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[i]Even before the explosion, which fortunately occurred without any injuries at Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral, SpaceX was already facing a tight schedule to meet its planned target of 18 launches for the year. The vehicle, which was to launch the Amos-6 communications satellite on Sept. 3, was to have been the ninth mission of this year and the 29th Falcon 9 launch overall. SpaceX’s busy year is currently scheduled to culminate in the Falcon Heavy demonstration flight, itself already delayed from late 2015... Regardless of whether investigations unearth issues with the pad and pre-test propellant and vehicle preparations, rather than more fundamental concerns with the Falcon 9 design itself, the Sept. 1 event will likely delay SpaceX's launch cadence by weeks, if not months. The most immediate impacts will result from the investigation and the time taken to repair the damaged SLC-40 complex. Given initial evidence from video alone, it would appear highly unlikely the site could be ready in time to support the planned launch of the SES 10 satellite in October, the first intended to reuse a Falcon 9 first stage for a second mission. Other launches are also planned from this pad, including the 10th operational cargo delivery mission for NASA to the International Space Station — currently scheduled for Nov. 11.[/i]
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