SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-61 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 23 October 2024 (21:47 UTC)

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SECO-1 and webcast end

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Video:

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1849208262627033371

Falcon 9’s first stage lands on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, completing this booster’s 18th flight

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Pad clear

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Remaining mission milestones:

00:54:05   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:54:06   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:05:13   Starlink satellites deploy

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Launch highlights:

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https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1849211292944339404

My view from home of Starlink 6-61.

Want an even better view? @NASASpaceflight replay 👇

youtube.com/live/2qGFi2LtM…

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https://twitter.com/mike_seeley/status/1849212926114107533

The view from Cocoa Beach, Florida Wednesday as a SpaceX Falcon 9 sends Starlink satellites to space.

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Space devs YT rehost of SpaceX stream:

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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1849223463892099458

Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed, completing our 100th successful Falcon flight of the year!

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Congratulations to the entire launch campaign team!  100 successful Falcon 9/Heavy launches this year! 🌟🏅🎉

Thank you, NSF webcasters! ✨️🎈

Thank you, FST, for tonight’s launch thread coverage! 👍🥇

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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1849230699704054258

Falcon 9 delivers 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

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Videos & photos:

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1849245519635526108

More views of Falcon’s 100th successful flight so far this year

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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1849246066232942817

Congrats @SpaceX team on the 100th successful launch this year!

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https://twitter.com/carstenspete/status/1849259589943877978

Today's Starlink 6-61 from Cape Canaveral, FL.
By me for @SpaceflightNow

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https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1849343566663045481

CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 23 satellites from the @Starlink Group 6-61 launch (2024-191) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on 2024-10-23 at 21:47:00 UTC: URL. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2024-191.

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Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 6-61):

Booster B1073.18 turnaround time:
72 days 11 hours 10 minutes
(its previous mission was Starlink Group 10-7 on Aug 12, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 50.16 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.

Launchpad SLC-40 turnaround time:
4 days 22 hours 16 minutes
(the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 8-19 on Oct 18, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-40 is currently 5.21 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches.

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

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Doug returned to PC on Oct 20 @ 6:51am ET

Doug departed PC on Oct 20 @ 9:32am ET

Doug returned to PC on Oct 25 @ 4:55pm ET

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https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1849923704626524290

SpaceX Recovery ship Doug has delivered both fairing halves from the latest East Coast Starlink launch back to Port Canaveral.

The ship is still also carrying a fairing set from a previous mission that wasn't unloaded on the last drop off. nsf.live/spacecoast

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https://twitter.com/jerrypikephoto/status/1849920853464478117

Doug is looking great after a recent drydock, already back to work catching fairings!