"SpaceX Sets Record with Canaveral Launch, Delays Satellites for US Space Force, Scrubs Tranche 0, but Proceeds with Starlink Mission"

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SpaceX is planning its ninth launch of the month from Cape Canaveral, targeting liftoff of a Falcon 9 carrying 22 Starlink satellites. The company had also planned a launch in California but delayed it until Friday. If successful, this launch would equal the record for the most launches in a month and match the total number of launches SpaceX flew in 2022. The first-stage booster will attempt a recovery landing on a droneship in the Atlantic. Meanwhile, United Launch Alliance's mission was postponed due to Hurricane Idalia, and SpaceX's 61st orbital flight is scheduled for Friday morning from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
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