SpaceX: launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with the satellite SES-9 crashes canceled – RIA Novosti

© AP Photo / John Raoux

WASHINGTON, February 29 -. RIA Novosti rocket Falcon 9 could not start due to an abnormal termination of the launch, the reasons not yet known, announced the launch of the organizing company SpaceX.

start was to be held from the spaceport at Cape Canaveral (Florida) at 03:21 MSK, but in the second, when the rocket was supposed to start, the control center gave the command to abort the launch then the engine went out.

As the leading broadcast, all prescribed in such a case, the procedures were carried out, the rocket and the launch pad were not injured, the fire was not.

© AP Photo / NASA / Bill Ingalls

The SpaceX stressed that the rocket as a result of the abolition of the emergency start is not affected. The company decided not to make a new attempt today and start to move. The decision on when the next attempt will take place will be taken after further analysis of the data.

SES-9 created by Boeing and is owned satellite operator SES. It is designed to provide communication signals in North-East Asia and Indonesia, as well as communication between ships in the Indian Ocean.

The launch was due to the device take place more than six months ago, but was postponed due to the crash in June Falcon 9 rocket for sending cargo to the ISS. Recovered after the June accident in January SpaceX conducted two successful launches of the Falcon 9. However, SES is clearly not lucky: SES-9 satellite was supposed to go into orbit on Thursday, but the launch did not take place because of the weather, the day after the launch was canceled technical reasons. On Monday, the estimated start time was postponed by half an hour due to the ship’s entry into closed at the time the “safe zone” in the Atlantic Ocean.