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June 4 (UPI) -- SpaceX has failed an attempt to launch two missions in a single day after scrubbing a cargo mission scheduled for Sunday afternoon "due to high winds." Earlier in the day, SpaceX had launched more satellites into space as the company continues to build out its Starlink constellation.
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The company launched 22 second-generation satellites into low-Earth orbit at 8:20 a.m. from Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The Falcon 9 rocket's first-stage booster landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship minutes later.
The company tried to follow that launch up with a second mission scheduled for 12:12 p.m. which, if successful, would have marked the first time SpaceX has launched two missions on the same day.
SpaceX intended to launch Dragon's 28th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
However, the company said it would be "standing down" from launching the mission for NASA because of "high winds" and would instead target 11:47 a.m. Monday for the launch.
"Teams will continue to monitor weather, which is 60% favorable for liftoff," the company said.
Sunday's flight would have been the fifth flight of the first stage booster supporting the mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I-6 F2, and one Starlink mission.
The Dragon capsule is expected to dock with the ISS at some point this week after an estimated 42-hour flight.
The earlier Starlink mission marked the 36th successful launch for the company so far in 2023, with launches now occurring with increasing regularity.
Last year, Elon Musk -- the company's controversial billionaire founder and CEO -- said in a tweet that SpaceX is "aiming for up to 100 flights" this year.
