CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION — SpaceX scrubbed its launch of Amazon’s new Project Kuiper satellites for Thursday morning, citing a need for additional “checkouts” of the Falcon 9 rocket.
What You Need To Know
- This will be the maiden launch of this Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster, called B1091
- The Falcon 9 will take off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
SpaceX posted on X, formerly Twitter, that it was standing down from the launch to perform additional inspections.
Standing down from today’s launch of the @ProjectKuiper KF-02 mission to perform additional vehicle checkouts. Now targeting tomorrow, August 8 for liftoff → https://t.co/E7gqhB5lbc pic.twitter.com/kpV3SmyKPA
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 7, 2025
The launch was set to go up at 10:01 a.m. ET and then it was pushed back to 10:17 a.m. ET, until SpaceX scrubbed it.
The new launch attempt will be Friday at 9:40 a.m. ET.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will be leaving Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with the KF-02 mission, stated the company.
While the 45th Weather Squadron called for an 80% chance of good liftoff conditions with the only concerns being the cumulus cloud rule, the weather does not look better for Friday’s launch attempt.
The mission will see a 60% chance of good liftoff conditions, with warnings of cumulus cloud, surface electric fields and thick cloud rules, according to the squadron.
Find out more about the weather criteria for a Falcon 9 launch.
Maiden launch
This will be the maiden launch of this Falcon 9 rocket’s first-stage booster, called B1091.
After stage separation, B1091 should be landing on A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
About the mission
Amazon stated that its Project Kuiper KF-2 mission will see 24 satellites go into low-Earth orbit at 289 miles (465 kilometers) above Earth.
Eventually, they will be moved to their assigned altitude of 392 miles (630 kilometers).
These satellites will provide internet to customers throughout the planet.
There are currently 78 Kuiper satellites in orbit and after this launch, the total number is expected to climb to 102.
Amazon hopes to have more than 3,200 satellites.
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