Tag: direct-to-cell

The shock waves created as the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket became supersonic created a halo-like effect during its ascent. Liftoff of the Starlink 8-3 mission took place at 8:50 a.m. EDT (1250 UTC) on Aug. 10, 2024. Image: William Harwood/CBS News A day after bad weather in the booster recovery zone forced a mission scrub,…

An unusual build up of ice on the second stage of the Falcon 9 that launched the Starlink 8-3 mission. Image: SpaceX. SpaceX suffered its first in-flight failure of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2015, leaving 20 Starlink satellites in a perilously low orbit. SpaceX founder Elon Musk said it was unclear if the spacecraft…

The plume from the second stage lights up the pre-dawn sky over the Kennedy Space Center about seven and a half minutes after launch. Image: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now. Update 5:24 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launched the Starlink 8-9 mission and landed the booster, B1073, on the droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas.’ SpaceX launched a batch of…

A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 2, 2024. Image: SpaceX Update 12:09 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launches the Starlink 9-1 mission. SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket Tuesday…

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from SLC-4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base on May 9, 2024. Onboard were 20 Starlink satellites, 13 of which included the Direct to Cell capability. Image: SpaceX Update 12:53 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket. After a 24 hour mission delay, SpaceX was able to launch…

A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at sunset from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Starlink 8-1 mission on April 6, 2024. Image: SpaceX For a second time this year, SpaceX is preparing to launch another batch of Starlink satellites that support its Direct to Cell capability. The six spacecraft are among the 21 total…