SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 11-2 : VSFB SLC-4E : 13 December 2024 (21:55 UTC)

[Ken the Bin]

NGA Space Debris notices (the same notice for two different Navigational Areas). Not multi-launch.

071810Z DEC 24
NAVAREA XII 944/24(21,22,83).
EASTERN PACIFIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 
   1856Z TO 0157Z DAILY 12 THRU 18 DEC
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   34-20.00S 090-24.00W, 31-22.00S 090-24.00W,
   11-37.00N 123-13.00W, 10-26.00N 124-56.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190257Z DEC 24.

071810Z DEC 24
HYDROPAC 3754/24(21,22,83).
EASTERN PACIFIC.
DNC 06, DNC 07, DNC 13.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 
   1856Z TO 0157Z DAILY 12 THRU 18 DEC
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   34-20.00S 090-24.00W, 31-22.00S 090-24.00W,
   11-37.00N 123-13.00W, 10-26.00N 124-56.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190257Z DEC 24.

[Ken the Bin]

Preliminary information from CelesTrak.

https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/

Starlink G11-2 Pre-Launch
Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G11-2 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.
Launch: 2024-12-12 19:33:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 20:33:16.560 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 19:33:00 UTC to 2024-12-12 23:33:00 UTC.

273km x 283km x 53.16°.

[Ken the Bin]

Cancel-and-replace NGA Space Debris notices (the same notice for two different Navigational Areas).

Additional coordinates added.

100034Z DEC 24
NAVAREA XII 947/24(21,22,83).
EASTERN PACIFIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 
   1856Z TO 0157Z DAILY 12 THRU 18 DEC
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   34-20.00S 090-24.00W, 31-22.00S 090-24.00W,
   00-10.00S 115-17.00W, 11-37.00N 123-13.00W,
   10-26.00N 124-56.00W, 01-19.00S 116-54.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 944/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 190257Z DEC 24.

100034Z DEC 24
HYDROPAC 3771/24(21,22,83).
EASTERN PACIFIC.
DNC 06, DNC 07, DNC 13.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 
   1856Z TO 0157Z DAILY 12 THRU 18 DEC
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   34-20.00S 090-24.00W, 31-22.00S 090-24.00W,
   00-10.00S 115-17.00W, 11-37.00N 123-13.00W,
   10-26.00N 124-56.00W, 01-19.00S 116-54.00W.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 3754/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 190257Z DEC 24.

[OneSpeed]

NGA Space Debris notice that is effectively a Rocket Launching notice (expected launch window 19:33-23:33 UTC).

Cancel-and-replace NGA Space Debris notices (the same notice for two different Navigational Areas).

Additional coordinates added.

Maps from the NGA coordinates. Identical to Starlink 9-14.

[Ken the Bin]

SpaceX is currently targeting 2024-12-12 19:33:00 UTC per the updated CelesTrak information.

https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/

Starlink G11-2 Pre-Launch
Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G11-2 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.
Launch: 2024-12-12 19:33:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 20:33:16.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 19:33:00 UTC to 2024-12-12 19:34:40 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #1
Launch: 2024-12-12 20:04:10 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 21:04:26.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 20:04:10 UTC to 2024-12-12 20:11:30 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #2
Launch: 2024-12-12 20:20:10 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 21:20:26.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 20:20:10 UTC to 2024-12-12 20:22:20 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #3
Launch: 2024-12-12 20:22:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 21:22:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 20:22:20 UTC to 2024-12-12 20:29:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #4
Launch: 2024-12-12 20:33:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 21:33:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 20:33:40 UTC to 2024-12-12 20:34:50 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #5
Launch: 2024-12-12 21:05:30 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 22:05:46.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 21:05:30 UTC to 2024-12-12 21:08:20 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #6
Launch: 2024-12-12 21:13:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 22:13:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 21:13:20 UTC to 2024-12-12 21:13:30 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #7
Launch: 2024-12-12 21:37:10 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 22:37:26.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 21:37:10 UTC to 2024-12-12 21:38:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #8
Launch: 2024-12-12 21:38:10 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 22:38:26.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 21:38:10 UTC to 2024-12-12 21:38:40 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #9
Launch: 2024-12-12 21:44:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 22:44:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 21:44:20 UTC to 2024-12-12 21:47:30 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #10
Launch: 2024-12-12 21:57:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 22:57:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 21:57:20 UTC to 2024-12-12 22:03:40 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #11
Launch: 2024-12-12 22:03:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 23:03:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 22:03:40 UTC to 2024-12-12 22:09:30 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #12
Launch: 2024-12-12 22:47:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-12 23:47:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 22:47:40 UTC to 2024-12-12 22:51:20 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #13
Launch: 2024-12-12 23:27:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 00:27:16.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-12 23:27:00 UTC to 2024-12-12 23:30:50 UTC.

273km x 283km x 53.16°.

[realnouns]

Debra C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Dec 3 @ 6:30am PT

Debra C + OCISLY + B1081 returned to PoLB on Dec 6 @ 12:40pm PT

Debra C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Dec 10 @ 6:15pm PT

[realnouns]

Go Beyond departed PoLB on Dec 3 @ 10:18am ET

Go Beyond returned PoLB on Dec 6 @ 9:05am PT

Go Beyond departed PoLB on Dec 10 @ 8:15pm PT

[Galactic Penguin SST]

According to this just released NOTAM below, the launch has been postponed to December 13:


A2693/24 NOTAMR A2626/24
Q) SEFG/QXXLW/IV/NBO/AE/000/999/1500S12000W999
A) SEXX B) 2412132046 C) 2412182344
D) DEC 13 2046-0134, DEC 14 2024-0112, DEC 152002-0050,
DEC 16 1940-0028, DEC 17 1918-0006, DEC 18 1856-2344
E) SPACEX STARLINK 11-2 STAGE 2 REENTRY AND SPLASHDOWN IN THE
UNASSIGNED FIR, SECT DELIMITED BY THE FOLLOWING COORD 1500S 10724W,
1500S 10441W, 0010S 11517W, 0522N 11857W, 0500N 12000W, 0316N 12000W,
0119S 11654W, 1500S 10724W. CTN
F) SFC G) UNL

[Martin_G]

Same on https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:

SPACEX STARLINK 11-2, VANDENBERG, SFB, CA
PRIMARY:   12/13/24   1910Z-0134Z
BACKUP      12/14/24   1848Z-0112Z
      12/15/24   1826Z-0050Z

[Ken the Bin]

SpaceX is currently targeting 2024-12-13 19:28:30 UTC per the updated information on CelesTrak.

Starlink G11-2 Pre-Launch
Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G11-2 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.
Launch: 2024-12-13 19:28:30 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 20:28:46.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 19:28:30 UTC to 2024-12-13 19:30:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #1
Launch: 2024-12-13 19:35:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 20:35:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 19:35:20 UTC to 2024-12-13 19:37:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #2
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:09:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:09:16.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:09:00 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:10:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #3
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:10:10 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:10:26.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:10:10 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:11:40 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #4
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:23:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:23:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:23:20 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:25:20 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #5
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:25:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:25:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:25:20 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:27:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #6
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:29:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:29:16.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:29:00 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:32:30 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #7
Launch: 2024-12-13 21:08:30 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 22:08:46.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 21:08:30 UTC to 2024-12-13 21:12:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #8
Launch: 2024-12-13 21:33:50 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 22:34:06.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 21:33:50 UTC to 2024-12-13 21:35:00 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #9
Launch: 2024-12-13 21:55:50 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 22:56:06.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 21:55:50 UTC to 2024-12-13 21:56:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #10
Launch: 2024-12-13 22:02:50 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 23:03:06.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 22:02:50 UTC to 2024-12-13 22:06:40 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #11
Launch: 2024-12-13 22:06:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 23:06:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 22:06:40 UTC to 2024-12-13 22:12:00 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #12
Launch: 2024-12-13 22:42:50 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 23:43:06.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 22:42:50 UTC to 2024-12-13 22:47:30 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #13
Launch: 2024-12-13 23:04:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-14 00:04:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 23:04:20 UTC to 2024-12-13 23:04:50 UTC.

[GewoonLukas_]

Booster B1082-9

SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 11:28 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 3:04 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available Saturday, December 14 starting at 10:48 a.m. PT.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Oneweb 4, USSF-62, and six Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-11-2

Twitter/X Webcast: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1eaJbaAQXmRGX

SpaceX also already lists a webcast on their mission page, so hopefully this means it will no longer start after lift-off.

[catdlr]

Booster B1082-9

SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 11:28 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 3:04 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available Saturday, December 14 starting at 10:48 a.m. PT.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.

This is the ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Oneweb 4, USSF-62, and six Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-11-2

Twitter/X Webcast: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1eaJbaAQXmRGX

SpaceX also already lists a webcast on their mission page, so hopefully this means it will no longer start after lift-off.

Hmmm, it's interesting that they went back to providing a live stream link and stating that they will begin 5 minutes prior to launch.

[catdlr]

Here is a consolidated post of available video links for this launch:

SpaceX direct live broadcast on Twitter:  https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1eaJbaAQXmRGX

Space Affairs YouTube (SpaceX Re-broadcast):  https://youtube.com/watch?v=UfOYar4WidI

There is no planned NSF Live coverage; alternate Pre-Launch Coverage:  https://youtube.com/watch?v=0qOt0UXcvfU

Replay supplied by The Space Devs (15 min after the broadcast end):  https://youtube.com/@thespacedevs/videos

Summary Video provided by SciNews (15 min after the broadcast ends):  https://youtube.com/@SciNewsRo/videos

Launch Ground Video (from NSF member residing in Santa Barbara - I'll post if available)

[Steven Pietrobon]

PDF of online press kit. The launch window opens at 19:28 UTC.

[zubenelgenubi: Thread title edited.]

[Ken the Bin]

Once again SpaceX sends a whole new set of launch opportunities to CelesTrak.

The primary launch opportunity is now 2024-12-13 19:29:40 UTC per this information (but the mission webpage still says 19:28 UTC).

https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/

Starlink G11-2 Pre-Launch
Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G11-2 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.
Launch: 2024-12-13 19:29:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 20:29:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 19:29:40 UTC to 2024-12-13 19:31:50 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #1
Launch: 2024-12-13 19:34:30 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 20:34:46.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 19:34:30 UTC to 2024-12-13 19:34:40 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #2
Launch: 2024-12-13 19:34:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 20:34:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 19:34:40 UTC to 2024-12-13 19:36:50 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #3
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:08:10 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:08:26.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:08:10 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:10:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #4
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:10:10 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:10:26.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:10:10 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:11:20 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #5
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:25:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:25:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:25:20 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:27:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #6
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:29:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:29:16.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:29:00 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:30:30 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #7
Launch: 2024-12-13 20:30:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 21:30:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 20:30:40 UTC to 2024-12-13 20:32:40 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #8
Launch: 2024-12-13 21:07:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 22:07:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 21:07:20 UTC to 2024-12-13 21:12:10 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #9
Launch: 2024-12-13 21:33:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 22:33:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 21:33:40 UTC to 2024-12-13 21:34:20 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #10
Launch: 2024-12-13 21:55:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 22:55:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 21:55:40 UTC to 2024-12-13 21:58:30 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #11
Launch: 2024-12-13 22:05:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 23:05:16.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 22:05:00 UTC to 2024-12-13 22:06:40 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #12
Launch: 2024-12-13 22:06:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 23:06:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 22:06:40 UTC to 2024-12-13 22:11:50 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #13
Launch: 2024-12-13 22:19:40 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 23:19:56.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 22:19:40 UTC to 2024-12-13 22:20:00 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #14
Launch: 2024-12-13 22:43:50 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-13 23:44:06.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 22:43:50 UTC to 2024-12-13 22:47:00 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #15
Launch: 2024-12-13 23:04:20 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-12-14 00:04:36.760 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-12-13 23:04:20 UTC to 2024-12-13 23:04:50 UTC.

[GewoonLukas_]

Once again SpaceX sends a whole new set of launch opportunities to CelesTrak.

The primary launch opportunity is now 2024-12-13 19:29:40 UTC per this information (but the mission webpage still says 19:28 UTC).

Webcast now updated to also say 19:29 UTC:

Liftoff is targeted for 11:29 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 3:04 p.m. PT.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

New T-0: 21:55:40 UTC.

[zubenelgenubi]

New T-0: 21:55:40 UTC.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-11-2

SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 1:55 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 3:04 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available Saturday, December 14 starting at 10:48 a.m. PT.

[zubenelgenubi]

SFN live webcast begins ~30 minutes before T-0.  Apparently, the launch is on!


Keep your eyes open for any changes on the ground at or surrounding SLC-4E; we may see results of whatever SpaceX was hiding in the immediately previous Vandenberg launches.

[zubenelgenubi]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1867688407495061796

Watch Falcon 9 launch 22 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California.

Webcast begins.
Blue skies!
T-4 minutes
T-3 minutes
T-2 minutes