April 17 Falcon 9 Starlink 6-51
Launch time: Window opens at 5:24 p.m. EDT (2124 UTC)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will return to a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
UPDATED APRIL 9, 2024
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FALCON 9
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 13 at 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on April 17 at 5:24-9:24 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch two Galileo navigation system satellites for Europe on late April. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
More Starlinks from Florida
0550-EX-ST-2024 (https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=132838&RequestTimeout=1000) Mission 1946 Starlink Group 6-51
[Launch NET April 15]
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ASDS
North 25 51 24 West 75 20 18
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 12 very earliest at 9:22 p.m. to 12:48 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on April 17 at 5:24-9:24 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch two Galileo navigation system satellites for Europe on late April. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
120928Z APR 24
NAVAREA IV 415/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
BAHAMAS.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
172124Z TO 180155Z APR, ALTERNATE
182059Z TO 190130Z, 192034Z TO 200105Z,
202008Z TO 210039Z, 211943Z TO 220014Z,
221918Z TO 222349Z AND
231853Z TO 232324Z APR IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W
28-30.00N 080-10.00W, 28-24.00N 080-09.00W,
28-21.00N 080-11.00W, 28-23.00N 080-19.00W,
28-29.35N 080-32.49W.
B. 26-15.00N 076-00.00W, 26-06.00N 074-58.00W
25-36.00N 074-03.00W, 25-23.00N 073-53.00W
25-09.00N 074-01.00W, 25-06.00N 074-16.00W
25-08.00N 074-38.00W, 25-18.00N 075-00.00W
25-58.00N 075-59.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240024Z APR 24.//
121914Z APR 24
HYDROLANT 777/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2048Z TO 0413Z DAILY 16 THRU 24 APR
IN AREA BOUND BY
08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250513Z APR 24.
121914Z APR 24
HYDROPAC 1201/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2048Z TO 0413Z DAILY 16 THRU 24 APR
IN AREA BOUND BY
08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 250513Z APR 24.
121937Z APR 24
HYDROLANT 778/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2203Z TO 0529Z DAILY 17 THRU 26 APR
IN AREA BOUND BY
08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 270629Z APR 24.
121937Z APR 24
HYDROPAC 1202/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2203Z TO 0529Z DAILY 17 THRU 26 APR
IN AREA BOUND BY
08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 270629Z APR 24.
NGA Rocket Launching notice.
Another F9 (either 1060 or 1061) will fly for the 20th time next week.
https://twitter.com/edwards345/status/1779004912720081170QuoteMay there be many boosters hitting 20 or 30 or 50, with an unbroken success streak. Kudos to the team!QuoteAnother one next week!
Gav Cornwell
@SpaceOffshore
Departure! SpaceX's Bob support ship and Just Read the Instructions droneship head to sea to support Starlink 6-51! 📸 http://nsf.live/spacecoast
SPACEX STARLINK 6-51, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL
PRIMARY: 04/17/24 2124Z-0155Z
BACKUP(S): 04/18/24 2059Z-0130Z
04/19/24 2034Z-0105Z
04/20/24 2008Z-0039Z
04/21/24 1943Z-0014Z
04/22/24 1918Z-2349Z
04/23/24 1853Z-2324Z
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 5:26 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:24 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, April 18 starting at 5:05 p.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This is the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and five 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.
Targeting Wednesday, April 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → http://spacex.com/launches
Upcoming launches, including SpaceX set to pass 40 launches in 2024 milestone...in April.
Overview by Martin Smith.
CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the @Starlink Group 6-51 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-04-17 at 21:26:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-51. Deployment of 23 satellites at 22:31:22.740 UTC. Data for 10 backup launch opportunities is also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
Rough Riders Show
@RoughRidersShow
Falcon 9 rolled out to LC-39A this morning ahead of Starlink 6-51! Here's a little time-lapse
@NASASpaceflight
http://nsf.live/spacecoast
Landing and orbital insertion appear to have been successful. Reloading feed shows current, but frozen, frame.Shows landed booster, but Stage 2 still short of orbital velocity, but seemed to be well on its way at the time of the capture. EDIT. If later update showed 27,000 km/hr, then seems good orbit. My Hmmm wasn't at this thread, but at X for its failed SpaceX webcast. Again. It cut off at T+3:00 it seems.
Landing confirmed (tentatively)
Ed: Don't Hmm at us. Both first and second stage video cut out after separation. It is unlikely something happened to them rather than the video being interrupted after being broadcast.
Landing confirmed (tentatively)
Ed: Don't Hmm at us. Both first and second stage video cut out after separation. It is unlikely something happened to them rather than the video being interrupted after being broadcast.
I find it easier to believe that Twitter is horrid at streaming and it just failed, not that SpaceX did anything wrong.
Falcon 9 launches from Florida, carrying 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit
John Kraus
@johnkrausphotos
The Falcon jumped over the Moon during todays launch of 23 Starlink satellites 🚀🌗
Tyler Gray
@TylerG1998
Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 17:
Earth 🌎 73/74
USA 🇺🇸 45/45
China 🇨🇳 16/16* (1 partial failure)
Russia 🇷🇺 6/6
Japan 🇯🇵 2/3
Iran 🇮🇷 2/2
India 🇮🇳 2/2
1/3
Orbital launches by organization:
🇺🇸 39 SpaceX, 4 Rocket Lab, 2 ULA
🇨🇳 12 CASC (1 partial failure), 2 CASIC, 1 OrienSpace, 1 CAS Space
🇷🇺 5 RKTs-Progress, 1 Khrunichev
🇯🇵 2 MHI, 1 Space One ❌
🇮🇳 2 ISRO
🇮🇷 1 IRGC, 1 ISA
2/3
Launches by spaceport:
🇺🇸 19 CCSFS, 13 Vandy, 9 KSC, 1 Wallops
🇨🇳 5 Xichang, 5 Jiuquan, 3 Wenchang, 2 offshore, 1 Taiyuan
🇳🇿 3 Māhia
🇷🇺 3 Baikonur, 2 Vostochny, 1 Plesetsk
🇯🇵 2 Tanegashima, 1 Space Port Kii
🇮🇳 2 Satish Dhawan
🇮🇷 1 Shahrud, 1 Semnan
3/3
Chris Bergin - NSF
@NASASpaceflight
Here's SpaceX's Falcon 9 B1077 landing for a 12th time, which wasn't shown live due to X's technical problems.
https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1780736905090351402
https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1780737177745297866QuoteTyler Gray
@TylerG1998
Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 17:
Earth 🌎 73/74
USA 🇺🇸 45/45
China 🇨🇳 16/16* (1 partial failure)
Russia 🇷🇺 6/6
Japan 🇯🇵 2/3
Iran 🇮🇷 2/2
India 🇮🇳 2/2
1/3
Orbital launches by organization:
🇺🇸 39 SpaceX, 4 Rocket Lab, 2 ULA
🇨🇳 12 CASC (1 partial failure), 2 CASIC, 1 OrienSpace, 1 CAS Space
🇷🇺 5 RKTs-Progress, 1 Khrunichev
🇯🇵 2 MHI, 1 Space One ❌
🇮🇳 2 ISRO
🇮🇷 1 IRGC, 1 ISA
2/3
Launches by spaceport:
🇺🇸 19 CCSFS, 13 Vandy, 9 KSC, 1 Wallops
🇨🇳 5 Xichang, 5 Jiuquan, 3 Wenchang, 2 offshore, 1 Taiyuan
🇳🇿 3 Māhia
🇷🇺 3 Baikonur, 2 Vostochny, 1 Plesetsk
🇯🇵 2 Tanegashima, 1 Space Port Kii
🇮🇳 2 Satish Dhawan
🇮🇷 1 Shahrud, 1 Semnan
3/3
Can someone tell Tyler that he is still missing one US launch this year? 😊 Starship IFT-3 should also be included.QuoteTyler Gray
@TylerG1998
Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 17:
Can someone tell Tyler that he is still missing one US launch this year? 😊 Starship IFT-3 should also be included.QuoteTyler Gray
@TylerG1998
Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 17:
Not technically orbital?
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1780741818830709033QuoteChris Bergin - NSF
@NASASpaceflight
Here's SpaceX's Falcon 9 B1077 landing for a 12th time, which wasn't shown live due to X's technical problems.
It's in the orbital section of Jonathan's space report and it achieved orbital velocity. So that is well good enough for me.If it was orbital, if it achieved orbital velocity at orbital altitude above the atmosphere, it wouldn't have reentered. You would also be able to find it on Space Track with an International Designation, etc., but you can't. Also, if it was an orbital attempt, it failed.
rykllan
@_rykllan
Recent 26th #Starlink launch of this year via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle
Gav Cornwell
@SpaceOffshore
Bob delivers both fairing halves from Starlink 6-51! 🤑
It's in the orbital section of Jonathan's space report and it achieved orbital velocity. So that is well good enough for me.If it was orbital, if it achieved orbital velocity at orbital altitude above the atmosphere, it wouldn't have reentered. You would also be able to find it on Space Track with an International Designation, etc., but you can't. Also, if it was an orbital attempt, it failed.
Unlike Starlink 6-51, which was a successful orbital launch!
- Ed Kyle
JCM wrote in his Space Report that the "orbit" achieved had a negative perigee: -50 x 234 km x 26.5 deg. He also wrote that "[t]he Ship flight was not fully in orbit and so did not receive a US Space Force catalog numberIt's in the orbital section of Jonathan's space report and it achieved orbital velocity. So that is well good enough for me.If it was orbital, if it achieved orbital velocity at orbital altitude above the atmosphere, it wouldn't have reentered. You would also be able to find it on Space Track with an International Designation, etc., but you can't. Also, if it was an orbital attempt, it failed.
Unlike Starlink 6-51, which was a successful orbital launch!
- Ed Kyle
Your OPINION is noted
JCMs CALCULATION shows that the semimajor axis of IFT-3s exceeded Rearth plus some margin like our favorite 100km, making it a successful orbital launch as designed.
To do otherwise is to call OFT-1 and -2, and the upcoming CFT and all Starliner launches orbital failures by design.
Gav Cornwell
@SpaceOffshore
JRTI departs for Starlink 6-53! - A super rapid turnaround.
Not certain what the record is for the time between delivering a F9 and departing for the next but 8 hrs and 15 mins must be close!