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A plume has erupted from the flame trench at pad 39A, suggesting SpaceX performed a test-firing of the Falcon 9 rocket set to launch more Starlink satellites as soon as Sunday from the Kennedy Space Center.

We’ll stand by on confirmation from SpaceX.

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1317405647504396288

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Static fire test complete – targeting Sunday, October 18 at 8:25 a.m. EDT for Falcon 9’s launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Center

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The booster supporting this launch has flown on five previous missions, and this mission will be the third flight for both fairing halves

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1317410924529999872
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Of Course I Still Love You droneship has arrived at the Starlink landing zone! OCISLY is 633 km downrange.

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L-1 launch weather forecast, still 70% GO

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SpaceX webcast:


(Currently "Unlisted" on YouTube.)
Edit: De-unlisted sometime between 07:28 - 07:36 EDT (T-57m - T-49m).
« Last Edit: 10/18/2020 10:31 pm by zubenelgenubi »

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Capture press kit with OCR

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Visual mission profile

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Here's my fan-made press kit (with some look and feel changes compared to the previous ones).

EDIT: Slightly updated, mostly to fix leading.
« Last Edit: 10/17/2020 08:55 pm by Elthiryel »
GO for launch, GO for age of reflight


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https://twitter.com/booster_buddies/status/1317779012916228096

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Good morning!
We are looking great for liftoff of the 6th flight on this booster!
Let’s do this!

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NSF coverage has started.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T-50 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Fleetcam. Currently 26 C with 4.6 m/s wind.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Go for propellant loading and launch!
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T-35 minutes. First and second stage RP-1 and first stage LOX loading has started.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T-30 minutes. Looks like frost forming on the first stage.
« Last Edit: 10/18/2020 11:59 am by Steven Pietrobon »
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T-25 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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