{"id":11649,"date":"2021-05-28T17:08:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T09:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-falcon-9-launches-60-more-starlink-internet-satellites\/"},"modified":"2021-05-28T17:08:24","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T09:08:24","slug":"photos-falcon-9-launches-60-more-starlink-internet-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-falcon-9-launches-60-more-starlink-internet-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Falcon 9 launches 60 more Starlink internet satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These photos show the liftoff from Cape Canaveral and climb into space of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday. The launch carried 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit and set a new record for payload fairing reuse, with one half of the nose cone making its fifth flight.<\/p>\n<p>The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 launcher lifted off at 2:59 p.m. EDT (1859 GMT) Wednesday from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, setting a course northeast from Florida\u2019s Space Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-four minutes later, the rocket deployed 60 more Starlink internet satellites into an orbit about 180 miles (290 kilometers) above Earth. The flat-panel, quarter-ton spacecraft will each deploy solar panels and activate ion thrusters to maneuver into the operational Starlink fleet at an altitude of 341 miles (550 kilometers).<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX successfully landed the Falcon 9\u2019s reused first stage, designated B1063, on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The reusable booster completed its second trip to space and back.<\/p>\n<p>Recovery teams were also on station in the Atlantic Ocean to retrieve both halves of the payload shroud.<\/p>\n<p>These photos show the Falcon 9 rocket blasting off with 1.7 million pounds of thrust from its nine Merlin main engines.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52003\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52003\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52003\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_1-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_1-678x313.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_1-768x355.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52003\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_51961\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51961\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-51961\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/l28_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/l28_1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/l28_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/l28_1-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/l28_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-51961\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52004\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52004\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_2-678x452.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52005\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52005\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_3-678x1017.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_3-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52006\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52006\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_4.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_4-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_4-678x933.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_4-768x1057.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52007\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52007\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_5-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_5-678x969.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_5-768x1097.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52008\" style=\"width: 1100px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52008\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1100\" height=\"1186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_6.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_6-278x300.jpg 278w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_6-678x731.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_6-768x828.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52009\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52009\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_7.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_7-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_7-678x451.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_7-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_52010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52010\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-52010\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_8.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_8-300x182.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_8-678x412.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/f9_l28_8-768x466.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-52010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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>These photos show the liftoff from Cape Canaveral and climb into space of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Wednesday. The launch carried 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit and set a new record for payload fairing reuse, with one half of the nose cone making its fifth flight. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 launcher lifted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11649"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11649\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}