SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L15 : CC SLC-40 : Nov 24 2020 (Nov 25 0213 UTC)

[Jansen]

I believe these might be for Starlink v1.0 L15:

File Number 1502-EX-ST-2020

Application:

https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp-SpaceX/1502-EX-ST-2020

Approval:
https://apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html?id=261195

[zubenelgenubi]

Current state of play, Space Coast launch schedule:

November 16 15 - USCV-1: Dragon v2 "Resilience" Crew-1 - Falcon 9-098 (B1061.1 S) - Kennedy LC-39A - 00:27 49
(launch 22-26 minutes earlier/day)

NET November 25 24 23 22 - Starlink flight 16 (x60) [v1.0 L15] (B1049.7 S) - Falcon 9-100 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39A - 02:13 34 56 03:17
(launch 21-22 minutes earlier/day)

November (or December?) - NROL-44: Orion 10 (RIO 10, Mission 8306, Mentor 8 ) (TBD) - Delta IV-H [D-385] - Canaveral SLC-37B - 02:00-06:00?
(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)

NET December 5 2 - Dragon v2 SpX-21 (CRS-21), Bishop (NanoRacks Airlock Module) - Falcon 9-101 (B1058.4 S) - Kennedy LC-39A - 16:39 17:50
(launch 22-26 minutes earlier/day)

December NET November 18 - NROL-108 - Falcon 9 (B1059.5 L) - Canaveral SLC-40 - 13:55-16:52

December November - SiriusXM SXM-7 - Falcon 9 (S) - Canaveral SLC-40
(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)

NET late December - Turksat 5A - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39A
(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)

Changes on November 13th
Changes on November 16th
Changes on November 17th
Changes on November 20th
Changes on November 23rd
zubenelgenubi

[Galactic Penguin SST]

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography page now shows this launch as on November 21, 10:17 pm Eastern = November 22, 03:17 UTC, i.e. 10 hours after the F9/Sentinel-6 launch at Vandenberg.

[Jansen]

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2670

Confirmed SLC-40.

[Jansen]

“Of Course I Still Love You” will be the ASDS.

[Ken the Bin]

I received a notice from the NGA for this launch.

Primary Day = Sunday, November 22 at ~03:17 UTC.
Backup Day = Monday, November 23 at ~02:55 UTC.

170449Z NOV 20
NAVAREA IV 1116/20(11,12,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   220302Z TO 220420Z NOV, ALTERNATE
   230240Z TO 230358Z NOV
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-36-53N 080-35-58W, 28-59-00N 080-10-00W,
      29-10-00N 079-54-00W, 29-09-00N 079-51-00W,
      29-02-00N 079-55-00W, 28-50-00N 080-07-00W,
      28-35-00N 080-23-00W, 28-31-00N 080-32-00W,
      28-31-00N 080-33-17W.
   B. 31-39-00N 077-20-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W,
      33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-17-00N 074-19-00W,
      32-33-00N 074-39-00W, 31-25-00N 077-06-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 230458Z NOV 20.

[gongora]

...and the debris  notice

170459Z NOV 20
HYDROPAC 3372/20(21,22,83).
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 06, DNC 13.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   220413Z TO 220506Z NOV, ALTERNATE
   230351Z TO 230536Z NOV
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   16-21S 137-47W, 09-14S 134-53W,
   01-02N 127-55W, 09-57N 121-33W,
   16-19N 114-48W, 15-16N 113-01W,
   07-44N 116-14W, 01-47S 122-06W,
   10-25S 127-55W, 17-48S 135-31W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 230636Z NOV 20.

[Ken the Bin]

I haven't generally posted debris notices because I didn't think they would be of much interest, but I can start doing that.  I do put them into my launch/notice tracking sheets.

[gongora]

The only reason I really put it is that they sometimes use different orbits and the stage reentry might give a clue (although I need to go back and see which reentry times/locations corresponded to which orbits)

[Ken the Bin]

I don't get into that level of detail, but I'll post all notices that I receive for those who are interested.

The only Space Debris notices that I pay much attention to are returning Dragons.  (I'm sure Doug and Bob were thrilled to be considered Space Debris. )

[Jansen]

Confirmed B1049.7

[gongora]

https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1328759377570959366
"LHAs of #Starlink v1.0-L15 from SLC-40 planned for Nov 22 03:17 UTC, altern. Nov 23. B1049.7 landing 634km downrange. Fairing recovery approx. 709km downrange. S2 debris reentry on the first orbit in Eastern Pacific implies direct inject elliptical orbit. http://bit.do/LHA12"

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1329093913856991233

OCISLY droneship has departed for the Starlink mission. Tug Hawk is towing the droneship ~635 km downrange.

[gongora]

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1329225077850656768

Thanks to @SpaceX, CelesTrak has generated pre-launch SupTLEs for the next #Starlink launch set for Nov 22 at 0317 UTC. Deployment of 60 satellites is set for 15 minutes later at 03:32:23.910 UTC: https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.

Shows a deployment orbit around 213 x 366 km

[WannaWalnetto]

Apologies if this has been asked and answered (and I missed it), but any word on a static fire?  From the SpaceX manifest updates page, it appears that this will be the 7th flight of booster 1049.

[Jansen]

Apologies if this has been asked and answered (and I missed it), but any word on a static fire?  From the SpaceX manifest updates page, it appears that this will be the 7th flight of booster 1049.

No word yet, and nothing has been spotted.

[sferrin]

Apologies if this has been asked and answered (and I missed it), but any word on a static fire?  From the SpaceX manifest updates page, it appears that this will be the 7th flight of booster 1049.

No word yet, and nothing has been spotted.

I would be astonished if they don't slip.  The other SpaceX launch, scheduled for the same day, static fired two days ago.  What's the least amount of time they've done between the static test and launch?

[Rekt1971]

Apologies if this has been asked and answered (and I missed it), but any word on a static fire?  From the SpaceX manifest updates page, it appears that this will be the 7th flight of booster 1049.

No word yet, and nothing has been spotted.

I would be astonished if they don't slip.  The other SpaceX launch, scheduled for the same day, static fired two days ago.  What's the least amount of time they've done between the static test and launch?

I think a couple of Starlink missions static fired just 1 day before launch.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

L-3 launch weather forecast from yesterday is 80% GO

[ZachS09]

Apologies if this has been asked and answered (and I missed it), but any word on a static fire?  From the SpaceX manifest updates page, it appears that this will be the 7th flight of booster 1049.

No word yet, and nothing has been spotted.

I would be astonished if they don't slip.  The other SpaceX launch, scheduled for the same day, static fired two days ago.  What's the least amount of time they've done between the static test and launch?

I think a couple of Starlink missions static fired just 1 day before launch.

There were a couple Starlinks that did NOT static fire at all and went straight to launch.