{"id":9973,"date":"2024-11-10T21:03:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T13:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-completes-double-launch-day-with-starlink-6-69-launch\/"},"modified":"2024-11-10T21:03:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T13:03:10","slug":"spacex-completes-double-launch-day-with-starlink-6-69-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-completes-double-launch-day-with-starlink-6-69-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX completes double launch day with Starlink 6-69 launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Updated 4:47 p.m. EST (2147 UTC): SpaceX landed the first stage booster on its droneship.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_67902\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-67902\" style=\"width: 678px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241111-Starlink-6-69-Adam.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-67902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241111-Starlink-6-69-Adam.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/20241111-Starlink-6-69-Adam-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-67902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Falcon 9 roars away from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 11, 2024, carrying 24 Starlink satellites. Image: Adam Bernstein\/Spaceflight Now.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX capped off the Veteran\u2019s Day holiday with the second in a of pair of Falcon 9 rocket launches from Florida\u2019s Space Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Following a Sunday scrub of the Starlink 6-69 mission, SpaceX managed to send up 24 Starlink V2 Mini satellites at 4:28 p.m. EST (2128 UTC) Monday evening. It followed the launch of the Koreasat-6A mission earlier in the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>This Starlink launch allowed SpaceX to continue testing the limits of its Falcon 9 rocket. The launch of 24 of the V2 Mini variety of the satellite now appears to be the maximum that can flown on a single Falcon 9 launch to this particular shell.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX has only once before launched 24 of the V2 mini Starlink satellites for the Group 6 shell from Cape Canaveral on Starlink 6-39 in February. After that, subsequent missions maxed out at 23 satellites.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V5XNBM0c0MI?si=TgY42oXg7FFQsPvG\" 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 B1080 in the SpaceX fleet, launched for a 12th time. It previously supported the launches of four missions to the International Space Station (Ax-2, Ax-3, Cygnus NG-21 and CRS-30), the European Space Agency\u2019s (ESA) Euclid observatory, the SES 24 communications satellite and four prior Starlink missions.<\/p>\n<p>A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1080 landed on the SpaceX droneship, \u2018A Shortfall of Gravitas.\u2019 This marked the 84th landing on ASOG.<\/p>\n<h4>Ramping up launches<\/h4>\n<p>The launch of 24 Starlink satellites came as SpaceX looks to ramp up its launch cadence to get as close a possible to the goal it set at the start of the year of 144 missions \u2013 a target it admits it can no longer reach. Sunday\u2019s mission will be the company\u2019s third launch in four days and it plans to launch a Korean communications satellite Monday, followed by two more Starlink delivery missions before the end of the week.<\/p>\n<p>Starlink 6-69 was SpaceX\u2019s 108th Falcon 9 rocket launch this year between its two launch pads in Florida and single pad in California.<\/p>\n<p>Following a launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday at 10:14 p.m. PDT (1:14 a.m. EST, 0614 UTC on Saturday), Kiko Dontchev, SpaceX\u2019s vice president of launch, said that the company was recently approved to launch up to 50 times this year from VSFB.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t get it twisted\u2026 @SpaceX and @SpaceForceDoD are committed to national security AND protecting the environment,\u201d Dontchev said in a post on X, formerly Twitter. \u201cAs part of the approval for increased cadence, we are implementing a very robust and detailed species monitoring and mitigation program.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will use data and science, not politics, to protect our planet as we push further into the solar system and make life multi-planetary!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; 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=1855315949320098268&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F11%2F10%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-24-starlink-satellites-on-a-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral%2F&amp;sessionId=979d1ab465999db64bd8ac010cf3fee6b1fdc60f&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782462576528691327=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Amazing work by the @SpaceX west coast team on launch #37(!!!) from Vandenberg this year. We are so thankful for our amazing partnership with the @SLDelta30, @SpaceForceDoD, and @DeptofDefense. So much effort from all parties went into clearing the way for increased launch\u2026 https:\/\/t.co\/sZERa6JdAr<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kiko Dontchev (@TurkeyBeaver) November 9, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Back in mid-October, the Los Angeles Times reported that the California Coastal Commission rejected a request by SpaceX to increase their number of permitted launch to 50. The proposal was also backed by U.S. Space Force and U.S. Air Force officials.<\/p>\n<p>The pushback from commissioners was reportedly connected to the ramped up political activity by SpaceX Founder Elon Musk in the lead up to the presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis company is owned by the richest person in the world with direct control of what could be the most expansive communications system in the planet,\u201d Commissioner Mike Wilson said. \u201cJust last week that person was talking about political retribution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commission also said SpaceX needed to do more in the realm of environmental monitoring and mitigation efforts. The L.A. Times reported that military personnel did agree \u201cto increase monitoring and to set up an interagency working group that includes U.S. Fish and Wildlife, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Federal Aviation Administration to address concerns as the number of launches increases.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Times also noted that SpaceX has plans to increase up to 100 launches from California in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated 4:47 p.m. EST (2147 UTC): SpaceX landed the first stage booster on its droneship. A Falcon 9 roars away from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 11, 2024, carrying 24 Starlink satellites. Image: Adam Bernstein\/Spaceflight Now. 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