Space X abandons rocket launch over the presence of plane in the launch area, just before 11 seconds

Space X had to abandon a rocket launch named Falcon 9, before 11 seconds of launching it because of the fear of an aircraft present near the launch site. However, it is unclear which airplane was in the restricted area at the time of the launch as quite a number of aircraft were seen flying in the area.

Space X was broadcasting the launch of its Starlink satellites on X, when a voice interrupted the launch saying ‘hold, hold, hold!’, exactly at 12 seconds. A little while later, the same voice announced that there might be another aircraft in space.

Media organizations and social media users suggested taking guesses and went with Delta Flight 480 which was going from Los Angeles' LAX to Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on Sunday at 7 was the culprit. According to data, Boeing 767 was flying north during the takeoff, turning past the Vandenberg Air Force base, which was the launch site for Falcon 9.


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The YouTube channel VAS Aviation posted a video of air traffic control communications where the traffic launch was being discussed. DL480’s flight deck was being said ‘looks like you’re gonna have the best show for the rocket launch’. A while later, notification arrived that Space X had paused the rocket launch.

Another flight that was near the launch site was the Southwest Flight SWA1311 which was going from San Diego to Honolulu. When contacted about the incident, they confirmed that Southwest had received no reports of the incident.

It was clearly a hard guess as to which rocket had caused the abortion of the launch, it highlights the issues of tensions between rocket launches and commercial aviation. Some days before, a Starship rocket owned by an Elon Musk firm caught fire over the Caribbean, causing many airplanes to deviate from their path.

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A week ago, Qantas, a popular Australian airline, confirmed that it had to delay flights between Australia and South Africa to avoid clashing with SpaceX rockets and that no accident happened over the Indian Ocean.

The launch of Falcon 9 was postponed on Tuesday at 7:45 a.m.

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