Weather 70% GO for Tues, thick cloud layer rule only possible violation.80% GO on delay day, liftoff winds the only issue.
Maximum upper-level winds will be from the southwest at 140 knots at 40,000 feet.
SpaceX is targeting launch of EchoStar XXIII fromhistoric Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’sKennedy Space Center in Florida. The two and ahalf hour launch window opens on Tuesday,March 14, at 1:34 a.m. EDT or 5:34 a.m. UTC. Thesatellite will be deployed approximately 34minutes after launch.A backup launch window opens on Thursday, March 16, at 1:35 a.m. EDT or 5:35 a.m. UTC.The EchoStar XXIII mission will be SpaceX’s second launch from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. SpaceX will not attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage after launch due to mission requirements.