SpaceX F9 : Starlink Group 4-7 : KSC LC-39A : 3 February 2022 (18:13 UTC)

[Ken the Bin]

According to TFRs the Starlink launch is Wednesday but that kind of doesn’t seem right

NROL-87 likely has taken priority across all ranges for SpaceX.

I guess that but it’s on the same day around 2 hours before NROL 87 unless it takes the backup window

I wonder if someone at the FAA messed up when they were deleting TFRs after today's CSG-2 launch, because what is out there for tomorrow is for CSG-2.  Maybe they meant to delete tomorrow's CSG-2 and deleted tomorrow's Starlink 4-7 instead.

[Alexphysics]

The TFR's are right

[Chinakpradhan]

Why are there range problems no problem happened with launch of tursat 5b and starlink 4-4

[Herb Schaltegger]

Why are there range problems no problem happened with launch of tursat 5b and starlink 4-4

Why do you think there are “range problems”?

And a word of advice: you’re new to NSF. Please post less and read more until you catch up on the usual terminology and are familiar with how SpaceX conducts their operations. You’re causing a lot of needless confusion with your posts in the SpaceX mission threads.

[zubenelgenubi]

Launch Photography, updated January 31 after the CSG-2 launch, states the Starlink 4-7 launch will be on February 1, at the already noted times, or on February 2, with no times given.

Launch for the 53 and 53.2 degrees inclination Starlink launches is 20 to 22 minutes earlier per day.

My calculated times:
February 1 at 18:56 and 22:13 UTC.
February 2 at 18:34 and 21:51 UTC.

However, the above is inconsistent with the information that this launch will be after the NROL-87 launch from Vandenberg on February 2, 20:18 UTC.

My interpretation is as early as February 3, not within the next hour on the same day.

We now know the Astra Rocket launch from Canaveral is scheduled for February 5 or 7.

Edit: My interpretation was wrong.  Launches:
NROL-87 Feb 2, 20:18 UTC
Starlink Feb 2, 21:51 UTC, 93 minutes later

[ATPTourFan]

I could simply see SpaceX wanting to give their teams a break to avoid 6 consecutive days on console and running procedures at the pad. Starlink 4-7 has no schedule pressure, so this one launch can slip for human reasons.

[crandles57]

I could simply see SpaceX wanting to give their teams a break to avoid 6 consecutive days on console and running procedures at the pad. Starlink 4-7 has no schedule pressure, so this one launch can slip for human reasons.

The sooner this one flys the sooner ASOG will be ready for next flight. If JRTI is out of action for a while longer, ASOG availability may be the dominant restriction on upcoming launches?

But yes it is possible that starlink production or something else means this doesn't matter.

 

[scr00chy]

Looks like a one day delay:

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another Starlink batch on February 2 at 4:51pm EST

http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html

[RocketLover0119]

Looks like a one day delay:

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another Starlink batch on February 2 at 4:51pm EST

http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html

Very likely a 2 day slip however, highly doubt they can do NROL and this within like 2 hours.

Also a chance NROL slipped a day but guess we will see.

[Alexphysics]

NROL-87 didn't slip and they can do those two launches in under 2 hours.

[Conexion Espacial]

This is just a taste of what SpaceX wants to do in 2022, the first will be a new record between the shortest time between two missions.

[Ken the Bin]

L-1 weather forecast.  80% 'Go' for February 2.  70% 'Go' for February 3.  Booster Recovery Weather risk is Moderate for February 3.  All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

[ZachS09]

Why would they delay Starlink 4-7 if it and NROL-87 are on two different coasts? Is it too much work for the launch teams?

[Conexion Espacial]

Why would they delay Starlink 4-7 if it and NROL-87 are on two different coasts? Is it too much work for the launch teams?

SpaceX has the capability to support both launches, the only thing that makes me curious will be the NROL-87 deployment as we might see the 4-7 launch first than the NROL-87 deployment, but we will know once SpaceX posts the information on their website.

[Chinakpradhan]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1488504252028928000
What I mmmmeeeeeeeeeeaaaasannnnn seriously. SpaceX sought to break the Gemini 8 Atlas Agena world record

[Alexphysics]

Not a world record, several Soyuz launches have happened even within minutes from each other.

[Chinakpradhan]

Not a world record, several Soyuz launches have happened even within minutes from each other.

any example?? Also even though this might not become a world record, it will become a American records

[Vettedrmr]

Not a world record, several Soyuz launches have happened even within minutes from each other.

any example??

Did you go look?

[Chinakpradhan]

Not a world record, several Soyuz launches have happened even within minutes from each other.

any example??

Did you go look?

OK found 22 July 1969 with 25 minutes apart so this is alright

[Ken the Bin]

No new NGA Rocket Launching notice for the delay to February 2, even though I received these two new cancel-and-replace Space Debris a couple of hours ago.  (I held them, waiting for the Rocket Launching notice to show up.)

Also (not based on these notices), I've calculated for the February 3 backup day:
February 3 at 18:13 and 21:30.

011454Z FEB 22
HYDROPAC 277/22(GEN).
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 
   022326Z TO 030012Z, ALTERNATE 
   031948Z TO 032354Z FEB IN AREA BOUND BY
   35-59S 050-22W, 35-28S 049-58W,
   37-16S 045-27W, 45-17S 028-19W,
   47-50S 020-18W, 49-51S 011-01W,
   51-05S 000-43E, 50-46S 014-54E,
   50-33S 021-34E, 46-52S 039-17E,
   43-19S 050-25E, 44-37S 051-06E,
   54-16S 018-06E, 54-22S 004-06E,
   54-22S 000-43E, 54-28S 004-31W,
   53-15S 013-27W, 51-14S 023-03W,
   47-53S 033-10W, 42-56S 042-53W,
   39-07S 048-08W.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 255/22.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 040054Z FEB 22.

011506Z FEB 22
HYDROLANT 322/22(GEN).
SOUTHWESTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 
   022326Z TO 030012Z, ALTERNATE 
   031948Z TO 032354Z FEB IN AREA BOUND BY
   35-59S 050-22W, 35-28S 049-58W,
   37-16S 045-27W, 45-17S 028-19W,
   47-50S 020-18W, 49-51S 011-01W,
   51-05S 000-43E, 50-46S 014-54E,
   50-33S 021-34E, 46-52S 039-17E,
   43-19S 050-25E, 44-37S 051-06E,
   54-16S 018-06E, 54-22S 004-06E,
   54-22S 000-43E, 54-28S 004-31W,
   53-15S 013-27W, 51-14S 023-03W,
   47-53S 033-10W, 42-56S 042-53W,
   39-07S 048-08W.
2. CANCEL HYDROLANT 305/22.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 040054Z FEB 22.