Rocket Lab successfully launched its 'Symphony In The Stars' mission from LC-1B at the Māhia Peninsula in New Zealand, marking its 68th Electron mission and occurring just 37 hours after a previous launch from the nearby LC-1A pad. The mission deployed four satellites into a 520-kilometer low Earth orbit for the customer Hawkeye 360. Meanwhile, SpaceX attempted to launch the SES O3b mPOWER 9 and 10 satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. However, the launch was aborted in the final seconds of the countdown on July 21, 2025, with no official reason provided by SpaceX. The company announced plans to attempt the launch again on July 22, although weather conditions were reported to be only 25 percent favorable. This mission was intended to deploy two satellites into medium Earth orbit as part of SES's O3b mPOWER constellation. In addition, eight launches are scheduled globally this week, including four Falcon 9 missions by SpaceX, two customer missions, and two Starlink missions, alongside science payload launches by Russia and Europe, and activities in Australia. At Kennedy Space Center, the Carruthers and SWFO-L1 spacecraft have arrived at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility for launch preparations, scheduled for this fall aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 with the IMAP mission.
This afternoon, SpaceX aborted a Falcon 9 rocket launch attempt from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, LC-40, during the final minute of the countdown. The mission was intended to deploy two O3b mPOWER satellites into medium Earth orbit for SES, marking the fifth https://t.co/QUsdC4OJeo
SpaceX ended its coverage without providing a reason for the scrub. The company said it will proceed with a launch attempt on Tuesday, July 22. Weather is only 25 percent favorable as of now. https://t.co/ZFEmVkwGpJ
7/21/2025 5:43 PM | We have deactivated our launch operations support team after a scrubbed launch of the SpaceX Falcon9 rocket.