Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-27 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 8 November 2023 (05:05 UTC)  (Read 28846 times)

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T-16 minutes. Second stage LOX loading should be starting about now.
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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1722114245473501318

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F9/Starlink 6-27: This will be the 80th F9-family launch of '23 and the 270th single-stick F9 flight overall; booster B1073 is making its 11th flight; a successful droneship recovery would be SpaceX's 192nd and its 242nd overall

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F9/Starlink 6-27: The 23 Starlinks going up this evening will boost the total orbited to date to 5,422; going into tonight's launch, space statistician Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) says 5,005 Starlinks are presumed functional (not counting this latest batch)

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T-10 minutes. Fog seems to be going down.
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T-7 minutes. Engine chill should be starting about now.
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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1722116572947579115

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Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit
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T-6 minutes. First stage RP-1 loading should be complete about now.
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T-5 minutes. Tanks pressing for strongback retract.
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T-4 minutes. Strongback is retracting.
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T-3 minutes. First stage LOX load is complete.
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T-2 minutes. Second stage LOX load is complete.
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T-1 minute. Falcon 9 is in startup.

LD is go for launch.
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Liftoff!
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T+1 minute.
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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1722118483230462025

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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1073-11 launches Starlink 6-27 from SLC-40.

Live on X and YT Livestream:
youtube.com/watch?v=JUHz_J…

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T+2 minutes.
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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1722118517925773358

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F9/Starlink 6-27: LIFTOFF! At 12:05:30am EDT (05:05 UTC)

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First stage separation.

Ignition.

T+3 minutes.
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