Live from SLC-40, it's another Starlink launch! Mission 6-18 involves a second booster with a 17th flight on the cards.It will be the 200th re-flight of a Falcon booster.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah_VDC…
T-20 minute vent.
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1060-17 launches Starlink 6-18 from SLC-40.NSF Livestream:youtube.com/watch?v=Ah_VDC…
Staging 1-2.
On Falcon's 200th reuse of a booster, B1060 becomes the second F9 booster to complete 17 missions. 154 successful landings in a row.
Booster 1060 has become the second booster to successfully launch 17 flights making this the 200th re-flight of a booster.@NASASpaceflight replay:youtube.com/live/Ah_VDCd6S…
Falcon 9 launches 22 Starlink satellites to orbit at 11:38 p.m. ET Saturday night, tracing a beautiful reflection in the waters north of Cape Canaveral. Second 17th flight of a booster this week!As @elonmusk said: “Rocket reuse is happening at scale”
Two 17-flight boosters!Four days ago, B1058 completed a record-breaking 17th mission — B1060 launched tonight becoming the second Falcon 9 booster to hit that milestone.B1060 previously launched GPS III-3, Turksat 5A, Transporter-2, Intelsat G-33/G-34, Transporter-6, and 11 Starlink missions.📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ
CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 22 satellites from the #Starlink Group 6-18 launch (2023-147) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Sep 24 at 0338 UTC: space.com/spacex-starlin…. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2023-147
17 again - 🔊 Starlink 6-18 🔊Volume 🆙Last night’s flight of Falcon 9 was one for the record books: second booster to fly 17 times (B1060) in one week, 200th reflight of Falcon 9, and 69th flight for SpaceX in 2023.📸 - @NASASpaceflight
JRTI droneship, towed by SpaceX support ship Bob should arrive at Port Canaveral early Wednesday morning with F9 B1060.
JRTI droneship delivered Falcon 9 back to Port Canaveral this morning just before daybreak.Real story here is only one fairing half recovered Can't even remember the last time SpaceX missed one on the East Coast!
JRTI droneship delivered Falcon 9 back to Port Canaveral this morning just before daybreak.Real story here is only one fairing half recovered Can't even remember the last time SpaceX missed one on the East Coast!nsf.live/spacecoast
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1706998191420510416QuoteCan't even remember the last time SpaceX missed one on the East Coast!
Can't even remember the last time SpaceX missed one on the East Coast!