{"id":11876,"date":"2021-02-08T19:49:37","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T11:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-sixty-more-starlinks-rocket-through-moonlit-sky-over-cape-canaveral\/"},"modified":"2021-02-08T19:49:37","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T11:49:37","slug":"photos-sixty-more-starlinks-rocket-through-moonlit-sky-over-cape-canaveral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-sixty-more-starlinks-rocket-through-moonlit-sky-over-cape-canaveral\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Sixty more Starlinks rocket through moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With another SpaceX rocket poised for launch just a few miles away, a Falcon 9 launcher soared through a moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral on Feb. 4 carrying 60 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit.<\/p>\n<p>These photos show the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket taking off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 1:19 a.m. EST (0619 GMT) on Feb. 4. Nine Merlin 1D engines, consuming kerosene in combination with super-cold liquid oxygen, powered the rocket off the pad with 1.7 million pounds of fiery orange thrust.<\/p>\n<p>The rocket\u2019s reusable booster fired through a clear night sky, steering the Falcon 9 by the moon as seen from well-aligned observers to the west of the launch pad.<\/p>\n<p>These photos show the Falcon 9 rocket\u2019s climb into space. The Falcon 9\u2019s upper stage deployed all 60 Starlink internet satellites into orbit about an hour after liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50031\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50031\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092893_c1cc6ba25c_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092893_c1cc6ba25c_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092893_c1cc6ba25c_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092893_c1cc6ba25c_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092893_c1cc6ba25c_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49956\" style=\"width: 2885px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49956\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1024-copy_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2885\" height=\"1712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1024-copy_1.jpg 2885w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1024-copy_1-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1024-copy_1-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1024-copy_1-678x402.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2885px) 100vw, 2885px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Falcon 9 rocket climbs into a moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral. Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_49969\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49969\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-49969\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787166_b8a785654f_3k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787166_b8a785654f_3k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787166_b8a785654f_3k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787166_b8a785654f_3k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787166_b8a785654f_3k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-49969\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Falcon 9 rocket blasts off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Thursday, while another Falcon 9 stands in the foreground on pad 39A. Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50032\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50032\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787221_0ea4e87b74_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787221_0ea4e87b74_k.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787221_0ea4e87b74_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787221_0ea4e87b74_k-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787221_0ea4e87b74_k-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50033\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50033\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092833_034ce1452e_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092833_034ce1452e_k.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092833_034ce1452e_k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092833_034ce1452e_k-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908092833_034ce1452e_k-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50034\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50034\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1031-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"804\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1031-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1031-copy-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1031-copy-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/IMG_1031-copy-678x454.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_50035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-50035\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-50035\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787351_ad77b90fac_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787351_ad77b90fac_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787351_ad77b90fac_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787351_ad77b90fac_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/50908787351_ad77b90fac_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-50035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/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>With another SpaceX rocket poised for launch just a few miles away, a Falcon 9 launcher soared through a moonlit sky over Cape Canaveral on Feb. 4 carrying 60 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit. These photos show the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket taking off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station [&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":[1754,252,771,1736,479,25,311,316],"class_list":["post-11876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-b1060","tag-broadband","tag-cape-canaveral-space-force-station","tag-complex-40","tag-falcon-9","tag-launch","tag-reusability","tag-spacex"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11876"}],"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=11876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11876\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}