Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES  (Read 159756 times)

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UPDATE ONLY thread for the first Starlink launch.

NSF Threads for first starlink launch: Discussion / Updates / Starlink Satellite Spotting

NSF Articles on first starlink launch:
- Falcon Heavy and Starlink headline SpaceX’s upcoming manifest, Michael Baylor, March 6, 2019

Successful launch May 23, 2019, at 10:30pm Eastern (02:30 UTC on the 24th), with Falcon 9 (booster 1049.3) from CCAFS SLC-40.  Successful ASDS landing on OCISLY.  Targeting deployment orbit of 440km circular.

Payload: 60 test satellites (227kg each, Ku-band only, lacking satellite interconnects and Ka-band).  Total payload about 30,000 pounds (~13600 kg)

FCC Filings:
- 0276-EX-ST-2019 LV comms, filed Feb 21, 2019 for the timespan Apr 26 - Oct 26, 2019
- 0279-EX-ST-2019 LV recovery, filed Feb 21, 2019 for the timespan Apr 26 - Oct 26, 2019

NSF Threads for the Feb 2018 demo sat launch (Tintin A + B, with Paz): Discussion / Updates
NSF Threads on Starlink: Discussion / FCC filings

Please use the Starlink thread for all general discussion on Starlink.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #1 on: 05/10/2019 09:56 am »
L2 has May 13 for the Static Fire test on the Range. This points to a fast turnaround compared to most previous SF tests-to-launch flows.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #2 on: 05/10/2019 03:54 pm »
Range info
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #3 on: 05/11/2019 08:37 am »
Hazardous Operations map posted in the discussion thread
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #4 on: 05/12/2019 12:01 am »
OCISLY is set to depart in the next hour, good sign all still on track for launch!  ;D

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1127362139109371907

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Of Course I Still Love You is preparing to get underway from Port Canaveral this evening. Departure expected imminently!
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #5 on: 05/12/2019 01:19 am »
Departure! OCISLY has departed Port Canaveral in advance of launch and landing on Wednesday, tug Hollywood is in tow. GO Quest will soon depart to assist in landing ops, and GO Searcher and GO Navigator will depart soon for fairing recovery.

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1127380207604781062

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1127382663722098689

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Departure! Of Course I Still Love You, towed by tug Hollywood, is leaving Port Canaveral ahead of the Starlink-1 mission NET May 15.

OCISLY is heading 621km downrange, a journey that will 2-3 days.

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GO Quest will depart soon to support droneship operations.

GO Searcher & GO Navigator appear to have been assigned to fairing recovery for this mission. Photo from @ken_kremer shows GO Navigator having the recovery inflatables reinstalled again in the last few days (Outlined)
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #7 on: 05/12/2019 01:52 am »
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60 satellites!!

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First 60 @SpaceX Starlink satellites loaded into Falcon fairing. Tight fit.
https://t.co/gZq8gHg9uK

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127388838362378241
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #9 on: 05/12/2019 03:51 am »
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127408590157783040

More from Elon:

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127389993188507649

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127390620111081473

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127391581072347137

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1127391773930577922

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If static fire :thumbsup: on Tues, :rocketemoji: on Wed

These are production design, unlike our earlier Tintin demo sats

Much will likely go wrong on 1st mission. Also, 6 more launches of 60 sats needed for minor coverage, 12 for moderate.

More details on day of launch, currently tracking to Wednesday
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #10 on: 05/12/2019 05:43 am »
twitter.com/13ericralph31/status/1127408817145147392?s=21

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Are there four sections of 15 or two sections of 30 sats? so hard to tell!

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1127421589350383616

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My understanding is two stacks of 30.

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #11 on: 05/12/2019 04:23 pm »
Launch weather forecast is 70% GO, although that doesn’t account for upper level winds which are high (winds better next day):

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Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 30%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule
 
Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #13 on: 05/13/2019 06:24 am »
https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1127820687442362560

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GO Searcher and GO Navigator departed from Port Canaveral a few hours ago.

These two ships will attempt to recover both fairing halves from the water after they splashdown.

Mr Steven will, again, not take part in the operation.

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #14 on: 05/13/2019 02:22 pm »
Waiting for rollout for the Static Fire test:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1127941760833875968
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #15 on: 05/13/2019 05:27 pm »
Launch weather forecast has improved to 80% GO but upper level winds have worsened:

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Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule
 
Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
« Reply #17 on: 05/13/2019 10:38 pm »
Afternoon shot of Falcon vertical, the fairing is indeed attached, and booster looks sooty, should be B1049.3

https://twitter.com/ken_kremer/status/1128062050666778624
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v0.9 : 23 May 2019 - UPDATES
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