{"id":10205,"date":"2024-01-12T21:21:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-12T13:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-22-starlink-satellites-on-west-coast-falcon-9-flight\/"},"modified":"2024-01-12T21:21:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T13:21:39","slug":"spacex-launches-22-starlink-satellites-on-west-coast-falcon-9-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-22-starlink-satellites-on-west-coast-falcon-9-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 22 Starlink satellites on West Coast Falcon 9 flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65083\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65083\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65083\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240113-Starlink-7-10-Launch.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240113-Starlink-7-10-Launch.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240113-Starlink-7-10-Launch-300x181.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65083\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on SpaceX\u2019s fourth mission of 2024. Image: SpaceX.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Update 4:20 a.m. EST: Successful launch and landing of the Falcon 9.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX was finally able to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from California early Sunday morning after a delay caused by high upper-level winds. The launch, carrying 22 Starlink satellites, will add to the more than 5,300 satellites already in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket lifted off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Sunday, Jan. 14, at 12:59 a.m. PST (3:59 a.m. EST, 0859 UTC). The launch has already been delayed multiple times, as delay from Thursday was also due to poor weather, according to SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XFCzlDRvlCU\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The first stage booster supporting this mission, tail number B1061, launched for the 18th time. It previously launched two astronaut flights, two Transporter ride-share missions and seven Starlink flights among seven other missions.<\/p>\n<p>Following liftoff, the booster landed on the droneship \u2018Of Course I Still Love You\u2019 about 8.5 minutes later.<\/p>\n<p>While four launches in two weeks would be an incredible pace for any other launch company, SpaceX\u2019s launch cadence has slowed down a bit at the start of the year since one of its East Coast droneships is still sidelined.<\/p>\n<p>The droneship, \u2018Just Read the Instructions,\u2019 has not yet returned to service after B1058 fell over during the recovery process following the launch of the Starlink 6-36 mission in late December.<\/p>\n<p>A Falcon 9 is currently scheduled to make another Starlink delivery mission from Cape Canaveral later on Saturday at 7:52 p.m. EST (0052 UTC). The drone ship \u2018A Shortfall of Gravitas\u2019 left Port Canaveral Thursday evening to support that mission.<\/p>\n<p>While SpaceX did not say if Starlink 7-10 is carrying additional satellites that feature direct to cellphone capabilities, the company has been making strides on the testing front. In an update on Wednesday, SpaceX stated that they successfully sent and received text messages via Starlink using the T-Mobile network.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the global leader in rocket and satellite launch and manufacturing, SpaceX is uniquely positioned to rapidly scale our Direct to Cell network and will rapidly launch a constellation of hundreds of satellites to enable text service in 2024 and voice, data, and Internet of Things (IoT) services in 2025,\u201d SpaceX said in a statement.<\/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=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=1745179822186483884&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F01%2F12%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-batch-of-22-starlink-satellites-on-west-coast-falcon-9-flight%2F&amp;sessionId=b38b3ebd21ca89411c383f2bf4b39b482eef3a97&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1745179822186483884\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461820601285697=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Satellite connectivity direct to cell phones will have a tremendous impact around the world, helping people communicate wherever and whenever they want or need to. https:\/\/t.co\/UewoRPpcTC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gwynne Shotwell (@Gwynne_Shotwell) January 10, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The company is also in the midst of preparing for the first of four planned crewed missions to the International Space Station in 2024. The Ax-3 mission, coordinated by Axiom Space, is set to liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday, Jan. 17 at 5:11 p.m. EST (2211 UTC).<\/p>\n<h4>Mission stats<\/h4>\n<p>This will be the:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11th orbital launch attempt in 2024<\/li>\n<li>4th SpaceX orbital launch in 2024<\/li>\n<li>4th Falcon 9 launch of 2024<\/li>\n<li>2nd launch from SLC-4E in 2024<\/li>\n<li>62nd SpaceX launch from SLC-4E<\/li>\n<li>130th overall launch from SLC-4E<\/li>\n<li>79th overall landing on OCISLY<\/li>\n<li>206th overall droneship landing<\/li>\n<li>263rd SpaceX booster landing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Falcon 9 lifts off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on SpaceX\u2019s fourth mission of 2024. Image: SpaceX. Update 4:20 a.m. EST: Successful launch and landing of the Falcon 9. SpaceX was finally able to launch its Falcon 9 rocket from California early Sunday morning after a delay caused by high upper-level winds. 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