{"id":12839,"date":"2019-11-13T23:11:35","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T15:11:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-falcon-9-launches-with-60-starlink-satellites\/"},"modified":"2019-11-13T23:11:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T15:11:35","slug":"photos-falcon-9-launches-with-60-starlink-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-falcon-9-launches-with-60-starlink-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Falcon 9 launches with 60 Starlink satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the heaviest payload ever launched by SpaceX took off Monday morning from Cape Canaveral with 60 satellites for then company\u2019s Starlink broadband network.<\/p>\n<p>The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket lifted off at 9:56 a.m. EST (1456 GMT) Monday, powered by nine Merlin 1D engines generating 1.7 million pounds of thrust.<\/p>\n<p>The kerosene-burning powerplants propelled the Falcon 9 launcher toward the northeast from Cape Canaveral.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s launch was SpaceX\u2019s first mission to fly a Falcon booster on a fourth flight. The company says the first stage boosters are designed for up to 10 missions before requiring a major overhaul.<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9\u2019s nose shroud, which shields payloads during launch, was also reused after retrieval following a previous launch in April. The launch marked the first time SpaceX has reused a payload fairing.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41751\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41751\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051477088_e8d513cfc6_3k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051477088_e8d513cfc6_3k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051477088_e8d513cfc6_3k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41752\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41752\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988636_d07c2eace3_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988636_d07c2eace3_k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988636_d07c2eace3_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41753\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41753\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41753\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49052201452_e67ed384fc_3k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49052201452_e67ed384fc_3k.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49052201452_e67ed384fc_3k-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49052201452_e67ed384fc_3k-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49052201452_e67ed384fc_3k-678x1017.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41754\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41754\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988746_5112b5f3bd_3k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"1017\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988746_5112b5f3bd_3k.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988746_5112b5f3bd_3k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41755\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41755\" style=\"width: 900px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41755\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988851_9f52a0ba2c_3k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988851_9f52a0ba2c_3k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988851_9f52a0ba2c_3k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988851_9f52a0ba2c_3k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/49051988851_9f52a0ba2c_3k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41755\" 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>A Falcon 9 rocket carrying the heaviest payload ever launched by SpaceX took off Monday morning from Cape Canaveral with 60 satellites for then company\u2019s Starlink broadband network. The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket lifted off at 9:56 a.m. EST (1456 GMT) Monday, powered by nine Merlin 1D engines generating 1.7 million pounds of thrust. 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