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Seconds before the start: The US canceled the launch of Falcon 9 rocket with military satellites

Falcon 9 was re -launched on March 31. The SpaceX rocket launcher should bring a group of a new system of warning about the US Space Forces. On Thursday, March 30, the launch of Falcon 9 rocket with ten satellites of the US Department of Defense was canceled three seconds before the start, SpaceX reported on Twitter. The post states that the carrier rocket has automatic refusal just before zero second.

The Falcon 9 rocket team began a referral to zero, but three seconds before the start announced the cancellation, postponing a departure within a mission from the withdrawal of military satellites to orbit at least a day. "To interrupt. To interrupt," the team member announced before the launch director confirmed the sudden cancellation of the reference.

The reasons for the refusal are not specified, but it is known that the repeated attempt to launch Falcon 9 has been postponed to March 31, so the rocket remains on the basis of the US space forces in California. "Falcon 9 has automatic refusal just before T-0. The rocket and the payload are in good condition; the teams are preparing to start launching tomorrow, March 31, at 7:29 am in Pacific time," the statement said.

SpaceX experts noted that "there are a thousand ways to make a mistake when launching and just one way to do it right. " It is known that Falcon 9 rocket launcher should bring a group of satellites of a new system of warning about the US space forces. The devices that should be launched as part of the TRANCHE 0 mission are the first part of the space architecture of Proliferated Warfighter, which is created by the Space Development Agency.