{"id":136809,"date":"2024-12-14T04:32:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-13T21:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136809"},"modified":"2024-12-14T04:32:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T21:32:51","slug":"spacex-launching-mysterious-rrt-1-mission-from-florida-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=136809","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX launching mysterious RRT-1 mission from Florida tonight"},"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 plans to launch a mystery mission from Florida&#8217;s Space Coast this evening (Dec. 13).<\/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 is scheduled to lift off from 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> today at 8:04 p.m. EDT (0104 GMT on Dec. 14), kicking off a mission that <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> calls RRT-1.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest\" data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p>The company will livestream the action live via its X account, starting about 10 minutes before launch.<\/p>\n<p>Many space observers think tonight&#8217;s launch is sending an advanced GPS satellite to orbit \u2014 specifically, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/nextspaceflight.com\/launches\/details\/7341\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/nextspaceflight.com\/launches\/details\/7341\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">GPS 3-10<\/a>, another member of the venerable navigation network&#8217;s third generation of spacecraft. SpaceX holds a contract to launch three of these satellites for the U.S. military and has already sent one of them aloft, <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-falcon-9-gps-iii-sv06-amelia-earhart-launch\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-falcon-9-gps-iii-sv06-amelia-earhart-launch\">in January 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <\/strong><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-falcon-9-gps-iii-sv06-amelia-earhart-launch\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.space.com\/spacex-falcon-9-gps-iii-sv06-amelia-earhart-launch\"><strong>SpaceX launches advanced GPS satellite for US Space Force, nails the landing<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But SpaceX&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/mission\/?missionId=rrt-1\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.spacex.com\/launches\/mission\/?missionId=rrt-1\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">mission description<\/a> doesn&#8217;t say anything about GPS satellites; it doesn&#8217;t even explain what RRT-1 stands for, if that name is indeed an acronym. And the fairing that surrounds and protects the RRT-1 payload <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dwisecinema\/status\/1866684669401391208\" target=\"_blank\" data-url=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dwisecinema\/status\/1866684669401391208\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" rel=\"noopener\">apparently features no artwork or logos<\/a>, a departure from the norm that adds to the intrigue.<\/p>\n<p>If all goes according to plan tonight, the Falcon 9&#8217;s first stage will come back to Earth about 8.5 minutes after launch, touching down on the drone ship &#8220;A Shortfall of Gravitas&#8221; in the Atlantic Ocean. It will be the fourth liftoff and landing for this particular booster, according to SpaceX&#8217;s mission description.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-8h56YPQULp9obhtuJcemxG\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-8h56YPQULp9obhtuJcemxG 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>The rocket&#8217;s upper stage, meanwhile, will deploy the RRT-1 payload, whatever it may be, into orbit about 90 minutes after launch.<\/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-mysterious-rrt-1-mission-from-florida-tonight\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SpaceX plans to launch a mystery mission from Florida&#8217;s Space Coast this evening (Dec. 13). 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