Launch Of Falcon Heavy Rocket Delayed Again For The Third Time

The launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket has been delayed again (X/@SpaceX).

JAKARTA - The Falcon Heavy launch vehicle was supposed to launch the USSF-52 mission on December 13, 2023. Due to weather issues, SpaceX decided to postpone its launch.

After two days of not giving news about the USSF-52 mission, SpaceX said that the launch would resume on Thursday, December 28, 2023. The mission will continue to be launched with the Falcon Heavy.

SpaceX targets no later than Thursday, December 28, 2023, Falcon Heavy launching the USSF-52 into orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida," SpaceX said in its official release on Saturday, December 16, 2023.

The plan is that this launch will be held at 19.00 p.m. local time. If conditions are still not possible, SpaceX has prepared a spare launch opportunity at the same time on Friday, December 29, 2023.

SpaceX has delayed the launch of the Falcon Heavy three times this week. The first launch was supposed to be held on Sunday, December 10, 2023. Due to weather issues, SpaceX postponed its launch until Tuesday, December 12, 2023.

In the second try, the progress looked quite good because the percentage of weather readiness managed to increase by 85 percent.

Unfortunately, this situation did not last long because 15 minutes before taking off, SpaceX decided to postpone the launch until the day after.

While monitoring the weather on December 13, 2023, SpaceX still did not get the percentage of the weather they wanted.

Therefore, they have stopped trying the launch this week and will try to get back in the next few weeks.

For now, the company owned by Elon Musk will ensure the security of the Falcon Heavy system, the X-37B robotic spacecraft belonging to the United States Space Force (USSF), and the secret payloads it will carry.