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Standing down: Space-X launch postponed to Friday

The Space-X launch scheduled for Thursday was postponed to Friday, March 29. They're aiming for a 7:30 p.m. launch. The Space-X launch scheduled for Thursday has been postponed to Friday, March 29. The company announced that they are standing down from the Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink, which they plan to launch 22 of their Starlink satellites from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Friday with backup opportunities at 11:30pm.

Standing down: Space-X launch postponed to Friday

Published : 4 weeks ago by By: Jamie Smet, Jamie Smet in

TUCSON, Ariz (KGUN) — The Space-X launch scheduled for Thursday was postponed to Friday, March 29.

In a tweet, Space-X said they're "Standing down from tonight's Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink. Targeting no earlier than Friday, March 29 for liftoff."

The company says liftoff is planned for 7:30 p.m. Friday with backup opportunities at 11:30 p.m.

Space-X says they are planning on launching 22 of their Starlink satellites from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

You can watch a webcast of the launch here.

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