{"id":127326,"date":"2024-11-18T16:56:49","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T09:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127326"},"modified":"2024-11-18T16:56:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T09:56:49","slug":"spacex-launches-20-starlink-satellites-from-california-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=127326","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launches 20 Starlink satellites from California (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 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday morning (Nov. 18).<\/p>\n<p>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 20 <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> spacecraft, including 13 with direct-to-cell capability, lifted off 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> at 12:53 a.m. EST (0553 GMT; 9:53 p.m. local California time on Nov. 17).<\/p>\n<p>The Falcon 9&#8217;s first stage returned to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/54-earth-history-composition-and-atmosphere.html\">Earth<\/a> as planned about eight minutes after liftoff, landing on the <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> droneship &#8220;Of Course I Still Love You&#8221; in the Pacific Ocean.<\/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:1944px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.22%;\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-320-80.jpg.webp 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-480-80.jpg.webp 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-650-80.jpg.webp 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-970-80.jpg.webp 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-1024-80.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-1200-80.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A black and white spacex falcon 9 rocket first stage sits on the deck of a ship at sea.\" class=\"expandable\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-320-80.jpg 320w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-480-80.jpg 480w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-650-80.jpg 650w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-970-80.jpg 970w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA-1200-80.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1000px) 970px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net\/3mcLLSoDRAsP9oePZ9mvA.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"caption-text\">The first stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket rests on the deck of a ship at sea shortly after launching 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Nov. 18, 2024. <\/span><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: SpaceX via X)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was the 20th launch and landing for this particular booster, according to a <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/mission\/?missionId=sl-9-12\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/mission\/?missionId=sl-9-12\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">SpaceX mission description<\/a>. Thirteen of those flights have been Starlink missions.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>The Falcon 9&#8217;s upper stage continued hauling the Starlink satellites to <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/low-earth-orbit\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/low-earth-orbit\">low Earth orbit<\/a> (LEO), <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1858403880540971282\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpaceX\/status\/1858403880540971282\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">deploying them on schedule<\/a> about 62 minutes after liftoff.<\/p>\n<p>SpaceX has launched more than 100 Falcon 9 missions in 2024, about two-thirds of them devoted to building out the Starlink network.<\/p>\n<p>The megaconstellation currently consists of more than 6,600 active spacecraft, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/planet4589.org\/space\/con\/star\/stats.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/planet4589.org\/space\/con\/star\/stats.html\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> satellite tracker and astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell, 283 of which are direct-to-cell capable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-gEogJ6EgnWpX9GedeYTXLN\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-gEogJ6EgnWpX9GedeYTXLN 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><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong><\/em><em> This story was updated at 2:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 18 with news of successful launch, rocket landing and satellite deployment.<\/em><\/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\/space-exploration\/launches-spacecraft\/spacex-launching-20-starlink-satellites-from-california-november-2024\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX launched 20 more of its Starlink internet satellites from California early Monday morning (Nov. 18). 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