The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on August 27 at 10:22pm or 11:41pm EDT.
LHA map for #Starlink Group 4-23 from CCSFS SLC-40 NET 28 Aug 02:22 UTC, alternatively 29 Aug to 03 Sep based on NOTMAR/NOTAMs. B1062.9 planned landing with roughly estimated fairing recovery ~ 654km downrange. Stage2 debris reentry in eastern Pacific. http://bit.do/LHA19
262109Z AUG 22HYDROPAC 2356/22(21, 22, 83).EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.DNC 06, DNC 13.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 280302Z TO 280544Z AUG, 290240Z TO 290522Z, 300219Z TO 300501Z, 310157Z TO 310439Z AUG, 010135Z TO 010417Z, 020114Z TO 020356Z, 030052Z TO 030334Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 14-19.00S 135-27.00W, 14-56.00N 115-19.00W, 13-53.00N 113-44.00W, 15-22.00S 133-52.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 030434Z SEP 22.
262109Z AUG 22NAVAREA XII 611/22(21, 22, 83).EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 280302Z TO 280544Z AUG, 290240Z TO 290522Z, 300219Z TO 300501Z, 310157Z TO 310439Z AUG, 010135Z TO 010417Z, 020114Z TO 020356Z, 030052Z TO 030334Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY 14-19.00S 135-27.00W, 14-56.00N 115-19.00W, 13-53.00N 113-44.00W, 15-22.00S 133-52.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 030434Z SEP 22.
262202Z AUG 22HYDROPAC 2357/22(21, 22, 83).EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.DNC 06, DNC 13.CANCEL HYDROPAC 2322/22 AND THIS MSG.
262202Z AUG 22NAVAREA XII 612/22(21, 22, 83).EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.CANCEL NAVAREA XII 600/22 AND THIS MSG.
CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Starlink Group 4-23 launch set for 2022-08-28 at 02:22:30 UTC from Cape Canaveral. Deployment of 54 satellites is set for 02:37:55.860 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
A “rain-kissed” Falcon 9 waits patiently for its turn.
Falcon 9 B1069 was damaged during recovery on the CRS-24 mission in December 2021. SpaceX has since repaired the booster, and it will make its second flight tonight on the Starlink Group 4-23 mission.By Lee Kanayama (@Falcon_1e):
The L-0 forecast gives only 30% GO at the start, but improves to 60% by just past midnight.
SpaceX is targeting today, Saturday, August 27 for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 10:22 p.m. ET (02:22 UTC on August 28).
Currently SpaceX are sticking to instantaneous launch window at 10:22pm local time. SpaceX email notification a few hours ago:QuoteSpaceX is targeting today, Saturday, August 27 for a Falcon 9 launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 10:22 p.m. ET (02:22 UTC on August 28).
Due to weather, now targeting 11:41 p.m. ET for tonight's launch of Starlink