CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX's hope for favorable weather became reality as it launched a new satellite for Sirius XM aboard its Falcon 9 rocket.
The first attempt was scrubbed about 30 seconds before liftoff Friday. Now, this second attempt to send off the SXM-7 mission was for 12:30 p.m. ET Sunday. During that time there's about a two hour window to launch.
Following a successful launch, SpaceX also recorded its 69th successful booster landing.
In a tweet Sunday morning, SpaceX said the weather is 80 percent favorable for launch.
If the launch had been scrubbed again, a backup window was scheduled for Monday, with a window opening up starting at 11:22 a.m. ET.
Last week, SpaceX had a successful high-altitude flight test of its Starship spacecraft.
Starship successfully lifted off the pad, rocketing up above Boca Chica, Texas, for several minutes, cutting off two of its Raptor engines for a descent, and successfully reorientating itself to attempt a vertical landing.
Starship exploded immediately after landing, but according to Musk, SpaceX got all the data it needed.
The company's Starship is designed to one day take people and cargo to the moon and Mars.
