Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Discussion (Read 62730 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #40 on:** 04/18/2020 04:49 pm »

https://twitter.com/nexthorizonssf/status/1251552637545308162

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The @SpaceX Falcon 9 sits and waits for its launch on 4/23/20 at 3:16pm EDT.
The booster being used is B1051.4 and this will be its 4th flight.
Launching from historic 39A once again.
The next launch from this pad will be DM-2 and will take astronauts to the ISS.

📸- Sam Odom

Notleslie · « **Reply #41 on:** 04/19/2020 10:49 am »

Does anyone have information on the SkySats that were going to be included in this launch? Wikipedia is saying they are on there but I cant find any other confirmation.

scr00chy · « **Reply #42 on:** 04/19/2020 10:58 am »

Quote from: Notleslie on 04/19/2020 10:49 am

Does anyone have information on the SkySats that were going to be included in this launch? Wikipedia is saying they are on there but I cant find any other confirmation.

There hasn't been any confirmation. It's an assumption based on the fact that those sats were supposed to launch on a Starlink mission in April 2020. But that could have changed since then, so it's possible the Skysats will launch on the next mission, not this one. Or maybe the one after that.

FlattestEarth · « **Reply #43 on:** 04/19/2020 12:57 pm »

Too bad there are no tours, a lot of people could have seen a f9 on the pad over the next 4 days.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #44 on:** 04/19/2020 02:28 pm »

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1251874453627252739

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The recovery mission has officially begun for the Seventh Starlink mission which is scheduled NET 4/23. It's time to bring a booster back to port. Fair winds and following seas Finn Falgout and OCISLY. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1251873734279004161

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Departure! Of Course I Still Love You is underway from Port Canaveral for the 7th Starlink mission.

Guest tugboat 'Finn Falgout' will be towing the droneship 629km downrange! Photo: PTZtv.com

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #45 on:** 04/19/2020 02:59 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1251887111416012802

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Departure! Crew ship GO Quest is following OCISLY out of Port Canaveral and heading downrange for the Starlink mission.

Photo via @flaspacecoast

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1251887895490826241

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Fair winds and following seas GO Quest. The support ship has officially departed Port Canaveral for the #Starlink recovery zone. #SpaceXFleet
📷 Jetty Park beach cam

Elthiryel · « **Reply #46 on:** 04/19/2020 03:55 pm »

The weather forecast is here. However, it states the primary launch date is April 22 (19:37 UTC) with April 23 as a backup. So either the launch moved to the left or it's a range mistake.

90% GO (Cumulus Cloud Rule) for April 22 with all other risk criteria low.

60% GO (Liftoff Winds, Cumulus Cloud Rule) for April 23 with moderate risk of unacceptable upper-level wind shear and high risk of unacceptable recovery conditions.

https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/Weather/L-3%20Forecast%2022%20APR%20Launch.pdf?ver=2020-04-19-104735-040

gongora · « **Reply #47 on:** 04/19/2020 03:57 pm »

Quote from: scr00chy on 04/19/2020 10:58 am

Quote from: Notleslie on 04/19/2020 10:49 am
Does anyone have information on the SkySats that were going to be included in this launch? Wikipedia is saying they are on there but I cant find any other confirmation.
There hasn't been any confirmation. It's an assumption based on the fact that those sats were supposed to launch on a Starlink mission in April 2020. But that could have changed since then, so it's possible the Skysats will launch on the next mission, not this one. Or maybe the one after that.

They're obviously not on this mission, SpaceX has said there are 60 Starlink sats. They'll need to reduce the number of Starlink sats on rideshare missions. The flight rate has been a little lower than they projected at the beginning of the year, so the rideshare flights were probably pushed back a little. Hopefully we'll start seeing them in the next couple months.

PM3 · « **Reply #48 on:** 04/19/2020 04:32 pm »

Weather on ~~Thursday~~ Wednesday looks great, just 10% probability of violation. 40% on ~~Friday~~ Thursday.

gongora · « **Reply #49 on:** 04/19/2020 04:47 pm »

Quote from: PM3 on 04/19/2020 04:32 pm

Weather on Thursday looks great, just 10% probability of violation. 40% on Friday.

You mean weather on Wednesday looks great?

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #50 on:** 04/19/2020 05:03 pm »

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1251916316149035008

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Until @SpaceX confirms this themselves, I would treat this news with caution. However, this forecast is not an error. I understand that SpaceX is exploring the potential of an earlier launch date due to more favorable weather on the 22nd.

Elthiryel · « **Reply #51 on:** 04/19/2020 07:28 pm »

Ben Cooper's website now also gives the launch time of April 22 at 3:37pm EDT, no confirmation from official sources yet.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #52 on:** 04/19/2020 10:44 pm »

twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1252003510427824128

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Catch time! Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief are underway from Port Canaveral for the 7th Starlink mission.

They haven't had much success recently so we need to wish them good luck!

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1252004621117206528

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