SpaceX F9 : Galileo L13 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 17 September 2024 (22:50 UTC)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/launchphoto/status/1836411324802257403

More shots of yesterday's sunset launch of Galileo L13 aboard Falcon 9 for Europe:

https://twitter.com/launchphoto/status/1836413754986119320

https://twitter.com/launchphoto/status/1836413668893888907

More shots of yesterday's sunset launch of Galileo L13 aboard Falcon 9 for Europe. Lots of nice ones thanks to great lighting and clouds. The sun peeked out just before launch took place, thankfully.

https://twitter.com/launchphoto/status/1836415057468527080

Galileo L13 again. Lots of stuff last night.

[shiro]

Some reusability stats for this launch (Galileo FM26 & FM32):

Booster B1067.22 turnaround time:
38 days 10 hours 0 minutes
(its previous mission was Starlink Group 8-3 on Aug 10, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 47.92 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.

Launchpad SLC-40 turnaround time:
5 days 13 hours 58 minutes
(the previous launch from this pad was SpaceMobile BlueBird Block 1 on Sep 12, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-40 is currently 5.05 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches.

The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on this spreadsheet online.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1836439983722271212

Galileo L13 - 🧵 1/4

One of the prettiest launches in recent memory.

📸 - @NASASpaceflight

📺 - youtube.com/live/2TBeAMl-a…

[GWR64]

3 objects
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?INTDES=2024-167

[OneSpeed]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1836174515002552623

Here are some plots derived from the Galileo 13 and Polaris Dawn mission webcast telemetry.

The velocity at Galileo 13 booster MECO was 2,431m/s, 346m/s less than 2,777m/s for the expended Galileo 12 booster, bur the highest I can find for a recovered F9 booster.

Similarly to Polaris Dawn, SpaceX found extra booster performance by trading higher heating and dynamic pressure for propellant saved on re-entry. The second plot includes the calculated convective heating for a 1.83m radius for both Galileo 13 and Polaris Dawn. Despite Polaris Dawn's less energetic booster re-entry, their peak heating was similar.

Polaris Dawn: T+08:22 103kW/m² at 1,310m/s, 18.6km.
Galileo 13: T+07:11 120kW/m² at 1,509m/s, 21.9km.

[catdlr]

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/jconcilus/status/1837123768981794947

Tuesday’s launch of booster B1067 for the Galileo L13 mission tested the limits of recoverability. The trajectory put higher heating & dynamic stresses than most Falcon 9 trips. Booster looks 22-launches-sooty, but solid as it rides in on JRTI this morning.

Welcome back! 👍🏻🚀⛴️

[realnouns]

Doug departed Port Charleston on Sep 16 @ 12:34pm ET.  Destination Port Canaveral

Although Doug destination was identified as Port Canaveral, it looked to be headed northeast towards the LZ.  Go Cosmos looks to be headed south toward PC.  Go Cosmos departed Port of Charleston on Sep 17 @ 6:59am ET

Doug returned to PC on Sep 20 @ 7:00am ET

[realnouns]

Signet Warhorse I + JRTI returned to PC on Sep 12 @ 9:30am ET

Signet Warhorse I + JRTI departed PC on Sep 13 @ 1:29pm ET

Signet Warhorse I + JRTI + B1067 returned to PC on Sep 20 @ 9:06am ET

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1837171963724452272

The Falcon 9 booster and both fairing halves from the Galileo L13 mission arrived back at Port Canaveral earlier today. nsf.live/spacecoast

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/tspacexfan8/status/1838802724047003648

Booster B1067 Sitting at Port Canaveral Monday After 22 Launch and Landings!

📸: me for @TLPN_Official

[alugobi]

Astronomy Picture of the Day, today:

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap240928.html