{"id":9995,"date":"2024-10-15T23:36:50","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:36:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-sfb\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T23:36:50","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T15:36:50","slug":"spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-sfb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-sfb\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_65861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65861\" style=\"width: 876px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65861\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240405_Starlink_Direct-to-Cell_small.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240405_Starlink_Direct-to-Cell_small.jpg 876w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240405_Starlink_Direct-to-Cell_small-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240405_Starlink_Direct-to-Cell_small-678x467.jpg 678w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/20240405_Starlink_Direct-to-Cell_small-768x530.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 2, 2024. Image: SpaceX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>SpaceX completed a double launch day on Tuesday with a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The Starlink 9-7 mission occurred just a few hours after the Starlink 10-10 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n<p>Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) occurred at 1:21 a.m. PDT (4:21 a.m. EDT, 0821 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dpBv4YHFPXM?si=eAPWF1IsEryAOZ7N\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, tail number B1071 in the SpaceX fleet, flew for a 19th time. It previously supported three missions for the National Reconnaissance Office (NROL-87, -85 and -146), two rideshare missions (Transporter-8 and -9) and 11 previous Starlink missions.<\/p>\n<p>A little more than eight minutes after liftoff, B1071 touched down on the SpaceX droneship \u2018Of Course I Still Love You.\u2019 It marked the 104th booster landing on OCISLY and the 354th booster landing to date.<\/p>\n<p>Onboard the mission are 20 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, of which 13 feature Direct to Cell capabilities. As SpaceX looks to build out this part of its constellation, this mission will bring the total up to 246 DTC Starlink satellites on orbit. Deployment of the satellites was due to occur just over an hour into the mission.<\/p>\n<p>The Starlink 9-7 mission is the first batch of DTC Starlink satellites to launch since the United States was hit by both Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton. Following the landfall of the latter, SpaceX announced it was granted access to activate the DTC satellites \u201cto provide emergency alerts for all phones and carriers of those in affected areas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe [Federal Communications Commission] has also rapidly approved emergency special temporary authority for coverage in Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton,\u201d SpaceX said in a social media post. \u201cWe have now enabled basic texting (SMS) for those on T-Mobile phones in hurricane affected areas. Text messages have already been sent and received.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX also published a coverage map of the areas struck by the hurricanes and stated that in those regions, \u201cStarlink service is now free through the end of the year to help with response and recovery efforts.\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=1844804813592367124&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceflightnow.com%2F2024%2F10%2F15%2Flive-coverage-spacex-to-launch-20-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-sfb%2F&amp;sessionId=a5bd89a4f1d706c954d8b0f3f25d5f475889a7fa&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-twitter-extracted-i1782461197975291177=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">For those impacted by Hurricanes Helene or Milton, Starlink service is now free through the end of the year to help with response and recovery efforts \u2192 https:\/\/t.co\/fUko3xSviJ pic.twitter.com\/vEaGPavsFz<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Starlink (@Starlink) October 11, 2024<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A stack of SpaceX Starlink satellites, which included the first six featuring Direct to Cell capabilities. The batch launched on the Starlink 7-9 mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Jan. 2, 2024. Image: SpaceX SpaceX completed a double launch day on Tuesday with a Starlink mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. 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