SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L12 : KSC LC-39A : October 6, 2020 (11:29 UTC)

[Alexphysics]

I don't know you guys what you're saying about the strongback not retracting. It is retracted and you can go back and watch it being retracted. It takes about a minute until it is in launch position and you can see it retracting if you go and play it a twice the speed, it's funny hearing Siva speaking fast

[Citabria]

https://twitter.com/tj_cooney/status/1311647654636670981

A SUPER rare occurrence at @NASAKennedy today. THREE boosters on their pads, ready(ish) for launch. What an amazing photo.
📸: Zac Shaul

Cool! Must be from Playalinda beach:

[Ken the Bin]

An L-2 weather forecast has been issued for October 3.  I haven't received anything new from the NGA yet, but based on the previous notice, the primary day would be Saturday, October 3 around ~12:34 UTC and backup day Sunday, October 4 around ~12:12 UTC.

[RocketLover0119]

An L-2 weather forecast has been issued for October 3.  I haven't received anything new from the NGA yet, but based on the previous notice, the primary day would be Saturday, October 3 around ~12:34 UTC and backup day Sunday, October 4 around ~12:12 UTC.

There is now a NOTAM for primary Saturday and back up Sunday in place now also. Should seep official confirmation soon.

[Ken the Bin]

An L-2 weather forecast has been issued for October 3.  I haven't received anything new from the NGA yet, but based on the previous notice, the primary day would be Saturday, October 3 around ~12:34 UTC and backup day Sunday, October 4 around ~12:12 UTC.

There is now a NOTAM for primary Saturday and back up Sunday in place now also. Should seep official confirmation soon.

I received the notice from the NGA.  Even though the weather forecast only had one backup day, there are actually two.

Primary Day = Saturday, October 3 at ~12:34 UTC.
Backup Day #1 = Sunday, October 4 at ~12:12 UTC.
Backup Day #2 = Monday, October 5 at ~11:51 UTC.

011744Z OCT 20
NAVAREA IV 941/20(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   031224Z TO 031332Z OCT, ALTERNATE
   041202Z TO 041310Z AND 051141Z TO 051259Z OCT
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39-11N 080-37-49W, 28-52-00N 080-25-00W,
      29-02-00N 080-12-00W, 29-00-00N 080-10-00W,
      28-50-00N 080-18-00W, 28-38-00N 080-29-00W,
      28-34-53N 080-34-27W, 28-38-28N 080-37-18W.
   B. 31-39-00N 077-20-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W,
      33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W,
      32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-25-00N 077-06-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051359Z OCT 20.

[eeergo]

ignificantly less inclined compared to, for instance, the March 18th Starlink v1.0 launch.
That appearance is due to differences in the lighting.
The Sun is in a slightly different direction, so the shadows are different.
Look at the strap that wraps around the fairing during rollout.
Very similar fractions of it can be seen.
But even that comparison relies on the cameras being in the same place.
(I think it is a fixed SpaceX installation.)

The slight lean-back happens at T-4:00 IIRC.
Because they didn’t scrub then we can have 100% confidence the TE was working properly.
SpaceX is not relying on us to be “That Internet Guy”  who spots something on the video feed that eludes their multitudinous sensors.

There is a difference in TEL position that is certainly not a consequence of lighting or billowing vapor confounding effects, try switching back and forth between the cropped images I posted. The TEL *did* retract somewhat (starting at T-4:30), I wasn't saying it didn't at all - but there's a visible difference in opening angles between today's scrubbed attempt and other past launches.

Maybe it's within tolerance and there's a lax range of angles it can rest at (the leanback is always not quite smooth, it oscillates back and forth a little bit before settling, probably due to the pneumatics controlling it being pressurized) and we're just paying attention to it due to the GSE scrub, but we certainly cannot as outsiders say there's 100% confidence the TEL didn't intervene - it could well be there's a time period over which it can reach its complete leanback and it didn't quite make it. Or not, but please let's try not to be "That Internet Guy" (i.e. the one who makes categorical statements with incomplete information) from both sides of the conversation.

[Norm38]

When did 39A get the lighting tower wires?  After Demo-2.  When did I miss that?
And I guess more importantly, why were they added?

[Ken the Bin]

L-1 weather forecast:

[Ken the Bin]

Per the NGA, this launch is postponed to October 5.

Primary Day = Monday, October 5 at ~11:51 UTC.
Backup Day = Tuesday, October 6 at ~11:29 UTC.

022033Z OCT 20
NAVAREA IV 945/20(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   051141Z TO 051259Z OCT, ALTERNATE
   061119Z TO 061227Z OCT
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39-11N 080-37-49W, 28-52-00N 080-25-00W,
      29-02-00N 080-12-00W, 29-00-00N 080-10-00W,
      28-50-00N 080-18-00W, 28-38-00N 080-29-00W,
      28-34-53N 080-34-27W, 28-38-28N 080-37-18W.
   B. 31-39-00N 077-20-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W,
      33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W,
      32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-25-00N 077-06-00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 941/20.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 061327Z OCT 20.

Referenced:

011744Z OCT 20
NAVAREA IV 941/20(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   031224Z TO 031332Z OCT, ALTERNATE
   041202Z TO 041310Z AND 051141Z TO 051259Z OCT
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39-11N 080-37-49W, 28-52-00N 080-25-00W,
      29-02-00N 080-12-00W, 29-00-00N 080-10-00W,
      28-50-00N 080-18-00W, 28-38-00N 080-29-00W,
      28-34-53N 080-34-27W, 28-38-28N 080-37-18W.
   B. 31-39-00N 077-20-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W,
      33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W,
      32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-25-00N 077-06-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 051359Z OCT 20.

[zubenelgenubi]

Launchapalooza continues!

Launched:
№ – Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)

2020
October 3 - Cygnus NG-14 "Kalpana" (CRS-14) - Antares-230+ - MARS LP-0A - 01:16


Scheduled:
Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)

2020
September 27 28 October 1 2 3 5  - Starlink flight 13 (x60) [v1.0 L12] - Falcon 9-094 (B1058.3 S) - Kennedy LC-39A - 11:51 14:43 22 13:17 12:34 55
September 30 October 1 3 TBD - GPS III SV04 - Falcon 9 (B1062.1 S) - Canaveral SLC-40 - TBD 01:55 51 43
(15 minute launch window; launch about 4 minutes earlier/day)
September 26 27 28 29 30 October 1 TBD - NROL-44: Orion 10 (RIO 10, Mission 8306, Mentor 8 ) (TBD) - Delta IV-H [D-385] - Canaveral SLC-37B - TBD 03:54 58 04:14 10 06 02
(launch about 4 minutes earlier/day)

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[SMS]

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1312309587094069249

[FutureSpaceTourist]

L-2 forecast is 60% GO

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1312544132380778496

Edit to add: photo by Ben Cooper (@LaunchPhoto)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

L-1 weather forecast still 60% GO

[SpaceFinnOriginal]

Edit to add: photo by Ben Cooper (@LaunchPhoto)

Terrific photo!

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1312826277330649097

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1312857247622537219

Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief have just departed from the Port of Morehead City towards the Starlink fairing recovery zone!

[Elthiryel]

Fan-made press kit with information from spacex.com/launches updated for October 5th.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[soltasto]

My version of the press kit too