Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 4-25 : KSC LC-39A : 24 July 2022 (13:38 UTC)  (Read 30257 times)

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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1550591005258403846

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F9/Starlink 4-25: 3 hours after launch of 46 Starlinks from Vandenberg SFB, SpaceX hauled another Falcon 9 from its hangar and up the slope to KSC pad 39A, setting the stage for launch Sunday, the company's 33rd so far this year
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LHA map for #Starlink Group 4-25 from KSC LC-39A NET 24 Jul 13:38 UTC, alternatively 25 to 30 Jul based on NOTMAR/NOTAMs. B1062.8 planned landing with roughly estimated fairing recovery approx. 655km downrange. Stage2 debris reentry in eastern Pacific.

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Launch July 24, 2022 13:38 UTC (9:38 am EDT), from Kennedy LC-39A, on booster 1062-8.  First stage landing aboard Just Read the Instructions is expected.

JRTI needs to be changed to ASOG here.

[zubenelgenubi: Done]
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https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/1550767826255978496

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SpaceX hoisted a Falcon 9 rocket upright at around 2 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT). The rocket is being readied for a Sunday morning launch from pad 39A with another batch of Starlink satellites. Watch live: youtu.be/ykjHh-4cMO4

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20th #Starlink launch of this year via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle..

Booster supporting this mission..

https://twitter.com/_rykllan/status/1550770150735069184

L-1 weather forecast.  80% 'Go' for July 24 and July 25.  All Additional Risk Criteria are Low for both days.
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Static fire imminent:

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Completed at 9am local.

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https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/1550828832894160898

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SpaceX has test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch tomorrow at 9:38am EDT (1338 GMT) with the next batch of Starlink internet satellites. spaceflightnow.com/2022/07/23/sta…

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This was the first static fire since Crew-4 in April.

Complete list: https://www.elonx.net/list-of-falcon-static-fires/

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Static fire imminent:
Completed at 9am local.
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Any particular reason for conducting today's test, with this first stage?

I wondered at the LV being brought to the pad a day earlier than is now normal.  Now I know why.
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Static fire imminent:
Completed at 9am local.
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Any particular reason for conducting today's test, with this first stage?

I wondered at the LV being brought to the pad a day earlier than is now normal.  Now I know why.

Very curious on why this flight gets a static fire.  Maybe they changed some pad hardware they want to test, or they are changing something in the countdown and want to verify it.
Wildly optimistic prediction, Superheavy recovery on IFT-4 or IFT-5

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Spaceflight now broadcast said they didn't know why there was a static fire for this launch. However they did mention that they had heard that if 3 or more engines were changed that would be a reason for doing a static fire.

I have no idea if we have any information on engines being changed.

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Perhaps this is related to the abort/scrub/fail/omg thing that delayed the Vandenburg flight for a day.  Something they swapped out maybe.

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This Sunday, July 24th at 9:38 AM ET, Starlink 4-25 is set to lift off from LC-39A. Booster 1062 will be supporting this mission & will be making its 8th flight.

https://twitter.com/JennyHPhoto/status/1550843772711452673

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Perhaps this is related to the abort/scrub/fail/omg thing that delayed the Vandenburg flight for a day.  Something they swapped out maybe.
My guess, and it is only a guess, would be engine replacements on B1062 after its GTO+ launch of Nilesat 301.  The abort at Vandenberg this week was run of the mill "vanilla".  I don't see it being a reason.

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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1550878639775830019

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Targeting Sunday, July 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from LC-39A in Florida → https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl4-25/

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SpaceX is targeting Sunday, July 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 9:38 a.m. ET (13:38 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Monday, July 25 at 9:16 a.m. ET (13:16 UTC).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
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Time-lapse: SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for Starlink mission


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Orbital Launch no.89 of 2022

Starlink L53 | SpaceX | July 24 | 0938 ET

@SpaceX to launch another batch of 53 #Starlink V1.5 🛰️(G4-25) on its #Falcon9 FT (booster #B1052.8) from @SLDelta45.

https://twitter.com/SpaceIntellige3/status/1551110057705848836

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