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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #40 on: 04/22/2020 07:35 pm »
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #41 on: 04/22/2020 07:36 pm »
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #42 on: 04/22/2020 07:38 pm »
Entry burn.

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #43 on: 04/22/2020 07:39 pm »
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #44 on: 04/22/2020 07:40 pm »
Touchdown!

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #46 on: 04/22/2020 07:41 pm »
LOX!

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00:14:51 Starlink satellites begin deployment
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #47 on: 04/22/2020 07:42 pm »
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #48 on: 04/22/2020 07:44 pm »
One minute to separation.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #49 on: 04/22/2020 07:46 pm »
Payload deploy confirmed.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #50 on: 04/22/2020 07:46 pm »
Another 60 on their way.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #51 on: 04/22/2020 07:47 pm »
Wrapping up coverage.

End of webcast.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #52 on: 04/22/2020 08:02 pm »
https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1253048194830864386

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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches the seventh batch of 60 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral at 3:30pm today, furthering the company’s progress toward providing affordable & reliable internet access worldwide via a constellation of satellites.

(📷/for @SuperclusterHQ)

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The Seventh Starlink mission has launched from 39A onboard B1051.4. This launch makes Falcon 9 the most flown currently operational U.S. rocket with 84 flights. #Starlink #SpaceX

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AHH!!! Someone stole the rocket!

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #53 on: 04/22/2020 08:11 pm »
Sorry it is hard to see, but here are the satellites/upperstage flying over Cambridgeshire

Edit: Changed it to Black and white and modified it so it looked better
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #54 on: 04/22/2020 08:13 pm »
https://twitter.com/ralfvandebergh/status/1253053311873400833

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Most amazing thing I ever captured in my whole life: Starlink 6 satellites just after release, captured from the Netherlands in the first orbit with a 10 inch telescope. Animation of 3 frames. Many more to come.
@Space @elonmusk @planet4589
@Teslarati @metrolinaszabi

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https://twitter.com/ralfvandebergh/status/1253056567198527488

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Telescopic close-up of #Starlink 6 satellites just after release, captured from the Netherlands in the first orbit with a 10 inch telescope. Check out my animation too! Click for full image @elonmusk @spacex
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #55 on: 04/22/2020 08:20 pm »
Wow

https://twitter.com/launchstuff/status/1253053846173212672

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UK pass of the just-launched batch of 60 @SpaceX #Starlink satellites!  Bright object is the Falcon 9 second stage plus two strings of 30 satellites released to drift apart over the coming months. @VirtualAstro @newburyastro @sarahcruddas

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #56 on: 04/22/2020 08:46 pm »
Launch Replay:

Mission Audio:

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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #57 on: 04/22/2020 09:08 pm »
From SpaceX website

Edit to add: another shot by Ben Cooper, also released by SpaceX on their flickr account

https://twitter.com/launchphoto/status/1253084174086520833

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Launch of Starlink 6 today.
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #58 on: 04/22/2020 09:18 pm »
Clearest shot yet

https://twitter.com/metrolinaszabi/status/1253062870574784513

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The whole story in one photograph! #Starlink 6 mission 22 minutes after launch from London. It was very bright and look at that, even Falcon-9 2nd stage is visible!
Woaaaaah!
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Re: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 7 (v1.0 L6) : April 22, 2020 : Updates
« Reply #59 on: 04/22/2020 09:23 pm »
Remote camera shot in quickly

https://twitter.com/superclusterhq/status/1253069730577035265

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The #SpaceX Falcon 9 roars off Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center this afternoon, firing its 9 Merlin engines

Captured by remotely placed cameras setup by @johnkrausphotos for Supercluster

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https://twitter.com/superclusterhq/status/1253079569898373120

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A stunning streak shot of the #SpaceX F9 Starlink liftoff captured remotely by @johnkrausphotos

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1253106751508971520

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Falcon’s Flame 🔥

(📷/for @SuperclusterHQ)
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