SpaceX scrubs SES Astra 1P launch due to bad weather in Florida

SpaceX has scrubbed the SES Satellites ASTRA 1P satellite launch due to unfavorable weather in Florida. The mission is a dedicated flight for the European satellite telecommunication service provider.

The launch provider started a live stream with a liftoff countdown, which stopped at 7:19 minutes. The mission was scrubbed due to high winds at the cost. This mission will now attempt to launch on June 19 in a 49-minute launch window which opens at 5:25 p.m. ET.

The launch vehicle remains healthy alongside the payload at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Update: SpaceX has pushed the launch date to Thursday, June 20, 2024, due to persistent bad conditions.

Due to ongoing unfavorable weather at the launch and recovery sites, now targeting Thursday, June 20 for Falcon 9’s launch of the @SES_Satellites ASTRA 1P mission from Florida. The ~3-hour window opens at 5:35 p.m. ET → https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK

— SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 19, 2024

SpaceX Falcon 9 is Vertical in High Wind Weather (Source – SpaceX)

The first stage for this mission will complete its 9th flight. It previously supported Ax-2, Euclid, Ax-3, CRS-30, and four Starlink missions. After stage separation, the booster will land on a droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

ASTRA 1P is the 12th dedicated SpaceX mission with SES Satellites. The first launch between the two companies was SES-8 lifted off in 2013, followed by SES-10 and the company flew the third 03B mPOWER mission last year.

The Astra 1P AKA SES-24 is built by Thales Alenia Space for geostationary orbit. It is the first Astra satellite and a classic wide-beam broadcasting satellite based on an electric Spacebus NEO satellite bus.

The satellite has 80 physical Ku-band transponders with bandwidth filters that broadcast up to 500 HDTV channels. It will support the prime TV neighborhood and enable content owners, and private and public broadcasters in Germany, France, and Spain to broadcast via satellite TV channels.

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