Three days -- three delays for SpaceX -- as the commercial company's mission to launch six satellites into orbit doesn't happen again today.

Just after two this afternoon the announcement was made that a scrub was called -- and the liftoff would not take place -- ORBCOMM, who runs the satellites, says the team needed to address concerns discovered during preflight checks.

Saturday's attempt was also waived off -- lightning and thunderstorms engulfed the Space Coast -- launch managers worked all the way to the end of the window but couldn't get the Falcon 9 rocket off the ground.

All this after a technical issue grounded the rocket the night before.

So no launch for a third straight day. A new launch date has been set for Tuesday.



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SpaceX is trying to launch six next-generation satellites for Orbcomm, a global satellite and cellular service provider.

Orbcomm hopes the satellites will mean improved tracking data for its own customers, who often ship products around the world.

The company said a total of 17 satellites will be launched as part of a $230 million expansion plan.

Issues with the range, the rocket and one of the satellites delayed this launch for several weeks.

But SpaceX said they're ready for launch from the Space Coast.

Despite the issues, SpaceX is expected to be busy, now that they launch not only NASA missions, but also payloads for private companies.

Earlier this week, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said he expects to see more commercial launches from the Space Coast.

"We're getting prices down, launch prices and looking for them to go lower," said Bolden. "So long as that continues to work the way it is now I think we're in good shape."

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