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Abort! At T-0 (or very close to it).

Waiting for more insight from mission control.

Webcast ends.

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1870333599305642274
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ABORT! A very rare T-0 engine ignition abort for Falcon 9.
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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1870338549255692457
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Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of the @Astranis: From One to Many mission. Now targeting Sunday, December 22 for liftoff.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=astranis-from-one-to-many
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If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, December 22 during a 129-minute window that opens at 12:00 a.m. ET.
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A different launch scrub perspective:

https://twitter.com/pronounced_kyle/status/1870345476983148873

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Cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
210606Z DEC 24
NAVAREA IV 1603/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   220500Z TO 220759Z, ALTERNATE 230500Z TO 230759Z
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39.10N 080-37.74W, 28-40.00N 080-23.00W,
      28-38.00N 080-12.00W, 28-32.00N 080-11.00W,
      28-31.00N 080-21.00W, 28-31.71N 080-33.62W.
   B. 28-07.00N 075-25.00W, 28-38.00N 075-24.00W,
      28-51.00N 073-57.00W, 28-28.00N 072-24.00W,
      28-18.00N 072-08.00W, 28-06.00N 072-07.00W,
      27-54.00N 072-20.00W, 27-42.00N 074-01.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1590/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 230859Z DEC 24.
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L-1 weather forecast. 95% 'Go' for December 22. 75% 'Go' for December 23. Booster Recovery Weather risk is Low-Moderate for both days. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
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Updated with new links.

Here is a consolidated post of available video links for this launch:

SpaceX direct live broadcast on Twitter: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1dRJZdZVemgKB

SpaceX Re-broadcast alternatives on YouTube:
Space Affairs:  https://youtube.com/watch?v=nHgWiLoW6SI
WAI LIve: https://youtube.com/watch?v=UwDc_NXEIhM

Replay supplied by The Space Devs (15 min after the broadcast end):  https://youtube.com/@thespacedevs/videos

Summary Video provided by SciNews (15 min after the broadcast ends):  https://youtube.com/@SciNewsRo/videos

NSF Live Coverage:
Twitter:
https://x.com/NASASpaceflight/
Youtube
https://youtube.com/watch?v=zupn8YkK4cw
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https://www.twitter.com/spacex/status/1870648165260832982

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After further inspections of the launch vehicle and data review, teams are standing down from the launch of the @Astranis: From One to Many mission. A new target launch date will be shared once confirmed.
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Postponed TBD per this NGA cancellation notice.

Quote from: NGA
220427Z DEC 24
NAVAREA IV 1605/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1603/24 AND THIS MSG.
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After further inspections of the launch vehicle and data review, teams are standing down from the launch of the @Astranis: From One to Many mission. A new target launch date will be shared once confirmed. [Dec 22 UTC]

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=astranis-from-one-to-many
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After further inspections of the launch vehicle and data review, teams are standing down from Falcon 9's launch of the Astranis: From One to Many mission from Florida. A new target launch date will be shared once confirmed.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
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The launch has re-surfaced back up on https://www.cadenaois.org/vpublic_anspdetail.jsp?view=15# with a NET December 29 launch date:

Primary Launch Day 29 Dec 0500Z – 0802Z Backup Launch Day (1) 30 Dec 0500Z – 0802Z Backup Launch Day (2) 31 Dec 0344Z – 0803Z Backup Launch Day (3) 01 Jan 0344Z – 0803Z Backup Launch Day (4) 02 Jan 0345Z – 0804Z Backup Launch Day (5) 03 Jan 0345Z – 0804Z Backup Launch Day (6) 04 Jan 0346Z – 0805Z
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My bold:
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated December 23:
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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Astranis MicroGEO mission from pad 40 on December 29 around 12:00-2:32 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on December 30 at 12:00-4:00 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch the Thuraya 4-NGS communication satellite for the UAE from pad 40 on January 2 at 12:00-12:23 a.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on TBD at 12:00-4:00 a.m. EST. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the first Firefly Blue Ghost & second Japanese iSpace HAKUTO-R lunar landers to the moon on mid-January TBA, in the middle of the night EST.
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NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
241036Z DEC 24
NAVAREA IV 1612/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   290500Z TO 290802Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   300500Z TO 300802Z, 310344Z TO 310803Z DEC,
   010344Z TO 010803Z, 0345Z TO 0804Z DAILY
   02 AND 03 AND 040346Z TO 040805Z JAN 25
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39.10N 080-37.74W, 28-40.00N 080-23.00W,
      28-38.00N 080-12.00W, 28-32.00N 080-11.00W,
      28-31.00N 080-21.00W, 28-31.71N 080-33.62W.
   B. 28-07.00N 075-25.00W, 28-38.00N 075-24.00W,
      28-51.00N 073-57.00W, 28-28.00N 072-24.00W,
      28-18.00N 072-08.00W, 28-06.00N 072-07.00W,
      27-54.00N 072-20.00W, 27-42.00N 074-01.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 040905Z JAN 25.//
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SpaceX is targeting Sunday, December 29 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Astranis: From One to Many mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 2.5-hour window opens at 12:00 a.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available later that night during a 3.75-hour window that opens at 10:43 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This will be the seventh flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, and three Starlink missions. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=astranis-from-one-to-many

Twitter/X Webcast: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwrEeyrMJB

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1872770943577460850
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Targeting a Falcon 9 launch from all three launch pads in Florida and California over the next three days → http://spacex.com/launches
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SpaceX is targeting Sunday, December 29 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Astranis: From One to Many mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 2.5-hour window opens at 12:00 a.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available later that night during a 3.75-hour window that opens at 10:43 p.m. ET.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This will be the seventh flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-8, Polaris Dawn, CRS-31, and three Starlink missions. After stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=astranis-from-one-to-many

Twitter/X Webcast: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwrEeyrMJB

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