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Space.com on MSNSpaceX aborts satellite launch 11 seconds before liftoff (video)SpaceX aborted the launch of two communications satellites just before liftoff on Monday evening (July 21). A Falcon 9 rocket topped with two of SES' O3b mPOWER internet spacecraft was set to launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 5:27 p.m. EDT (2127 GMT) on Monday.
The two-hour window opens at 5:12 p.m. ET. SpaceX can only launch during that time frame. However, the 45th Weather Squadron is giving a 50% chance of favorable launch weather.
Weather permitting, SpaceX will launch two O3b mPOWER satellites today (July 21st) for SES. The Boeing-built satellites are number 9 and 10 in the mPOWER fle