{"id":10044,"date":"2024-08-08T19:53:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-aces-2nd-attempt-launching-falcon-9-with-21-starlink-satellites\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T19:53:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T11:53:02","slug":"spacex-aces-2nd-attempt-launching-falcon-9-with-21-starlink-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-aces-2nd-attempt-launching-falcon-9-with-21-starlink-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX aces 2nd attempt, launching Falcon 9 with 21 Starlink satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_67019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67019\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67019\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_halo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_halo.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_halo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_halo-678x453.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_halo-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A day after bad weather in the booster recovery zone forced a mission scrub, SpaceX launched its latest batch of 21 Starlink satellites. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida happened Saturday morning at 8:50 a.m. EDT (1250 UTC).<\/p>\n<p>The booster flying this mission, tail number B1067 in the SpaceX fleet, made its 21st flight, successfully landing on the droneship, \u2018Just Read the Instructions,\u2019 a little more than eight minutes after liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>The remnants of Tropical Storm Debby moved far enough up the East Coast, to allow the launch to proceed on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bIdpVvJWi2c\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Prior this its latest Starlink mission, &nbsp;Falcon 9 booster, B1067, flew a fifth of its previous missions in support of NASA. It launched the Crew-3 and Crew-4 astronaut missions to the International Space Station as well as two cargo missions as part of its Commercial Resupply Services 2 contract. B1067 also launched 11 previous batches of Starlink satellites.<\/p>\n<p>The successful booster landing on JRTI marked the 88 touchdown for that droneship and the 336th booster landing to date.<\/p>\n<p>Among the 21 Starlink satellites flying are 13 that support SpaceX\u2019s Direct to Cell capabilities. The Starlink 8-3 mission was the 55th dedicated Starlink launch in 2024 and the 118th launch of the V2 Mini variety of the satellites.<\/p>\n<p>Following payload deployment, there will be a total of 142 DTC Starlink satellites on orbit.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67020\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67020\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_launch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_launch.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_launch-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_launch-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/20240810_starlink_8-3_launch-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), beginning the Starlink 8-3 mission on Aug. 10, 2024. Image: William Harwood\/CBS News<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h4>Musical chairs launch schedule<\/h4>\n<p>The mission comes near the tail end of a week that has included the announcement of big changes to SpaceX\u2019s launch manifest. On Tuesday, NASA announced that the upcoming Crew-9 mission would push from no earlier than August 18 to no earlier than September 24.<\/p>\n<p>The move allows more time for the agency to reach a conclusion regarding how to end the Boeing Crew Flight Test. Part of those deliberations includes choosing on which vehicle to bring Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>If NASA ultimately decides to use the SpaceX Crew Dragon, that will mean the Crew-9 mission will launch with only two people on board. NASA officials declined to name which two would be flying.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1821260140210745531&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F08%2F08%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-21-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral%2F&amp;sessionId=1a7941d6b54a6050447d5d0fc252d504f5a29004&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1821260140210745531\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461336505186227=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We are targeting no earlier than August 26 for the launch of Polaris Dawn pic.twitter.com\/tkkiRke64a<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Polaris (@PolarisProgram) August 7, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The shuffle also means that the commercial astronaut mission, Polaris Dawn, will now target the launch of its four-person crew on a five-day mission no earlier than Aug. 26. The CRS-31 Cargo Dragon flight will also move to a launch in mid-October.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on Thursday, SpaceX announced on social media that the hardware supporting Flight 5 of its Starship program is ready for launch, pending regulatory approval. The ambitious mission seeks to use the launch tower, nicknamed \u2018Mechazilla,\u2019 to catch the Super Heavy booster after stage separation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1821650606626631760&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F08%2F08%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-21-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral%2F&amp;sessionId=1a7941d6b54a6050447d5d0fc252d504f5a29004&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1821650606626631760\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461336505186227=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Flight 5 Starship and Super Heavy are ready to fly, pending regulatory approval. Additional booster catch testing and Flight 6 vehicle testing is planned while waiting for clearance to fly pic.twitter.com\/FFoGPEtztI<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) August 8, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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