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They didn't fire at all because there was a risk that they might have hit the ISS. SpaceX was operating under NASA's rules and NASA had a safety window where the Falcon 9 could/couldn't fire its second stage.

The risk was almost certainly overstated, but NASA is understandably paranoid about things hitting the ISS.



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