The Falcon 9 rocket can resume launching, the Federal Aviation Administration said, clearing the way for a Saturday liftoff at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The two-stage rocket built by SpaceX will target liftoff between 9:05 a.m. and 1:05 p.m. Saturday from Space Launch Complex-4 on South Base.
The first-stage booster, making its 13th flight, will return to land on a droneship in the Pacific Ocean.
The purpose of the launch is to place another 25 Starlink satellites in orbit.
The launch will take place days after another rocket experienced a glitch that prompted investigations. That rocket launched Monday morning from Vandenberg.
SpaceX said the second stage experienced an “off-nominal condition” during preparation for the deorbit burn which aims to remove the used component from space. Re-entry typically occurs over oceans.
The two planned Merlin vacuum engine burns “were nominal and safely deployed all 25 Starlink satellites to their intended orbit.”
There were no public injuries or damage to public property.
Glitches on some previous missions doomed the satellites.Â
Despite a successful delivery, SpaceX said later Monday that teams were reviewing data to determine root cause and corrective actions before returning to flight.Â
On Friday, the FAA confirmed the mishap investigation has concluded.Â
“The FAA oversaw and accepted the findings of the SpaceX-led investigation,” the FAA said. “The final mishap report cites the probable root cause was the Falcon 9 stage 2 engine’s failure to ignite prior to the deorbit burn.”
The FAA said SpaceX has identified technical and organizational preventative measures to avoid a reoccurrence of the event.Â
“The Falcon 9 vehicle is authorized to return to flight.”
Vandenberg’s second launch of the week initially had been set for Friday, but was delayed a day by the mishap investigationÂ
A live webcast of the mission is scheduled to begin about five minutes before liftoff at spacex.com/launches and on X @SpaceX.