{"id":4870,"date":"2025-08-12T15:59:58","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacexs-falcon-9-rocket-to-launch-24-starlink-satellites\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T15:59:58","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T07:59:58","slug":"spacexs-falcon-9-rocket-to-launch-24-starlink-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacexs-falcon-9-rocket-to-launch-24-starlink-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket to Launch 24 Starlink Satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SpaceX's<\/p>\n

SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission will be streamed live on SpaceX\u2019s official site, X @SpaceX<\/u>, and the new X TV app, with coverage starting approximately five minutes before liftoff.<\/p>\n

This mission marks the fifth flight of the Falcon 9 first-stage booster, which has previously supported four Starlink launches. After stage separation, the booster will attempt a precision landing on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, positioned in the Pacific Ocean.<\/p>\n

Residents in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear sonic booms during the launch, depending on atmospheric and weather conditions.<\/p>\n

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Also Read: What are Satellite Deployers?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

Countdown and Flight Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key milestones include:<\/p>\n

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  • 00:38:00 \u2014 Launch director \u201cGo\u201d for propellant load<\/li>\n
  • 00:35:00 \u2014 RP-1 and first stage LOX loading begin<\/li>\n
  • 00:16:00 \u2014 Second stage LOX loading begins<\/li>\n
  • 00:07:00 \u2014 Engine chill begins<\/li>\n
  • 00:00:03 \u2014 Engine ignition sequence start<\/li>\n
  • 00:01:12 \u2014 Max Q (peak mechanical stress)<\/li>\n
  • 00:02:26 \u2014 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)<\/li>\n
  • 00:02:29 \u2014 1st and 2nd stages separate<\/li>\n
  • 00:02:36 \u2014 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)<\/li>\n
  • 00:02:54 \u2014 Fairing separation<\/li>\n
  • 00:06:10 \u2014 1st stage entry burn begins<\/li>\n
  • 00:06:33 \u2014 1st stage entry burn ends<\/li>\n
  • 00:07:54 \u2014 1st stage landing burn begins<\/li>\n
  • 00:08:23 \u2014 1st stage landing<\/li>\n
  • 00:08:39 \u2014 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)<\/li>\n
  • 00:54:15 \u2014 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)<\/li>\n
  • 00:54:16 \u2014 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)<\/li>\n
  • 01:03:07 \u2014 Starlink satellites deploy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    This mission highlights SpaceX\u2019s reusable rocket technology, with the first stage booster already having flown four missions. By refurbishing and reusing hardware, SpaceX continues to drive down launch costs while increasing cadence, a strategy that underpins the rapid expansion of the Starlink network.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    SpaceX\u2019s Falcon 9 rocket is set to launch 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The mission will be streamed live on SpaceX\u2019s official site, X @SpaceX, and the new X TV app, with coverage starting approximately five minutes before liftoff. This mission marks […]<\/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":[25],"class_list":["post-4870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-launch"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4870"}],"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=4870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4870\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}