SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 8-19 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 18 October 2024 (23:31 UTC)

[zubenelgenubi]

Thread for the Starlink Group 8-19 launch.

Launch 18 October 2024, at 23:31:00 UTC (7:31 pm EDT), from CCSFS SLC-40, on booster 1076-17.  The first stage successfully landed aboard Just Read the Instructions.

Payload 20 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to a 53 degree inclination orbit on a northeastern trajectory.  Initial orbit 285 x 296 km.

Please use the Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.

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[zubenelgenubi]

My bolds:

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 18:

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Crew-9 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on September 26 at 2:05 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape landing zone about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Hera asteroid rendezvous mission for the European Space Agency from pad 40 on October 7 at 10:52 a.m. EDT. The next Falcon Heavy will launch NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft to orbit around Jupiter from pad 39A on October 10 at 12:31 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on October. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on late October around 12 a.m. EDT.

This should be the first SLC-40 launch following Hera.  ASDS turnaround is not a scheduling factor, as the two previous Florida Falcon launches are expendable.

I suppose a launch date has not yet been announced as it depends on when Hera launches in its launch window.

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 21:

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Crew-9 to the International Space Station from pad 40 on September 26 at 2:05 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape landing zone about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. [dup/typo?]A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Hera asteroid rendezvous mission for the European Space Agency from pad 40 on October 7 at 10:52 a.m. EDT. The next Falcon Heavy will launch NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft to orbit around Jupiter from pad 39A on October 10 at 12:31 p.m. EDT (Saturn V Center tickets, SOLD OUT as of September 21). Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on late October. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on late October around 12 a.m. EDT.

The Koreasat 6A and SpX-31 launches follow.

[zubenelgenubi]

There may be one more Starlink launch slot available at SLC-40 in October, as SpX-31 will now launch from LC-39A.

We don't yet know the date Koreasat 6A is scheduled to launch; it may be possible to prosecute three successive Starlink launches from SLC-40 between Europa Clipper and Koreasat 6A?

Also, when will ASOG return to Port Canaveral, so as to rejoin the ASDS recovery routine?

My bold:

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated October 2:

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Hera asteroid rendezvous mission for the European Space Agency from pad 40 on October 7 at 10:52 a.m. EDT. A Falcon Heavy will launch NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft to orbit Jupiter from pad 39A on October 10 at 12:31 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on late October TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 39A on October 30 at 12:49 a.m. EDT.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

And this launch has already been filed - Starlink Group 8-19 NET October 13!

F3695/24 NOTAMN
Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/5239S12009E999
A) YMMM
B) 2410132340 C) 2410200203
D) 2410132340 TO 2410140423
   2410142317 TO 2410150400
   2410152253 TO 2410160336
   2410162230 TO 2410170313
   2410172207 TO 2410180250
   2410182143 TO 2410190226
   2410192120 TO 2410200203
E) ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE
FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND
SPLASHDOWN OF SPACEX STARLINK 8-19 STAGE 2 WI THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
4802S 15955E
4711S 15859E
5117S 11527E
3952S 08205E
4136S 08009E
5337S 11428E
4927S 15948E TO BEGINNING
F) SFC G) UNL

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post:

Explicit mention of a mid October SLC-40 Starlink launch; my bold.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated October 8:

The next SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch NASA's flagship Europa Clipper spacecraft to orbit Jupiter from pad 39A on October 12 earliest at 12:19 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on mid-October. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Koreasat 6A communication satellite from pad 40 on late October TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-31 Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 39A on October 30 at 12:49 a.m. EDT.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

And this launch has already been filed - Starlink Group 8-19 NET October 13!

F3695/24 NOTAMN
Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/5239S12009E999
A) YMMM
B) 2410132340 C) 2410200203
D) 2410132340 TO 2410140423
   2410142317 TO 2410150400
   2410152253 TO 2410160336
   2410162230 TO 2410170313
   2410172207 TO 2410180250
   2410182143 TO 2410190226
   2410192120 TO 2410200203
E) ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE
FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND
SPLASHDOWN OF SPACEX STARLINK 8-19 STAGE 2 WI THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
4802S 15955E
4711S 15859E
5117S 11527E
3952S 08205E
4136S 08009E
5337S 11428E
4927S 15948E TO BEGINNING
F) SFC G) UNL

Probably going to be delayed a few days into this notice's enactment date due to new appearing similar NOTAMs for Starlink Group 10-10 NET early October 14.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

New NOTAMs for 2nd stage de-orbit refiled for NET October 16:

F3769/24 NOTAMR F3695/24
Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/5239S12009E999
A) YMMM
B) 2410162231 C) 2410230054
D) 2410162231 TO 2410170314
   2410172208 TO 2410180251
   2410182144 TO 2410190227
   2410192121 TO 2410200204
   2410202058 TO 2410210141
   2410212035 TO 2410220118
   2410222011 TO 2410230054
E) ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE
FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND
SPLASHDOWN OF SPACEX STARLINK 8-19 STAGE 2 WI THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
4802S 15955E
4711S 15859E
5117S 11527E
3952S 08205E
4136S 08009E
5337S 11428E
4927S 15948E TO BEGINNING
F) SFC G) UNL

[Ken the Bin]

NGA Rocket Launching notice. Expected primary launch window October 16 at 20:18-00:18 UTC.

110900Z OCT 24
NAVAREA IV 1256/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 
   162018Z TO 170048Z OCT, ALTERNATE
   171955Z TO 180025Z, 181931Z TO 190001Z,
   191908Z TO 192338Z, 201845Z TO 202315Z,
   211822Z TO 212252Z AND 221758Z TO 222228Z OCT
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-38.57N 080-37.38W, 28-51.00N 080-20.00W,
      28-47.00N 080-14.00W, 28-34.00N 080-28.00W,
      28-31.66N 080-33.60W.
   B. 31-48.00N 076-56.00W, 32-30.00N 076-24.00W,
      33-09.00N 075-30.00W, 33-24.00N 075-00.00W,
      33-19.00N 074-51.00W, 32-36.00N 075-02.00W,
      32-09.00N 075-45.00W, 31-44.00N 076-50.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 222328Z OCT 24.//

[OneSpeed]

New NOTAMs for 2nd stage de-orbit refiled for NET October 16:

NGA Rocket Launching notice. Expected primary launch window October 16 at 20:18-00:18 UTC.

Maps from the combined notices, identical to Starlink 8-11.

[Galactic Penguin SST]

With previous Falcon launches' delays this has been pushed to the 17th:

A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on October 17 around 4-8 p.m.

[Ken the Bin]

Cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launch notice for October 17 (expected launch window 19:55-23:55 UTC).

132325Z OCT 24
NAVAREA IV 1272/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 
   171955Z TO 180025Z OCT, ALTERNATE
   181931Z TO 190001Z, 191908Z TO 192338Z,
   201845Z TO 202315Z, 211822Z TO 212252Z,
   AND 221758Z TO 222228Z OCT
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-38.57N 080-37.38W, 28-51.00N 080-20.00W,
      28-47.00N 080-14.00W, 28-34.00N 080-28.00W,
      28-31.66N 080-33.60W.
   B. 31-48.00N 076-56.00W, 32-30.00N 076-24.00W,
      33-09.00N 075-30.00W, 33-24.00N 075-00.00W,
      33-19.00N 074-51.00W, 32-36.00N 075-02.00W,
      32-09.00N 075-45.00W, 31-44.00N 076-50.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1256/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 222328Z OCT 24.

[Ken the Bin]

Preliminary information from CelesTrak. Note the "Launch window" line which is an indication that the information did not actually come from SpaceX even though it says "provided by SpaceX." The lack of an X post from T.S. Kelso is another indication.

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

Starlink G8-19 Pre-Launch
Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G8-19 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.
Launch: 2024-10-17 19:55:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-10-17 20:58:51.360 UTC.
Launch window: 2024-10-17 19:55:00 UTC to 2024-10-17 23:55:00 UTC.

[zubenelgenubi]

Which first stage will be used for this launch? (semi-rhetorical question)

Falcon 9 first stages are now cleared for use up to forty times for non-crewed launches, although that number is apparently more restricted for Cargo Dragon or Cygnus than these other payloads.

1072.2 and 1086.2 are being converted to "single-sticks" after their recovery as the Falcon Heavy side boosters from the GOES-U launch.

Available first stages, with UTC date of most recent recovery:
1072.2    Jun 25   (maybe)
1086.2    Jun 25   (maybe)
1073.18  Aug 12
1076.17  Aug 15
1069.19  Aug 31
1077.16  Sep 5
1083.5    Sep 10   (doubtful due to young age, perhaps reserved for SpX-31?)
1078.14  Sep 12
1067.23  Sep 17

Edit October 18: It's B1076.17, skipping over B1072.2, B1086.2, and B1073.18.

Edited

[Martin_G]

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

SPACE-X STARLINK 8-19, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY:   10/17/24   1955Z-0025Z
BACKUP:      10/18/24   1931Z-0001Z

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Celestrak is showing a delay to end of window on the 17th at 23:53:00 UTC. This is probably correct with Just Read The Instructions still not left Port Canaveral as of 2 hours ago.

Launch: 2024-10-17 23:53:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-10-18 00:56:51.360 UTC.

Backup Launch Opportunity #1
Launch: 2024-10-17 23:55:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-10-18 00:58:51.360 UTC.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1846420371668386187

Just Read the Instructions droneship has departed from Port Canaveral to support the upcoming Starlink 8-19 mission.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

L-1 launch weather forecast is 50% GO, improving to 60% with 24 hour delay (all additional risk criteria are low)

[Ken the Bin]

L-1 launch weather forecast is 50% GO, improving to 60% with 24 hour delay (all additional risk criteria are low)

Unfortunately it's "improving" to 60% POV (40% 'Go').

(I've come close to doing that same thing many many times.)

[realnouns]

Signet Warhorse I + JRTI departed PC on Sep 13 @ 1:29pm ET

Signet Warhorse I + JRTI + B1067 returned to PC on Sep 20 @ 9:06am ET

Signet Warhorse I + JRTI departed PC on Oct 15 @ 6:37pm ET

[Ken the Bin]

The NGA hasn't been issuing many Space Debris notices for Starlink launches from the cape, just Rocket Launching notices.

But these two multi-launch Space Debris notices for October 19 to November 18 have just come out (the same notice for two different Navigational Areas).

Note that they will not be in effect for the first two days of this mission's launch period.

161623Z OCT 24
HYDROPAC 3269/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   19 OCT THRU 18 NOV IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
   30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
   42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190001Z NOV 24.

161623Z OCT 24
HYDROLANT 2185/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   19 OCT THRU 18 NOV IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
   30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
   42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 190001Z NOV 24.