{"id":10080,"date":"2024-06-23T01:29:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T17:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-marks-record-20th-flight-with-falcon-9-payload-fairing-half-on-starlink-mission\/"},"modified":"2024-06-23T01:29:13","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T17:29:13","slug":"spacex-marks-record-20th-flight-with-falcon-9-payload-fairing-half-on-starlink-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-marks-record-20th-flight-with-falcon-9-payload-fairing-half-on-starlink-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX marks record 20th flight with Falcon 9 payload fairing half on Starlink mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_66569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66569\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66569\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240623_Starlink_10-2_launch_MC-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240623_Starlink_10-2_launch_MC-2.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240623_Starlink_10-2_launch_MC-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240623_Starlink_10-2_launch_MC-2-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240623_Starlink_10-2_launch_MC-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars above Florida\u2019s Space Coast amid the Starlink 10-2 mission on June 23, 2024. Image: Michael Cain \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX completed the launch of its first Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in more than two weeks on Saturday. The last time the company attempted to launch the Starlink 10-2 mission, it encountered a rare scrub as the Falcon 9\u2019s first stage Merlin engines began firing.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff of the rescheduled flight happened at 1:15 p.m. EDT (1715 UTC), the opening of a nearly four-hour window, from Space Launch Complex 40. The mission also marked the first time SpaceX launched one of its payload fairings for a 20th time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uk_WDWzNfYs\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Activity in the tropics creates some uncertainty for the launch from a meteorological perspective, but proved to not be prohibiting to launch. On Saturday, June 22, the 45th Weather Squadron issued a launch weather forecast that suggests just 50 percent odds of favorable launch weather at the opening of the launch window.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the start of fueling, SpaceX stated on X (formerly Twitter) that the weather improved to 70 percent favorable for launch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDeep tropical moisture will remain entrenched across the Florida peninsula into early next week, and as a result, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms can be expected each day, largely favoring the afternoon and evening hours,\u201d the forecast stated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile atmospheric flow will remain weak enough to allow daily seabreeze development, an incoming trough will likely result in delayed formation and westward progression by Monday and Tuesday, with initial storm development closer to the coast on those days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, B1078, launched for an 11th time. It previously launched the astronauts and cosmonaut of the Crew-6 mission, the USSF-124 mission and seven previous Starlink flights.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; 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=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1804927092175630746&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F06%2F22%2Flive-coverage-spacex-swaps-falcon-9-boosters-ahead-of-starlink-launch-from-cape-canaveral%2F&amp;sessionId=fe0424ce47bdf96c00c5fb4a0b42cd5be6fcc9e0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1804927092175630746\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461442503452617=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fairing separation confirmed. Today\u2019s mission marks our first 20th flight of a fairing half! pic.twitter.com\/dV7zZEhwU4<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 SpaceX (@SpaceX) June 23, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1078 landed on the SpaceX droneship, \u2018A Shortfall of Gravitas.\u2019 This was the 75th booster landing for ASOG and the 321st booster landing to date.<\/p>\n<p>However, B1078 wasn\u2019t always the intended booster for this mission though. The original flight plan had B1073 as the first stage booster. However, the booster was swapped out following a last-second scrub on June 14.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX hasn\u2019t elaborated on the issue or issues that caused the scrub during engine ignition, but in a June 15 post on X (formerly Twitter), Kiko Dontchev, the vice president of Launch at SpaceX said: \u201cTough week dealing with production challenges and then a rare scrub at engine startup yesterday on 10-2. \u201cUnfortunately there is a real issue so we need to go inspect the hardware in detail on this vehicle\u2026 Painful, but safety and reliability are the priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; 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=1801731406772764878&amp;lang=en&amp;maxWidth=678px&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F06%2F22%2Flive-coverage-spacex-swaps-falcon-9-boosters-ahead-of-starlink-launch-from-cape-canaveral%2F&amp;sessionId=fe0424ce47bdf96c00c5fb4a0b42cd5be6fcc9e0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1801731406772764878\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"678\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461442503452617=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here are moments leading up to engine ignition and the ultimate abort of the Starlink 10-2 at the moment of T-0.<\/p>\n<p>Watch: pic.twitter.com\/a8wVmKFr9x<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) June 14, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This was the 45th launch of Starlink satellites so far in 2024 with another planned for Sunday evening, which is set to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:45 p.m. PDT (11:45 p.m. EDT, 0345 UTC).<\/p>\n<p>Starlink 10-2 added another 22 satellites to the growing megaconstellation. With this launch, SpaceX has launched 1,007 Starlink satellites this year alone.<\/p>\n<p>According to expert orbital tracker and astronomer, Jonathan McDowell, there are more than 6,000 active Starlink satellites on orbit.<\/p>\n<h4>Falcon Heavy prepares to fly again<\/h4>\n<p>While SpaceX is preparing to launch a pair of Falcon 9 rockets on both sides of the country, in Florida, it\u2019s also working with NASA and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to launch a new weather satellite on June 25 at 5:16 p.m. EDT (2116 UTC).<\/p>\n<p>NASA\u2019s Launch Services Program (LSP) contracted SpaceX to launch the final satellite in the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R (GOES-R) series. NOAA describes these as \u201cthe Western Hemisphere\u2019s most sophisticated weather-observing and environmental-monitoring system.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66560\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66560\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66560\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240614_GOES-U_transported_LC-39A.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"662\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240614_GOES-U_transported_LC-39A.jpeg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240614_GOES-U_transported_LC-39A-300x227.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240614_GOES-U_transported_LC-39A-678x512.jpeg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240614_GOES-U_transported_LC-39A-768x580.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240614_GOES-U_transported_LC-39A-326x245.jpeg 326w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/20240614_GOES-U_transported_LC-39A-80x60.jpeg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66560\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crews transport NOAA\u2019s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES-U) from the Astrotech Space Operations facility to the SpaceX hangar at Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida beginning on Friday, June 14, 2024, with the operation finishing early Saturday, June 15, 2024. Image: NASA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In an interview with Spaceflight Now on Friday NASA\u2019s launch director, Dr. Denton Gibson, said the launch team will be monitoring the weather over the next few days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have some planning to do or decisions to make in terms of when we roll the vehicle out and before we do all of our final preps for launch,\u201d Gibson said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-2\" 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-2&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1804600684693614878&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F06%2F22%2Flive-coverage-spacex-swaps-falcon-9-boosters-ahead-of-starlink-launch-from-cape-canaveral%2F&amp;sessionId=fe0424ce47bdf96c00c5fb4a0b42cd5be6fcc9e0&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1804600684693614878\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461442503452617=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NASA and SpaceX are preparing to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket in support of the NASA\/NOAA GOES-U weather satellite mission. On Friday, we spoke with Dr. Denton Gibson, the @NASA_LSP Launch Director about what he and his team will be doing between now and the planned launch day on\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/RCVV2ecFHi<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) June 22, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He said they would make a determination on whether a rollout of the Falcon Heavy rocket from the hangar to the pad would make more sense on Sunday or Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon Heavy has a backup launch date of June 26, but if it slips beyond that, Gibson said there would need to be discussions with the Eastern Range before a new date could be booked.<\/p>\n<p>Watch live views of the Falcon Heavy launch pad.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E1uVzfQG_Yo\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket soars above Florida\u2019s Space Coast amid the Starlink 10-2 mission on June 23, 2024. Image: Michael Cain \/ Spaceflight Now SpaceX completed the launch of its first Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in more than two weeks on Saturday. 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