{"id":9943,"date":"2024-12-29T00:41:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-final-2024-mission-from-vandenberg\/"},"modified":"2024-12-29T00:41:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T16:41:06","slug":"spacex-launches-final-2024-mission-from-vandenberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-final-2024-mission-from-vandenberg\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches final 2024 mission from Vandenberg"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65127\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65127\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65127\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-Starlink-File-Photo-Feature-Image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-Starlink-File-Photo-Feature-Image.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240118-Starlink-File-Photo-Feature-Image-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em><strong>Update 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 22 Starlink satellites.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>SpaceX completed its first of three planned Falcon 9 launches before the end of year. The trio began with a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.<\/p>\n<p>The Starlink 11-3 mission added another 22 V2 Mini satellites to the megaconstellation in low Earth orbit. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) happened at 5:58:30 p.m. PST (8:58:30 p.m. EST, 0158:30 UTC).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bz28FdCC4rQ?si=QY5Xk5hiTajKunMg\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, tail number B1075 in the SpaceX fleet, launched for a 16th time. It previously supported the launches of Transporter-11, SARah-2 and 12 Starlink missions.<\/p>\n<p>A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1075 touched down on the droneship, \u2018Of Course I Still Love You,\u2019 which was positioned in the Pacific Ocean. This marked the 115th booster landing on OCISLY and the 388th booster landing to date.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX has one more Starlink mission scheduled before closing out 2024. The Starlink 12-6 is positioned to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at midnight to begin Dec. 30, barring weather or technical delays.<\/p>\n<p>In between these Starlink flights, SpaceX will make another attempt at launching the \u2018Astranis: From One to Many\u2019 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The company had a pad abort during the Dec. 21 launch attempt, which prevented the launch.<\/p>\n<p>Without any fanfare, or explanation on the root cause of the issue, SpaceX decided to switch the booster being used on the Astranis flight. It swapped out B1077 and brought up B1083 in its place.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming all three launches can take place before New Year\u2019s Day, SpaceX will close out 2024 with a total of 134 orbital launches using its Falcon family of rockets, which is 10 shy of the company\u2019s goal set at the beginning of the year. Two of that total were Falcon Heavy flights with the rest being Falcon 9 launches.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX\u2019s Vice President of Launch, noted that achieving these three will also mark \u201ca record quarter for both Falcon and SpaceX.\u201d The company is on track to complete 41 orbital launches this quarter.<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 473px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1872783841628189033&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F12%2F28%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-22-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-california-2%2F&amp;sessionId=42905c889013f67cc94ee62693f5fec1d96a5019&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" data-tweet-id=\"1872783841628189033\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File: A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Starlink mission. Image: SpaceX Update 10:04 p.m. EST (0304 UTC): SpaceX confirmed deployment of the 22 Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed its first of three planned Falcon 9 launches before the end of year. 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