SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L16 : KSC LC-39A : 20 Jan 2021 (1302 UTC)

[AndrewRG10]

No static fire right? Am I right in saying this is the first time B1051 hasn't static fired before launch?

[scr00chy]

No static fire right? Am I right in saying this is the first time B1051 hasn't static fired before launch?

Yes and yes.

[oldAtlas_Eguy]

No static fire right? Am I right in saying this is the first time B1051 hasn't static fired before launch?

Yes and yes.

It is also the first time a booster has flown 36 days after flying before.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1351002566994386949

Due to unfavorable weather conditions in the recovery area, now targeting Tuesday, January 19 at 8:23 a.m. EST for launch of Starlink

[wannamoonbase]

No static fire right? Am I right in saying this is the first time B1051 hasn't static fired before launch?

Yes and yes.

It is also the first time a booster has flown 36 days after flying before.

My gosh, they are flying along with reuse.  I didn't even realize they had dropped the static fire for this flight. 

36 days is impressive and a nice new milestone too. 

[Jansen]

36 days is impressive and a nice new milestone too.

More so that they did it over the holidays. Could be even faster going forward. 37 days now at the earliest, but theoretically was ready to go at 35 days.

[Jansen]

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 19 for its seventeenth Starlink mission, which will launch 60 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center. The instantaneous window is at 8:23 a.m. EST, or 13:23 UTC.

The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this mission previously flew on seven other missions: the SXM-7 mission in December 2020, launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission in June 2019, launch of Crew Dragon’s first demonstration mission in March 2019, and four Starlink missions. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. One half of Falcon 9’s fairing previously supported a Starlink mission and the other previously supported two.

New blurb doesn’t have a backup launch date yet.

[gongora]

The NOTMAR has a backup the next day.  Don't see a TFR for backup yet.

180402Z JAN 21
NAVAREA IV 53/21(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   191313Z TO 191421Z JAN, ALTERNATE
   201252Z TO 201400Z JAN
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39-10N 80-37-48W, 29-00-00N 80-14-00W,
      29-15-00N 79-56-00W, 29-17-00N 79-50-00W,
      29-11-00N 79-44-00W, 29-07-00N 79-47-00W,
      28-50-00N 80-02-00W, 28-34-00N 80-22-00W,
      28-30-21N 80-32-58W.
   B. 31-57-00N 76-56-00W, 33-17-00N 76-03-00W,
      33-31-00N 74-59-00W, 33-10-00N 74-36-00W,
      32-27-00N 74-46-00W, 31-42-00N 76-41-00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 42/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 201500Z JAN 21.

[Ken the Bin]

New NGA notice for Space Debris:

180422Z JAN 21
HYDROPAC 218/21(GEN).
INDIAN OCEAN.
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   191522Z TO 191605Z JAN, ALTERNATE
   201501Z TO 201544Z JAN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   29-43S 060-07E, 24-55S 064-27E,
   38-45S 084-30E, 45-12S 099-45E,
   49-46S 119-13E, 50-42S 138-19E,
   48-50S 156-44E, 51-46S 158-08E,
   54-42S 148-32E, 56-20S 131-03E,
   55-52S 107-50E, 49-11S 085-05E.
   34-32S 064-13E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 183/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 201644Z JAN 21.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[soltasto]

Usual capture "press kit" with OCR

[Ken the Bin]

New L-1 weather forecast.  Both days are 90% 'Go' with low additional risks.

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1351218439113895938

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1351301905474072583

[gongora]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1351361922218799105

To allow additional time for pre-launch inspections, now targeting Wednesday, January 20 at 8:02 a.m. EST for launch of Starlink

[Raul]

New NOTMAR update giving launch dates from January 20 to January 27.

190611Z JAN 21
NAVAREA IV 56/21(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   201252Z TO 201400Z JAN, ALTERNATE
   211230Z TO 211338Z, 221209Z TO 221317Z,
   231147Z TO 231255Z, 241126Z TO 241233Z,
   251104Z TO 251212Z, 261042Z TO 261150Z AND
   271021Z TO 271129Z JAN
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39-10N 80-37-48W, 29-00-00N 80-14-00W,
      29-15-00N 79-56-00W, 29-17-00N 79-50-00W,
      29-11-00N 79-44-00W, 29-07-00N 79-47-00W,
      28-50-00N 80-02-00W, 28-34-00N 80-22-00W,
      28-30-21N 80-32-58W.
   B. 31-57-00N 76-56-00W, 33-17-00N 76-03-00W,
      33-31-00N 74-59-00W, 33-10-00N 74-36-00W,
      32-27-00N 74-46-00W, 31-42-00N 76-41-00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 53/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 271229Z JAN 21.

190621Z JAN 21
HYDROPAC 247/21(GEN).
INDIAN OCEAN.
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   201501Z TO 201544Z JAN, ALTERNATE
   211439Z TO 211522Z, 221418Z TO 221501Z,
   231356Z TO 231439Z, 241335Z TO 241417Z,
   251313Z TO 251356Z, 261251Z TO 261334Z AND
   271230Z TO 271313Z JAN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   29-43S 060-07E, 24-55S 064-27E,
   38-45S 084-30E, 45-12S 099-45E,
   49-46S 119-13E, 50-42S 138-19E,
   48-50S 156-44E, 51-46S 158-08E,
   54-42S 148-32E, 56-20S 131-03E,
   55-52S 107-50E, 49-11S 085-05E.
   34-32S 064-13E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 218/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 271413Z JAN 21.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

L-1 launch weather forecast still 90% GO

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1351572205235101697

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1351613395150069760

Falcon 9 has arrived at pad 39A ahead of tomorrow’s 0802 ET Starlink liftoff. Weather 90% go.

[Mat-FoundInSpace]

Falcon 9 has been at the pad since atleast 330pm EST 1/18.