SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L9 (Rideshare) : August 7, 2020

• #300 by FutureSpaceTourist on 06 Aug, 2020 16:43
• twitter.com/spacex/status/1291410868563873792
  
  

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  Targeting Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT for Falcon 9’s launch of 57 Starlink satellites and 2 spacecraft from @spaceflight’s customer BlackSky http://spacex.com/launches

  
  https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1291411255547240448
  
  

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  Falcon 9’s first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched two Starlink missions, Crew Demo-1, and the RADARSAT Constellation Mission
  
• #301 by FutureSpaceTourist on 06 Aug, 2020 16:59
• https://twitter.com/rdanglephoto/status/1291414201139965957
  
  

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  Just over 12 hours from now #SpaceX is targeting their next launch of #Starlink sats and 2 ride share sats from @BlackSky_Inc! Launch is scheduled for 1:12 AM EDT Friday. The #Falcon9 will be launching for the 5th time and 3rd Starlink mission.
• #302 by kdhilliard on 06 Aug, 2020 18:08
• Quote from: Zed_Noir on 06 Aug, 2020 11:39

  Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 06 Aug, 2020 09:56

  Starlink page is up.
  
  https://www.spacex.com/launches/
  
  "SpaceX is targeting Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT, 5:12 UTC, for launch of its tenth Starlink mission, which will include 57 Starlink satellites and 2 satellites from BlackSky, a Spaceflight customer. Falcon 9 will lift off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A backup opportunity is available on Saturday, August 8 at 12:50 a.m. EDT, 4:50 UTC."
  

  The YouTube link is still for mission on August 1st. Maybe there will be a new link later.
  

  Webcast now showing for Friday, August 7 at 1:12 a.m. EDT, 5:12 UTC:
  
• #303 by FutureSpaceTourist on 06 Aug, 2020 21:42
• https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1291488867271561216
  
  

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  No parking here. It's almost time for B1051.5 to get Starlink mission 10 and the Black Sky Global rideshare into orbit. Remotes are set and @ChrisG_NSF will be bringing live coverage of the launch scheduled for 1:12 am EDT 8/7.
• #304 by otter on 07 Aug, 2020 03:54
• https://twitter.com/Falcon9Block5/status/1291583202172207105
• #305 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:12
• T-1 hour.
  
  Credit 321 Launch YouTube livestream.

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• #306 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:22
• T-50 minutes.
  
  Credit 321 Launch YouTube livestream.

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• #307 by Chris Bergin on 07 Aug, 2020 04:28
• https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1291591534253674496
  
  
• #308 by Chris Bergin on 07 Aug, 2020 04:29
• Coming up on go for prop loading.

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• #309 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:34
• T-38 minutes. The SpaceX Launch Director should be verifying go for propellant load about now.
  
  Credit 321 Launch YouTube livestream

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• #310 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:37
• T-35 minutes. First and second stage RP-1 and first stage LOX loading should be starting about now.

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• #311 by catdlr on 07 Aug, 2020 04:39
• MISSION AUDIO
  
  here: 
  
  
• #312 by Chris Bergin on 07 Aug, 2020 04:39
• https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1291594716853788672
• #313 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:41
• Seeing vapour coming off first stage, confirming that propellant loading has begun.

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• #314 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:42
• T-30 minutes.

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• #315 by otter on 07 Aug, 2020 04:44
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1291595452194856960
  
  T-30 minutes until Falcon 9 launches its tenth Starlink mission. Webcast will go live ~10 minutes before liftoff
• #316 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:47
• T-25 minutes.

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• #317 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:52
• T-20 minute vent.

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• #318 by Chris Bergin on 07 Aug, 2020 04:54
• https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1291598263288823809
• #319 by Steven Pietrobon on 07 Aug, 2020 04:56
• Some early morning funky music!
  
  T-16 minutes. Second stage LOX loading should be starting about now.

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