SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-69 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 11 November 2024 (21:28 UTC)

[dccraven]

Does anyone understand what is happening during the videos of the stage 2 Mvac engine...on this flight and many others I see the foil covering "pulse" initially at a frequency of ~1 Hz and then, as the flight progresses, seem to decrease in frequency until just before shutdown it stops. Is this a pressure relief valve venting from the propellant tank(s)... decreasing in frequency as the tank pressure reduces during depletion?

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Launch highlights

[catdlr]

Thanks to the NSF live stream crew, camera crew, and production team for providing us with those great videos. Special thanks to FutureSpaceTourist for his consistent coverage of these flights.

[lucas071200]

1080p60 rehost by The Space Devs

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1856091095471468922

Falcon 9 soars by an American Flag and the Moon on the way to orbit with 24 Starlink satellites. Happy Veterans Day and thank you to all who have served!

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/theoldmanpar/status/1856100871253193188

#SpaceX Starlink 6-69 rising a little while ago. It's been a really busy day at the Rocket Ranch: two launches and one booster landing.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1856103074529718478

Deployment of 24 @Starlink satellites confirmed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/turkeybeaver/status/1856104249261752783

Happy Veterans Day Double Header!!! Thank you to all who have served.

26 launches remain with 50 days to go in 2024. #grit

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/carstenspete/status/1856145862952718374

A few stills of Koreasat 6A today, the first of a double header from Florida’s space coast.
The coastguard has the best view!
By me for @SpaceflightNow

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1856108249604600096

Falcon 9 delivers 24 @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

[shiro]

Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 6-69):

Booster B1080.12 turnaround time:
27 days 15 hours 18 minutes
(its previous mission was Starlink Group 10-10 on Oct 15, 2024 UTC).

It's currently the 9th best booster turnaround time, with the record still standing at 21 days, 6 hours, and 9 minutes between the Axiom-1 and Starlink Group 4-16 launches using B1062 in April 2022.

FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 48.58 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.

Launchpad SLC-40 turnaround time:
4 days 1 hour 9 minutes
(the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 6-77 on Nov 7, 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.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1856716206587191548

SpaceX recovery ship Doug is back at Port Canaveral with a complete fairing set from Starlink 6-69! nsf.live/spacecoast

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Video:

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1856804701817147426

Seeing double 😍😍 Another busy day for SpaceX in Florida as Falcon 9 returns from Starlnk 6-69.  💪nsf.live/spacecoast

[realnouns]

Doug returned to PC on Nov 1 @ 11:41am ET

Doug departed PC on Nov 8 @ 8:47pm ET

Doug returned to PC on Nov 13 @ 9:17am ET

[realnouns]

Signet Warhorse I + ASOG + B1078 returned to PC on Nov 2 @ 12:02pm ET

Signet Warhorse I + ASOG departed PC on Nov 8 @ 12:31pm ET

Signet Warhorse I + ASOG + B1080 returned to PC on Nov 13 @ 2:30pm ET