{"id":12676,"date":"2020-01-31T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2020-01-31T13:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-falcon-9-lifts-off-on-fourth-dedicated-launch-for-starlink-network\/"},"modified":"2020-01-31T21:36:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-31T13:36:48","slug":"photos-falcon-9-lifts-off-on-fourth-dedicated-launch-for-starlink-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-falcon-9-lifts-off-on-fourth-dedicated-launch-for-starlink-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Falcon 9 lifts off on fourth dedicated launch for Starlink network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 80th flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivered 60 more satellites to orbit for the company\u2019s Starlink broadband network Wednesday after launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.<\/p>\n<p>The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket fired up at 9:06:49 a.m. EST (1406:49 GMT) Wednesday and climbed away from from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch pad. An incandescent flame from the rocket\u2019s nine Merlin 1D main engines \u2014 collectively generating 1.7 million pounds of thrust \u2014 trailed more than 20 stories behind the launcher.<\/p>\n<p>A roar from the Falcon 9\u2019s engines reached spectators a few seconds later as the rocket arced toward the northeast into clear skies over Florida\u2019s Space Coast.<\/p>\n<p>About an hour later, the Falcon 9\u2019s second stage deployed the 60 Starlink satellites \u2014 each with a mass of about a quarter-ton \u2014 into an orbit 180 miles (290 kilometers) above Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s mission was the third SpaceX launch of the year, and the fourth SpaceX launch dedicated to carrying Starlink satellites. With the successful launch Wednesday, SpaceX has delivered 240 Starlink satellites to orbit of a planned initial block of more than 1,500 broadband relay craft to provide global Internet service.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43333\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43333\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f9_starlink3_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f9_starlink3_.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f9_starlink3_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f9_starlink3_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/f9_starlink3_-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43334\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43334\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673512_68db058ad8_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673512_68db058ad8_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673512_68db058ad8_k-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673512_68db058ad8_k-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673512_68db058ad8_k-678x388.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43335\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43335\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673792_c7267d8b3e_3k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673792_c7267d8b3e_3k.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673792_c7267d8b3e_3k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673792_c7267d8b3e_3k-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673792_c7267d8b3e_3k-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43302\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43302\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_8216-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_8216-copy.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_8216-copy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_8216-copy-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_8216-copy-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43336\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43336\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673707_aaddf38aa2_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673707_aaddf38aa2_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673707_aaddf38aa2_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673707_aaddf38aa2_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673707_aaddf38aa2_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43337\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43337\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673552_2bc4d15f0f_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673552_2bc4d15f0f_k.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673552_2bc4d15f0f_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673552_2bc4d15f0f_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/49461673552_2bc4d15f0f_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43338\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43338\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_2-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark \/ Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_43339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43339\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43339\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_4.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_4-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_4-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/f9_starlink3_4-678x392.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43339\" 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>The 80th flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket delivered 60 more satellites to orbit for the company\u2019s Starlink broadband network Wednesday after launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket fired up at 9:06:49 a.m. EST (1406:49 GMT) Wednesday and climbed away from from Cape Canaveral\u2019s Complex 40 launch [&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":[1661,252,291,1736,1573,479,25,316],"class_list":["post-12676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-astronomy","tag-broadband","tag-commercial-space","tag-complex-40","tag-drone-ship","tag-falcon-9","tag-launch","tag-spacex"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12676"}],"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=12676"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12676\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}