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Robert Z. Pearlman

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sends Starlink satellites to orbit a day after rare launch abort

A white, black and gray-ish (soot-covered) rocket lifts off into a mostly-blue sky from a sea-side launch pad.

Twenty-four Starlink satellites reached low Earth orbit on Tuesday (July 21), a day later than originally scheduled due to a last-second rocket engine abort.

SpaceX at first tried to launch the broadband internet relay units on a Falcon 9 rocket on Monday morning (July 20), but an unexpected engine cutoff at the point of ignition scrubbed the day's attempt. The company did not provide a reason for the abort.

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