The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galileo L13 navigation satellite mission for Europe from pad 40 on September 16 earliest at 6:55 p.m. EDT.
SP ACEX GALILEO L13 (X2423) ROCKET LAUNCHPRIMARY: 09/16/24 2244Z-2335ZBACKUP: 09/17/24 2240Z-2331Z
L-1 weather forecast. 50% 'Go' for September 16. 70% 'Go' for September 17. Booster Recovery Weather risk is High and Solar Activity risk is Low-Moderate for September 16. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
Quote from: Ken the Bin on 09/15/2024 04:38 pmL-1 weather forecast. 50% 'Go' for September 16. 70% 'Go' for September 17. Booster Recovery Weather risk is High and Solar Activity risk is Low-Moderate for September 16. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.I suspect launch will be delayed to September 17.
160018Z SEP 24NAVAREA IV 1133/24(11,12,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 172240Z TO 172331Z, ALTERNATE 182236Z TO 182327Z, 192232Z TO 192323Z, 202228Z TO 202319Z AND 212224Z TO 212315Z SEP IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39.19N 080-37.82W, 28-51.00N 080-26.00W, 29-00.00N 080-15.00W, 28-55.00N 080-10.00W, 28-34.00N 080-28.00W, 28-31.61N 080-33.57W. B. 32-38.00N 077-14.00W, 34-53.00N 075-03.00W, 35-12.00N 074-07.00W, 34-57.00N 073-49.00W, 34-18.00N 074-09.00W, 32-13.00N 076-47.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1106/24.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 220015Z SEP 24.
Just Read the Instructions is no longer heading toward the booster landing zone... which doesn't give me a warm feeling about the prospect of seeing the Galileo launch occur on Monday.
Doug departed Port Charleston on Sep 16 @ 12:34pm ET. Destination Port Canaveral
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, September 17 at 6:50 p.m. ET for a Falcon 9 launch of the European Commission’s Galileo L13 mission to medium Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is a backup opportunity on Wednesday, September 18 at 6:46 p.m. ET.A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX.This will be the 22nd launch for this Falcon 9 first stage booster, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, O3B mPOWER, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Marah Putih 2, and 12 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.Rapid and reliable reusability is key to making life multiplanetary – every mission is an opportunity to learn and inform future missions. During the Galileo L12 mission earlier this year, the Falcon 9 booster was expended to provide the additional performance needed to deliver the payload to its orbit. Data from that mission informed subtle design and operational changes, including mass reductions and trajectory adjustments, that will allow us to safely recover and reuse this booster. Falcon 9 is ready to safely deliver Galileo L13 to orbit and return to the droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.The booster reentry trajectory will result in higher heating and dynamic pressure on the booster than many of our historical landings. Although the reentry conditions are on the higher end of past missions, they are still acceptable. This landing attempt will test the bounds of recovery, giving us valuable data on the design of the vehicle in these elevated entry conditions. This in turn will help us innovate on future vehicle designs to make our vehicles more robust and rapidly reusable while expanding into more challenging reentry conditions.
Targeting a Falcon 9 launch of the European Commission’s Galileo L13 mission from Florida later today. Teams are keeping an eye on recovery weather → http://spacex.com/launches
SpaceX recovery ship Doug is back in service, following a 2 month stay at a shipyard in Charleston. Looks to be supporting the Galileo L13 mission today.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 15:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galileo L13 navigation satellite mission for Europe from pad 40 on September 17 at 6:51 p.m. EDT. <snip>
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galileo L13 navigation satellite mission for Europe from pad 40 on September 17 at 6:51 p.m. EDT. <snip>
Small correction in today's update:QuoteBen Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 17:The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galileo L13 navigation satellite mission for Europe from pad 40 on September 17 at 6:50 p.m. EDT.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated September 17:The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Galileo L13 navigation satellite mission for Europe from pad 40 on September 17 at 6:50 p.m. EDT.
European Space Agency@esaLaunch date/time confirmed: two #Galileo satellites will be launched on a #SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this evening at 18:50 EDT (00:50 CEST, 18 September) from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The launch is performed under contract between ESA and #SpaceX, and will put satellites 31 and 32 (FMs 26/32) in medium Earth orbit, where they will join the rest of the constellation. These satellites will contribute to the robustness and availability of Galileo signals and enhance the system’s precision. #EUSpace
Propellant load is underway for today’s Falcon 9 launch of the Galileo L13 mission from pad 40 in Florida. Weather is currently 60% favorable for liftoff