SpaceX will launch an Italian satellite on Monday in a mission that has already suffered several delays due to bad weather.
Update January 30: The Italian satellite launch has been scrubbed once again, this time due to a cruise liner appearing in the hazard area close to the launch site. The launch is now scheduled for Monday, January 31 at 6:11 p.m. ET .
Typically for SpaceX, various parts of the rocket are being re-used from previous missions. “The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission previously supported the launch of Arabsat-6A and STP-2. After stage separation, Falcon 9 will return to Earth and land on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station,” SpaceX writes.
A Starlink launch has also been pushed back to allow for the schedule changes. This will now likely launch on Tuesday, though SpaceX is yet to confirm this.
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