Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-16 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 15/16 Sep 2023 (03:38 UTC) (Read 25046 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #40 on:** 09/16/2023 03:32 am »

T-6 minutes. First stage RP-1 loading should be complete about now.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #41 on:** 09/16/2023 03:34 am »

SpaceX stream.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1702888419691524380

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #42 on:** 09/16/2023 03:35 am »

T-4 minutes. Strongback is retracting.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #43 on:** 09/16/2023 03:35 am »

T-3 minutes. First stage LOX load is complete.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #44 on:** 09/16/2023 03:37 am »

T-2 minutes. Second stage LOX load is complete.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #45 on:** 09/16/2023 03:38 am »

T-1 minute. Falcon 9 is in startup.

LD is go for launch.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #46 on:** 09/16/2023 03:38 am »

Liftoff!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #47 on:** 09/16/2023 03:39 am »

T+1 minute.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #48 on:** 09/16/2023 03:40 am »

T+2 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #49 on:** 09/16/2023 03:42 am »

First stage separation.

Engine ignition.

T+3 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #50 on:** 09/16/2023 03:43 am »

Fairing separation.

T+4 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #51 on:** 09/16/2023 03:43 am »

T+5 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #52 on:** 09/16/2023 03:44 am »

T+6 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #53 on:** 09/16/2023 03:46 am »

Entry burn.

T+7 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #54 on:** 09/16/2023 03:46 am »

T+8 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #55 on:** 09/16/2023 03:47 am »

Landing burn.

Touchdown!

Cutoff. Upcoming events.

00:54:01 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:54:03 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:05:11 Starlink satellites deploy

Perchlorate · « **Reply #56 on:** 09/16/2023 03:49 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 09/16/2023 03:47 am

Landing burn.

Touchdown!

Cutoff. Upcoming events.

00:54:01 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:54:03 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:05:11 Starlink satellites deploy

Congrats, SpaceX! (pending successful deployment, of course)
Thanks, Steven!
Good night, all.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #57 on:** 09/16/2023 03:52 am »

"Falcon 9’s second stage has one additional burn coming up in ~40 minutes, followed by @Starlink
satellite deploy in ~50 minutes"

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1702892928979616164

wannamoonbase · « **Reply #58 on:** 09/16/2023 04:08 am »

Congrats on another launch.

I miss the before times when these were on YouTube

catdlr · « **Reply #59 on:** 09/16/2023 04:13 am »

While we are waiting, my 2 cents:

SpaceX stopped narrating a week before the "X" launch, perhaps to save money? That trend has continued.

Second, since the changeover we have only had rocket camera shots of the climb-out. No land-based tracking camera shots. Initially, this was due to weather/clouds, but that was not the case for tonight's launch. So rocket camera shots only. Again, money-saving perhaps?

For land-based camera footage of these launches, SpaceX launches will have to rely on NSF cameras and other public ones.

Tony