SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket threads weather needle and launches 22 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral

Despite blustery winds and wet weather, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral early Thursday morning on the 70th Falcon flight and 44th Starlink delivery mission of the year. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 occurred at 1:36 a.m. EDT (0536 UTC), on the fourth of five launch opportunities that night. SpaceX did not give a specific reason for repeatedly pushing back the launch time, but in a social media post about 35 minutes prior to launch said: “Teams are keeping an eye on weather conditions at the launch site.” High winds and frequent showers buffeted the area throughout the night. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Oct 5)