Static fire of Falcon Heavy complete; targeting Tuesday, November 1 for launch of the USSF-44 mission from Launch Complex 39A in Florida
Falcon Heavy's 27 engines ignite for a brief test-fire
Falcon Heavy on Pad 39A. Launch is set for November 1 2022 w/@GregScott_photo
Good Afternoon, strange looking Falcon Heavy!#USSF44
282110Z OCT 22NAVAREA IV 1142/22(11,25,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 011340Z TO 011458Z NOV, ALTERNATE 021336Z TO 021454Z, 031332Z TO 031450Z, 041328Z TO 041446Z, 051324Z TO 051442Z, 061320Z TO 061438Z AND 071316Z TO 071434Z NOV IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-41.61N 080-39.62W, 28-10.00N 076-52.00W, 28-00.00N 076-53.00W, 28-25.45N 080-34.60W. B. 26-11.00N 068-37.00W, 26-46.00N 068-25.00W, 26-01.00N 064-02.00W, 25-11.00N 064-18.00W.2. NAVAREA IV 1132/22. 3. CANCEL THIS MSG 071534Z NOV 22.
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Is that the first time there has been a SpaceX pre-launch static fire without the payload attached? (Meaning the last static fire before launch)
Quote from: Oersted on 10/28/2022 09:27 pmIs that the first time there has been a SpaceX pre-launch static fire without the payload attached? (Meaning the last static fire before launch)No. After the AMOS-6 mishap, there have been a number of such.
Quote from: Herb Schaltegger on 10/29/2022 12:39 amQuote from: Oersted on 10/28/2022 09:27 pmIs that the first time there has been a SpaceX pre-launch static fire without the payload attached? (Meaning the last static fire before launch)No. After the AMOS-6 mishap, there have been a number of such.My understanding is that, for a while at least, all static fires after Amos-6 were done prior to attaching the payload. Not sure if that is still the case, especially for Starlink launches.
Might be a stupid question. Is the launch at the same time (9:44 am local) on 11/01.
The launch window stretches to 10:11 a.m.