocket and payload are in good condition. By the way, the satellites are designed for a missile attack warning system that the US Space Force is working on.