{"id":14264,"date":"2017-10-13T21:46:02","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T13:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-falcon-9-rocket-lifts-off-at-twilight\/"},"modified":"2017-10-13T21:46:02","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T13:46:02","slug":"photos-falcon-9-rocket-lifts-off-at-twilight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-falcon-9-rocket-lifts-off-at-twilight\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Falcon 9 rocket lifts off at twilight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Launching into a clear autumn sky at sunset, a Falcon 9 rocket took off Wednesday from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and delivered the SES 11\/EchoStar 105 communications satellite to orbit.<\/p>\n<p>These photos show the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) launcher\u2019s climb away from pad 39A at the Florida spaceport. Liftoff occurred at 6:53 p.m. EDT (2253 GMT) Wednesday, powered by a previously-flown first stage booster with nine Merlin 1D main engines.<\/p>\n<p>The engines produced about 1.7 million pounds of thrust to push the rocket skyward.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27913\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27913\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27913\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_remote1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_remote1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_remote1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_remote1-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27913\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27914\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27914\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388001730_00db96b59b_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"676\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388001730_00db96b59b_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388001730_00db96b59b_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388001730_00db96b59b_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388001730_00db96b59b_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27915\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27915\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975194613_bf73c0e73a_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975194613_bf73c0e73a_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975194613_bf73c0e73a_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975194613_bf73c0e73a_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975194613_bf73c0e73a_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27916\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27916\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975195443_651990c6fb_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975195443_651990c6fb_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975195443_651990c6fb_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975195443_651990c6fb_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975195443_651990c6fb_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27843\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27843\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27843\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1764-1-copy-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1764-1-copy-2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1764-1-copy-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1764-1-copy-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1764-1-copy-2-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27843\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27919\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27919\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27919\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388002420_9c4aeb42f5_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388002420_9c4aeb42f5_k.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388002420_9c4aeb42f5_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388002420_9c4aeb42f5_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388002420_9c4aeb42f5_k-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27919\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27920\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27920\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388002170_33a2d3313f_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388002170_33a2d3313f_k.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/37388002170_33a2d3313f_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27921\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-27921\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_presssite2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_presssite2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_presssite2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_presssite2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/f9_ses11_presssite2-678x452.jpg 678w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: Stephen Clark\/Spaceflight Now<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27922\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27922\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27922\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975194993_09ac6fab2b_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"1013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975194993_09ac6fab2b_k.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/36975194993_09ac6fab2b_k-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27923\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27923\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27923\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1783-1-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"675\" height=\"729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1783-1-copy.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_1783-1-copy-278x300.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27923\" 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>Launching into a clear autumn sky at sunset, a Falcon 9 rocket took off Wednesday from NASA\u2019s Kennedy Space Center in Florida and delivered the SES 11\/EchoStar 105 communications satellite to orbit. These photos show the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) launcher\u2019s climb away from pad 39A at the Florida spaceport. Liftoff occurred at 6:53 p.m. EDT (2253 [&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":[1657,291,3156,3157,2164,479,428,25],"class_list":["post-14264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-airbus-defense-and-space","tag-commercial-space","tag-echostar","tag-echostar-105","tag-eurostar-e3000","tag-falcon-9","tag-kennedy-space-center","tag-launch"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14264"}],"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=14264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14264\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}