{"id":10638,"date":"2022-03-10T00:38:47","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:38:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/live-coverage-spacex-launches-another-starlink-mission\/"},"modified":"2022-03-10T00:38:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T16:38:47","slug":"live-coverage-spacex-launches-another-starlink-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/live-coverage-spacex-launches-another-starlink-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Live coverage: SpaceX launches another Starlink mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Starlink 4-10 mission will launch SpaceX\u2019s next batch of 48 Starlink broadband satellites. Text updates will appear automatically below. Follow us on&nbsp;Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>[tabby title=\u201dSFN Live\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Xd4C98uhJeY\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[tabby title=\u201dSpaceX Webcast\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uqAppamdGyo\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[tabby title=\u201dSpaceX Mission Audio\u201d]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2dycdIrt7ns\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[tabbyending]<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX\u2019s next batch of 48 Starlink internet satellites rode a Falcon 9 rocket into orbit Wednesday. SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 at 8:45 a.m. EST (1345 GMT) from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>The mission continued SpaceX\u2019s weekly launch cadence this year. It was SpaceX\u2019s 10th mission of 2022, and came six days after the most recent Starlink mission on March 3.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s mission, designated Starlink 4-10, mimicked SpaceX\u2019s recent Starlink launches from Florida\u2019s Space Coast. The Falcon 9 rocket, powered by nine Merlin 1D engines, steered southeast from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n<p>Arcing over the Atlantic Ocean, the rocket\u2019s first stage booster turned off its main engines and separated from the Falcon 9\u2019s upper stage at T+plus 2 minutes, 34 seconds. While the second stage powered into orbit with the 48 Starlink satellites, the first stage came back to Earth for a landing on SpaceX\u2019s drone ship \u201cA Shortfall of Gravitas\u201d parked in the Atlantic northeast of the Bahamas.<\/p>\n<p>The reusable booster flying Tuesday made its fourth launch into space. The rocket, tail number B1052, flew its first two missions as a side booster on SpaceX\u2019s Falcon Heavy rocket. After a conversion effort, SpaceX flew the booster again as the first stage of a Falcon 9 rocket Jan. 31 with an Italian radar remote sensing satellite.<\/p>\n<p>Now, 37 days later, the booster took off for a fourth time. After a hypersonic descent back into the atmosphere, rocket landed on SpaceX\u2019s drone ship at T+plus 8 minutes, 51 seconds, around 400 miles (650 kilometers) southeast of Cape Canaveral. The vessel will return the booster to Port Canaveral for offloading and refurbishment before another mission.<\/p>\n<p>The second stage shut down at T+plus 8 minutes, 45 seconds, after reaching a parking orbit. Following a 48-minute coast halfway around the world, the Falcon 9 relit its second stage engine for a one-second burn to place the Starlink satellites into the proper orbit for deployment.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 released the flat-packed satellites, each weighing about a quarter-ton, nearly 66 minutes after launch. The rocket\u2019s guidance computer targeted an orbit ranging between 189 miles and 197 miles (305-by-317 kilometers) in altitude, with an inclination of 53.2 degrees to the equator.<\/p>\n<p>The Starlink satellites will extend solar arrays and use on-board ion thrusters to reach their operational orbit at an altitude of 335 miles (540 kilometers), where they will enter commercial service for SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>Read our mission preview story for more details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ROCKET:<\/strong>&nbsp;Falcon 9 (B1052.4)<\/p>\n<p><strong>PAYLOAD:&nbsp;<\/strong>48 Starlink satelllites (Starlink 4-10)<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAUNCH SITE: <\/strong>SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAUNCH DATE: <\/strong>March 9,&nbsp;2022<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAUNCH TIME: <\/strong>8:45:10 a.m. EST (1345:10 GMT)<\/p>\n<p><strong>WEATHER FORECAST:<\/strong>&nbsp;Creater than 90% chance&nbsp;of acceptable weather; Low risk of unfavorable conditions for booster recovery<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOSTER RECOVERY:&nbsp;<\/strong>\u201cA Shortfall of Gravitas\u201d drone ship near the Bahamas<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAUNCH AZIMUTH:&nbsp;<\/strong>Southeast<\/p>\n<p><strong>TARGET ORBIT: <\/strong>189&nbsp;miles by 197 miles (305 kilometers by 317 kilometers), 53.2 degrees inclination<\/p>\n<p><strong>LAUNCH TIMELINE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>T+00:00: Liftoff<\/li>\n<li>T+01:12: Maximum aerodynamic pressure (Max-Q)<\/li>\n<li>T+02:30:&nbsp;First stage main engine cutoff (MECO)<\/li>\n<li>T+02:34: Stage separation<\/li>\n<li>T+02:41: Second stage engine ignition<\/li>\n<li>T+02:45: Fairing jettison<\/li>\n<li>T+06:50: First stage entry burn ignition (three engines)<\/li>\n<li>T+07:12: First stage entry burn cutoff<\/li>\n<li>T+08:25: First stage landing burn ignition (one engine)<\/li>\n<li>T+08:45: Second stage engine cutoff (SECO 1)<\/li>\n<li>T+08:51: First stage landing<\/li>\n<li>T+56:50: Second stage restart<\/li>\n<li>T+56:51: Second stage engine cutoff (SECO 2)<\/li>\n<li>T+1:05:52: Starlink satellite separation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>MISSION STATS:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>144th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010<\/li>\n<li>152nd launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006<\/li>\n<li>4th launch of Falcon 9 booster B1052<\/li>\n<li>126th Falcon 9 launch from Florida\u2019s Space Coast<\/li>\n<li>81st Falcon 9 launch from pad 40<\/li>\n<li>136th launch overall from pad 40<\/li>\n<li>87th flight of a reused Falcon 9 booster<\/li>\n<li>40th dedicated Falcon 9 launch with Starlink satellites<\/li>\n<li>10th Falcon 9 launch of 2022<\/li>\n<li>10th launch by SpaceX in 2022<\/li>\n<li>11th orbital launch based out of Cape Canaveral in 2022<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. 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