Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : RRT-1 (GPS III SV07) :CCSFS SLC-40: 16/17 December 2024 (00:52 UTC)  (Read 26475 times)

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Based on this weather forecast, SpaceX is apparently targeting December 15/16. I put the targeted time at ~00:55 UTC on December 16.

L-2 weather forecast. 70% 'Go' for December 15/16. 80% 'Go' for December 16/17. Booster Recovery Weather risk is High for December 15/16 and Moderate for December 16/17.
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L-1 weather forecast. 75% 'Go' for both December 15/16 and December 16/17. Booster Recovery Weather risk is Moderate-High for December 15/16 and Moderate for December 16/17. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
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https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:

SPACEX RRT-1, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY:   12/15/24   2330Z-0330Z
BACKUP:      12/16/24   2330Z-0330Z

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From Ben Cooper, the launch has slipped by another day:

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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the RRT-1 mission for the U.S. Space Force from pad 40 on December 16 at 7:52 p.m. EST.
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SpaceX has confirmed targeting 00:51 UTC.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=rrt-1

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SpaceX is targeting Monday, December 16 for a Falcon 9 launch of the RRT-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 7:51 p.m. ET. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Tuesday, December 17 starting at 7:47 p.m. ET.
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PDF of updated press kit and link to X livestream.

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nAKEpdBmwOxL
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Here is a (UPDATED) consolidated post of available video links for this launch:

SpaceX direct live broadcast on Twitter:  https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1nAKEpdBmwOxL   (updated)

Space Affairs YouTube (SpaceX Re-broadcast):  https://youtube.com/watch?v=wvwfwtWB_18

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

NSF Live Coverage: https://youtube.com/watch?v=0ZDlyQ1c9OA   (Updated)
« Last Edit: 12/16/2024 11:16 pm by catdlr »
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L-1 weather forecast created yesterday but not posted publicly until today. 75% 'Go' for December 16/17. 65% 'Go' for December 17/18. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
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NSF webcast (video id 0ZDlyQ1c9OA):

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Video:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1868816664563007877

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T-20 minute vent for SpaceX Falcon 9 B1085-4 launch of GPS-III SV10 (Navstar-3) from SLC-40.

Live on X and YT:
youtube.com/watch?v=0ZDlyQ1c9OA

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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1868818906900828466

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Watch Falcon 9 launch the RRT-1 mission from pad 40 in Florida
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T-1 F9 is in start-up; LD is GO for launch
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Liftoff!
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