{"id":10118,"date":"2024-05-08T19:50:56","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-flies-13-more-direct-to-cell-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-launch-from-vandenberg-sfb\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T19:50:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T11:50:56","slug":"spacex-flies-13-more-direct-to-cell-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-launch-from-vandenberg-sfb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-flies-13-more-direct-to-cell-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-launch-from-vandenberg-sfb\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX flies 13 more Direct to Cell Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg SFB"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_66160\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66160\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66160\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240509_Starlink_8-2_liftoff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240509_Starlink_8-2_liftoff.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240509_Starlink_8-2_liftoff-300x140.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240509_Starlink_8-2_liftoff-678x317.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/20240509_Starlink_8-2_liftoff-768x359.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66160\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Update 12:53 a.m. EDT: SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>After a 24 hour mission delay, SpaceX was able to launch the Starlink 8-2 mission from the company\u2019s West Coast launch pad. The launch followed&nbsp;a successful launch from Florida\u2019s Space Coast earlier Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In total, there were 20 Starlink satellites onboard the launch from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) Thursday night. Liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base happened at 9:30 p.m. PDT (12:30 a.m. EDT, 0430 UTC). The launch time was pushed back multiple times Wednesday and SpaceX did not give a reason for delaying a day.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C_wWuuXffKw\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, B1082 in the SpaceX fleet, launched for a fourth time. It previously supported the launches of the USSF-62 mission along with two Starlink flights.<\/p>\n<p>A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1082 touched down on the SpaceX droneship, \u2018Of Course I Still Love You.\u2019 This marked the 89th landing for OCISLY and the 306th booster landing to date.<\/p>\n<p>The Direct to Cell portion of the Starlink constellation is a fairly recent addition. Prior to this flight, SpaceX has announced the launch of 12 such satellites. This mission will bring that total up to 25 in low Earth orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The mission also exemplifies the pace at which the Western Range is increasing its ability to support orbital flights. The Starlink 8-2 mission will be the 15th launch from VSFB, more than half of what the West Coast Space Force facility supported in all of 2023.<\/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=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1788283661151822247&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F05%2F08%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-fly-13-more-direct-to-cell-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-launch-from-vandenberg-sfb%2F&amp;sessionId=fe9c75b101349f7fb4d7127f9aa7c48c0fdd2931&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461558343528227=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Falcon 9 roars away from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center carrying 23 satellites for SpaceX&#8217;s Starlink internet service. Watch a replay of our live coverage: https:\/\/t.co\/pVOdFjpBno pic.twitter.com\/3KxvOdcTRw<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spaceflight Now (@SpaceflightNow) May 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>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. 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