Each Starlink satellite weights approximately 260 kg and features a compact, flat-panel design that minimizes volume, allowing for a dense launch stack to take full advantage of Falcon 9’s launch capabilities. With four powerful phased array and two parabolic antennas on each satellite ... At end of their life cycle, the satellites will utilize their on-board propulsion system to deorbit over the course of a few months. In the unlikely event their propulsion system becomes inoperable, the satellites will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere within 1-5 years, significantly less than the hundreds or thousands of years required at higher altitudes. Further, Starlink components are designed for full demisability.Starlink is targeting service in the Northern U.S. and Canada in 2020, rapidly expanding to near global coverage of the populated world by 2021. Additional information on the system can be found at starlink.com.
MELBOURNE (FIR/FIC/ACC/COM/MET)NOTAM #: F2989/20 Class: International Status: Active Issue Date UTC: 10/14/2020 2052 Start Date UTC: 10/21/2020 1829 End Date UTC: 10/24/2020 1817F2989/20 NOTAMNQ) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/4959S10050E999A) YMMMB) 2010211829 C) 2010241817D) 2010211829 TO 2010211922 2010221807 TO 2010221900 2010231746 TO 2010231839 2010241724 TO 2010241817PRI RE-ENTRY 21 1829-1922BACKUP RE-ENTRY AS DEFINED IN FIELD DE) ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACEFLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY ANDSPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE OP X0319 STARLINK V1.0-L14 STAGE 2REENTRY WI THE FOLLOWING AREAS:2943S 06007E2455S 06427E3845S 08430E4512S 09945E4946S 11913E5042S 13819E4850S 15644E5146S 15808E5442S 14832E5620S 13103E 5552S 10750E4911S 08505E3432S 06413E TO BEGINNINGF) SFC G) UNL
160829Z OCT 20NAVAREA IV 1000/20(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 211621Z TO 211739Z OCT, ALTERNATE 221559Z TO 221717Z, 231538Z TO 231656Z AND 241516Z TO 241634Z OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38-22N 080-37-14W, 29-16-00N 079-53-00W, 29-13-00N 079-45-00W, 28-27-00N 080-31-00W, 28-27-30N 080-31-30W. B. 31-29-00N 077-32-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W, 33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W, 32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-13-00N 077-13-00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 241734Z OCT 20.
Just Read the Instructions is departing port ahead of SpaceX's 15th Starlink launch on Wednesday. The droneship is being towed by tugboat Lauren Foss.
Look, we installed the #Fleetcam so we could stream the arrival and departure of boosters... technically, this counts!This morning's Starlink launch can be seen in the background as "Just Read The Instructions" departs for its next mission.
QuoteFALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the 14th Starlink batch from pad 39A on October 18 at 8:27am EDT. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the 15th Starlink batch on October 21 at 12:36pm EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch NROL-108 for the National Reconnaissance Office on October or November TBA. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the fourth Block III GPS satellite for the U.S. Air/Space Force on TBD, in the evening EDT. The launch windows stretches 15 minutes. A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch Crew-1 to the ISS, on mid-November TBD, in the evening EST. The launch window is instantaneous. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day. A Falcon 9 will launch the SiriusXM-7 communication satellite on November TBD, likely in the middle of the night EST. And a Falcon 9 will launch the first cargo Dragon 2 to the ISS, CRS-21, on November 22 at the earliest or early December, around 4:30pm EST if 22nd. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the 14th Starlink batch from pad 39A on October 18 at 8:27am EDT. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the 15th Starlink batch on October 21 at 12:36pm EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch NROL-108 for the National Reconnaissance Office on October or November TBA. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the fourth Block III GPS satellite for the U.S. Air/Space Force on TBD, in the evening EDT. The launch windows stretches 15 minutes. A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch Crew-1 to the ISS, on mid-November TBD, in the evening EST. The launch window is instantaneous. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day. A Falcon 9 will launch the SiriusXM-7 communication satellite on November TBD, likely in the middle of the night EST. And a Falcon 9 will launch the first cargo Dragon 2 to the ISS, CRS-21, on November 22 at the earliest or early December, around 4:30pm EST if 22nd. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day.
Scheduled:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2020October 24 22 21 NET November - Starlink flight 15 (x60) [v1.0 L14] - Falcon 9-096 (B1060.3 S) - Kennedy LC-39A / Canaveral SLC-40 - 15:31 16:14 36NET Late October 25 - NROL-108 - Falcon 9-097 (L) - Canaveral SLC-40 (or November)NET Early November October 3 - GPS III SV04 - Falcon 9-098 5 (B1062.1 S) - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23:00-00:00 ~01:00(15 minute launch window; launch about 4 minutes earlier/day; (re-)Static Fire before launch)November October - NROL-101 - Atlas V 531 (AV-090) - Canaveral SLC-41(Static Fire October 21)November (likely after NROL-101) - NROL-44: Orion 10 (RIO 10, Mission 8306, Mentor 8 ) (TBD) - Delta IV-H [D-385] - Canaveral SLC-37B - 02:00-06:00? 42 (October 1 16 24 NET Late October)(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)November 6 - SiriusXM SXM-7 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 Kennedy LC-39A(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)Late November October 31 Early to Mid November NET November 11 Mid November - USCV-1: Dragon v2 "Resilience" Crew-1 - Falcon 9 (B1061.1 S) - Kennedy LC-39A - 06:40(launch 22-26 minutes earlier/day; after a review of a successful Sentinel-6A launch)November 30 - Turksat 5A - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39A(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)NET November - Starlink flight 16 (x60) [v1.0 L15] - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39ANET November - Starlink flight 17 (x60) [v1.0 L16] - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39AEarly December - Dragon v2 SpX-21 (CRS-21), Bishop (NanoRacks Airlock Module) - Falcon 9 (B1058.4) - Kennedy LC-39A Canaveral SLC-40 - ~21:30 (or NET Late November 22 15)(launch 22-26 minutes earlier/day)Changes on October 1stChanges on October 2ndChanges on October 3rdChanges on October 6thChanges on October 8thChanges on October 10thChanges on October 11thChanges on October 13thChanges on October 15thChanges on October 17thChanges on October 18thChanges on October 20thChanges on October 21stChanges on October 22ndChanges on October 23rdzubenelgenubi
I don't see an updated weather forecast yet today.
Was there a static fire test?
Looks like the mission will be delayed by one day.Source:https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1318637294165856263
202033Z OCT 20NAVAREA IV 1018/20(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 221559Z TO 221717Z OCT, ALTERNATE 231538Z TO 231656Z, 241516Z TO 241634Z AND 241516Z TO 241634Z OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38-22N 080-37-14W, 29-16-00N 079-53-00W, 29-13-00N 079-45-00W, 28-27-00N 080-31-00W, 28-27-30N 080-31-30W. B. 31-29-00N 077-32-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W, 33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W, 32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-13-00N 077-13-00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1000/20.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 241734Z OCT 20.