{"id":114788,"date":"2024-10-16T12:31:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T05:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114788"},"modified":"2024-10-16T12:31:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T05:31:57","slug":"spacex-launches-100th-rocket-of-2024-during-starlink-doubleheader-video-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=114788","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 100th rocket of 2024 during Starlink doubleheader (video, photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>SpaceX launched its 100th rocket of the year early Tuesday morning (Oct. 15), and followed it up with another liftoff just hours later.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18853-spacex.html\">SpaceX<\/a>&#8216;s centenary mission of the year lifted off from Florida, with a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/18962-spacex-falcon-9.html\">Falcon 9<\/a> rocket carrying 23 of the company&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-satellites.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-satellites.html\">Starlink<\/a> internet satellites aloft. The mission launched \u00a0from Florida&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/33926-cape-canaveral.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/33926-cape-canaveral.html\">Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<\/a> at 2:10 a.m. EDT (0610 GMT). As usual, the Falcon 9&#8217;s first-stage booster came back to Earth safely, touching down on the drone ship &#8220;A Shortfall of Gravitas&#8221; off the Florida coast about eight minutes after launch.<\/p>\n<p>The company followed up that milestone with another launch two hours later, from the opposite U.S. coast. SpaceX&#8217;s 101st liftoff of 2024 saw 20 more Starlinks soar to space from <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/34147-vandenberg-air-force-base.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/34147-vandenberg-air-force-base.html\">Vandenberg Space Force Base<\/a> in California at 4:21 a.m. EDT (0821 GMT, or 1:21 a.m. local California time). The first-stage booster from that flight also safely returned to Earth.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:2600px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:46.15%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a streak of a rocket lifting off into the darkness of night with the moon shining overhead\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/iBEY4PomZgphFRBPkpRuy9.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A Falcon 9 rocket sends 20 Starlink satellites to space from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 15, 2024. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SpaceX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These two launches were not the only ones by SpaceX in recent days. For example, the company&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/39779-falcon-heavy-facts.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/39779-falcon-heavy-facts.html\">Falcon Heavy<\/a> rocket sent NASA&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/news\/live\/europa-clipper-mission-updates\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/news\/live\/europa-clipper-mission-updates\">Europa Clipper<\/a> mission toward the icy Jupiter ocean moon Europa on Monday (Oct. 14).\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-free-2024-hurricane-helene-milton\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-free-2024-hurricane-helene-milton\"><strong>SpaceX makes Starlink internet service free for people hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In addition, SpaceX&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-super-heavy.html\">Starship<\/a> megarocket soared to space Sunday (Oct. 13) on a test flight that featured a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-flight-5-launch-super-heavy-booster-catch-success-video\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starship-flight-5-launch-super-heavy-booster-catch-success-video\">dramatic launch tower catch<\/a> of the vehicle&#8217;s Super Heavy first stage. And Europe&#8217;s Hera probe <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-esa-hera-asteroid-mission-launch-success\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-esa-hera-asteroid-mission-launch-success\">flew to space<\/a> aboard a Falcon 9 on Oct. 9, heading toward an <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/51-asteroids-formation-discovery-and-exploration.html\">asteroid<\/a> previously smacked by NASA&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/dart-asteroid-mission\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/dart-asteroid-mission\">DART mission<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:1200px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"close-up of a rocket streaking to space in night\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/HfwbgsLzwq3GWHkVWEYvDR.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A Falcon 9 sends 20 Starlink satellites to space from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Oct. 15, 2024. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SpaceX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even more remarkably, SpaceX only received reauthorization to launch Falcon 9 missions on Oct. 11, after the rocket\u00a0<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-pause-launches-crew-9-falcon-9-issue\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-pause-launches-crew-9-falcon-9-issue\">had an issue<\/a>\u00a0with its upper stage during the launch of the Crew-9 astronaut mission to the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16748-international-space-station.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/16748-international-space-station.html\">International Space Station<\/a> on Sept. 28. (Hera was a one-time exception granted by the Federal Aviation Administration.)\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-rLSBnFRGv3Cm6BF6gF9AYd\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-rLSBnFRGv3Cm6BF6gF9AYd slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>SpaceX, in fact, has faced down three Falcon 9 anomalies and groundings in the last few months and rapidly returned to flight each time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check=\"\">\n<div class=\"image-full-width-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"image-widthsetter\" style=\"max-width:3000px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a rocket lifting off into the darkness surrounded by steam\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/mMtXs7w4Zpr3X8a85mKyvb.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">A Falcon 9 rocket sends 23 Starlink satellites to space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Oct. 15, 2024. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SpaceX)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first\u00a0issue, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-launch-anomaly-july-2024\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-launch-anomaly-july-2024\">on July 11<\/a>, happened after an upper-stage propellant leak caused 20 Starlink satellites to be deployed at too low an altitude, leading to their loss. The Falcon 9 was grounded for roughly two weeks after that incident.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 28, a Falcon 9 first stage <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-23rd-launch-landing-failure\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-falcon-9-rocket-23rd-launch-landing-failure\">did not land safely<\/a>\u00a0after a successful Starlink launch, but SpaceX had the rocket flying with FAA permission just three days later. The FAA noted in a statement Oct. 11 that it has &#8220;closed the SpaceX-led investigations for the Falcon 9 mishaps that occurred&#8221; on those two missions.<\/p>\n<p>The action of the past few days pushed SpaceX past its previous record of 98 launches, set in 2023. SpaceX is the most prolific launching entity in the world. China is second this year, with 47 missions to space so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Falcon 9 rockets have performed 96 of SpaceX&#8217;s 101 launches in 2024 so far. Two-thirds of those Falcon 9 flights have been dedicated to building out the Starlink megaconstellation. SpaceX has also launched two Falcon Heavy missions and three Starship test flights this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-starlink-doubleheader-100th-launch-2024\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX launched its 100th rocket of the year early Tuesday morning (Oct. 15), and followed it up with another liftoff just hours later. 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