The launch director stopped the Falcon 9 rocket just 29 seconds before it blasted into space from the Vandenberg Force base in California US.

Another attempt will be made on Saturday.

The launch has now been postponed twice this week due to poor weather.

Kenya’s Taifa-1 Satellite is among 51 other satellites and orbital vehicles that are scheduled to be deployed on the Transporter 7 mission.

It will be used to gather data for agriculture, land and environment monitoring.

The satellite would be the 50th deployed by African nations. So far, 14 countries in the continent have sent satellites into space, with many of them opting for commercial companies like SpaceX for their launches.