SpaceX never sleeps, it appears, as its SXM-7 mission will launch at 9:20am PST/12:20pm EST today, with Falcon 9 standing by and ready.
“SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 11 at 12:20 p.m. EST, or 16:20 UTC, for the launch of the SXM-7 mission, which will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida,” explains the company.
The launch window closes on Friday at 1:20 p.m. EST, or 18:20 UTC. A backup launch opportunity will take place on Saturday, December 12 with a one-hour and 59-minute launch window opening at 11:21 a.m. EST, or 16:21 UTC, according to SpaceX.
This is the same Falcon 9 booster that sent Crew Dragon’s first flight to the International Space Station. After the stage separation, Falcon 9 will land on the drone ship “Just Read the Instructions” in the Atlantic Ocean.
Falcon 9 will be carrying a next-generation satellite for SiriusXM, a high power S-band broadcast satellite. This is the first of two SiriusXM satellites SpaceX will be sending into space for the satellite radio company.
Update 9:59am PST: The launch was scrubbed with 30 seconds to go and SpaceX will try again tomorrow it appears attempt the launch on Sunday.
Standing down from today’s launch attempt to perform additional ground system checkouts; teams are working toward no earlier than Sunday, December 13 for next launch attempt of SXM-7
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 11, 2020
