MOSCOW (Sputnik) — US aerospace company SpaceX said Sunday that the launch of its Falcon 9 carrier rocket with a spy satellite was postponed due to technical issues in less than a minute before a scheduled start.
"Standing down today due to a sensor issue; backup launch opportunity tomorrow morning," the SpaceX said on its Twitter.
Standing down today due to a sensor issue; backup launch opportunity tomorrow morning.
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) 30 апреля 2017 г.
The rocket was supposed to be launched from a pad at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the US state of Florida in order to deliver a secretive satellite, dubbed the NROL-76, into the orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
