Static Fire on January 20?
Hours after launching a Falcon 9 & Crew Dragon from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center for an abort test, SpaceX has rolled the Falcon 9 for its next mission to pad 40.A test-firing is planned Monday, followed by launch Tuesday with Starlink satellites. https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/14/spacexs-brisk-starlink-launch-cadence-to-continue-next-week/
SpaceX has raised a Falcon 9 rocket vertical on pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in preparation for a test-firing later today.The 229-foot (70-meter) rocket is set for launch Tuesday at 11:59am EST (1659 GMT) with Starlink Internet satellites. spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/20/fal…
Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%Primary concern(s): Liftoff Winds, Cumulus Cloud RuleDelay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%Primary concern(s): Liftoff Winds, Cumulus Cloud Rule
Here's a quick look at the fleet deployment for the Starlink L3 mission. Vessel progress updates to follow later today...
A stream of vapors at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad suggests SpaceX is counting down to a test-firing of a Falcon 9 rocket at 2pm EST (1900 GMT) in advance of a launch the company’s next set of Starlink broadband satellites. spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/20/fal…
Static fire! Pending confirmation of a good test from SpaceX. #Starlink
Static fire of Falcon 9 complete ahead of launching 60 Starlink satellites. Due to extreme weather in the recovery area, team is evaluating best launch opportunity
SpaceX is no longer targeting Tuesday for the next #Starlink launch. New date TBD.
This is the surface wind forecast for somewhere near the recovery area. Note that it's in meters per second (multiply by 2.237 to get mph).I can't figure out why they don't want to launch into this...
Spacex needs a large platform ship that is stable in harsh conditions.
Static Fire @SpaceX #Falcon9 #Starlink3 20 January 2020
Quote from: wannamoonbase on 01/21/2020 02:10 amSpacex needs a large platform ship that is stable in harsh conditions. With wind speeds of 26m/s (58 mph, 50 knots, 94 km/h), platform stability is *not* the only concern.The F9 first stage wants to land, not fly like a kite.
Quote from: Pete on 01/21/2020 04:45 amQuote from: wannamoonbase on 01/21/2020 02:10 amSpacex needs a large platform ship that is stable in harsh conditions. With wind speeds of 26m/s (58 mph, 50 knots, 94 km/h), platform stability is *not* the only concern.The F9 first stage wants to land, not fly like a kite.The fairing halves do fly like kites, but with broken tethers. The boats trying to catch them need to be able to catch up.
Friday looks alright. Spacex needs a large platform ship that is stable in harsh conditions. With the number I f Starlink launches coming they need to trim as many launch constraints as possible. I think they’ll want to land SH down range too. (When that eventually comes up)
