SpaceX is targeting Friday, November 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 7:41 a.m. EST, or 12:41 UTC, and a backup opportunity is available on Saturday, November 13 at 7:19 a.m. EST, or 12:19 UTC.The booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew Demo-2, ANASIS-11, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. One half of Falcon 9’s fairing previously supported the GPS III-4 mission and a Starlink mission, and the other previously supported another Starlink mission.
Each Starlink satellite weights approximately 260 kg and features a compact, flat-panel design that minimizes volume, allowing for a dense launch stack to take full advantage of Falcon 9’s launch capabilities. With four powerful phased array and two parabolic antennas on each satellite ... At end of their life cycle, the satellites will utilize their on-board propulsion system to deorbit over the course of a few months. In the unlikely event their propulsion system becomes inoperable, the satellites will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere within 1-5 years, significantly less than the hundreds or thousands of years required at higher altitudes. Further, Starlink components are designed for full demisability.Starlink is targeting service to near global coverage of the populated world by 2021. Additional information on the system can be found at starlink.com.
The recent SFN article doesn't mention any Starlink launches planned from Florida in June and says the next Starlink will launch from California NET July.Question is, do we call the first polar launch L29, or something else?
But the launch of the 60 newest Starlinks Wednesday [May 26] could be the last dedicated Starlink mission to take off from Florida’s Space Coast, at least for a while. The next Falcon 9 rocket fully loaded with Starlink satellites is scheduled to launch in July from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.<snip>Once the 60 quarter-ton satellites launched Wednesday [May 26] arrive at their operational altitude of 341 miles (550 kilometers), SpaceX should have more than the 1,584 spacecraft required to to populate the 341-mile-high Starlink shell at an inclination of 53 degrees.<snip>Future Starlink launches will deliver satellites to higher-inclination orbits, including two polar shells inclined 97.6 degrees to the equator, a layer in 70-degree inclination orbits, and another group at 53.2 degrees, slightly off-angle from the 53-degree shell that is nearly full.A SpaceX regulatory filing with the FCC requesting authority to operate rocket telemetry transmitters suggests the company plans six Starlink missions from Vandenberg through January 2022, beginning as soon as July. The one launch per month cadence matches what industry sources have previously told Spaceflight Now.
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/5333QuoteStarlink V1 L29Launch TimeNET July, 2021LocationSLC-40 or LC-39A, Florida, USA
Starlink V1 L29Launch TimeNET July, 2021LocationSLC-40 or LC-39A, Florida, USA
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Quote from: Starship_SpaceX on 06/19/2021 09:35 am(PDF)Possibly July 12
Quote from: Jansen on 06/19/2021 02:14 pmQuote from: Starship_SpaceX on 06/19/2021 09:35 am(PDF)Possibly July 12Context:That launch date is supposedly somewhere in the linked document. The document, in turn, is a 38 page legal filing by SpaceX’s lawyers arguing against a stay of Starlink launches sought by Viasat.
The next launch of Starlink satellites is currently scheduled to occur onJuly 12, 2021, followed by a scheduled launch on July 30, 2021, and after thatSpaceX has an average of two Starlink launches per month planned for the rest of 2021.
Plus at the time of the brief preparation there was an FH launch scheduled in July with another launch of something else as well so just 2 Starlinks. Now that those two other launches have moved to later it is possible that more Starlink launches will happen in July and much sooner than July 12th.
Quote from: oldAtlas_Eguy on 06/19/2021 09:58 pmPlus at the time of the brief preparation there was an FH launch scheduled in July with another launch of something else as well so just 2 Starlinks. Now that those two other launches have moved to later it is possible that more Starlink launches will happen in July and much sooner than July 12th.This is nonsense. SpaceX knew the FH was slipping long before the brief was prepared. The lawsuit was just filed this month.
I’m hearing that the Eastern Range is entering a stand down period. Also known as recapitalization, this is so that critical maintenance and upgrade work can be performed on Range assets.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/06/30/spacex-rocket-hauls-88-small-satellites-to-orbit/QuoteSpaceX had 26 launches last year, the most in the company’s history. If its near-term launch manifest remains on schedule, SpaceX could reach the 26-launch mark by late August or September.Looks like SFN is expecting at least 4-5 Starlink launches in the next couple of months.
SpaceX had 26 launches last year, the most in the company’s history. If its near-term launch manifest remains on schedule, SpaceX could reach the 26-launch mark by late August or September.
Cross-posts:Quote from: Jansen on 07/01/2021 02:14 pmI’m hearing that the Eastern Range is entering a stand down period. Also known as recapitalization, this is so that critical maintenance and upgrade work can be performed on Range assets.Quote from: Jansen on 07/01/2021 06:24 pmhttps://spaceflightnow.com/2021/06/30/spacex-rocket-hauls-88-small-satellites-to-orbit/QuoteSpaceX had 26 launches last year, the most in the company’s history. If its near-term launch manifest remains on schedule, SpaceX could reach the 26-launch mark by late August or September.Looks like SFN is expecting at least 4-5 Starlink launches in the next couple of months.
Recapitalization of range assets is underway. It depends on when it will be completed.The lack of a TFR indicates the 12 July launch is pushed back.
Also, please note that neither the spaceflightnow.com nor the nextspaceflight.com launch schedules include a July Falcon 9 launch from Florida.
http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html [updated July 12]QuoteFALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral is TBA. Upcoming Falcon 9 launches include Starlink missions. And a Falcon 9 will launch the cargo Dragon CRS-23 resupply mission to the ISS from pad 39A on mid-late August around 5-6am EDT.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral is TBA. Upcoming Falcon 9 launches include Starlink missions. And a Falcon 9 will launch the cargo Dragon CRS-23 resupply mission to the ISS from pad 39A on mid-late August around 5-6am EDT.
I wonder what range conflict? There's no launches scheduled on the Eastern Range in that time frame.Quote from: gongora on 07/22/2021 11:50 pmThey said there was a range conflict on July 31, didn't say what it was.Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 07/22/2021 11:44 pmSuggestion of a Starlink launch beginning of August?Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 07/22/2021 11:43 pmQuote from: gongora on 07/22/2021 11:40 pmIf they have to delay from July 30 the next flight opportunity is August 3.Due to range conflict:https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1418336291259785216QuoteIf OFT-2 doesn’t launch on July 30, next opportunity would be Aug. 3 because of a range conflict. OFT-2 can also launch and attempt ISS docking even if the Nauka module has not yet arrived.
They said there was a range conflict on July 31, didn't say what it was.Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 07/22/2021 11:44 pmSuggestion of a Starlink launch beginning of August?Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 07/22/2021 11:43 pmQuote from: gongora on 07/22/2021 11:40 pmIf they have to delay from July 30 the next flight opportunity is August 3.Due to range conflict:https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1418336291259785216QuoteIf OFT-2 doesn’t launch on July 30, next opportunity would be Aug. 3 because of a range conflict. OFT-2 can also launch and attempt ISS docking even if the Nauka module has not yet arrived.
Suggestion of a Starlink launch beginning of August?Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 07/22/2021 11:43 pmQuote from: gongora on 07/22/2021 11:40 pmIf they have to delay from July 30 the next flight opportunity is August 3.Due to range conflict:https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1418336291259785216QuoteIf OFT-2 doesn’t launch on July 30, next opportunity would be Aug. 3 because of a range conflict. OFT-2 can also launch and attempt ISS docking even if the Nauka module has not yet arrived.
Quote from: gongora on 07/22/2021 11:40 pmIf they have to delay from July 30 the next flight opportunity is August 3.Due to range conflict:https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1418336291259785216QuoteIf OFT-2 doesn’t launch on July 30, next opportunity would be Aug. 3 because of a range conflict. OFT-2 can also launch and attempt ISS docking even if the Nauka module has not yet arrived.
If they have to delay from July 30 the next flight opportunity is August 3.
If OFT-2 doesn’t launch on July 30, next opportunity would be Aug. 3 because of a range conflict. OFT-2 can also launch and attempt ISS docking even if the Nauka module has not yet arrived.
Quote from: Orbiter on 07/23/2021 05:36 pmI wonder what range conflict? There's no launches scheduled on the Eastern Range in that time frame. Not all range ops are launches and some are classified.
I wonder what range conflict? There's no launches scheduled on the Eastern Range in that time frame.