SpaceX is targeting Sunday, February 14 for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous window is at 11:21 p.m. EST, or 4:21 UTC on February 15.The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this mission previously flew on five missions: Dragon’s 19th and 20th commercial resupply missions to the International Space Station, a Starlink mission, the SAOCOM 1B mission, and the NROL-108 mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Of Course I Still Love You” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean.Starlink is now delivering initial beta service both domestically and internationally and will continue expansion to near global coverage of the populated world in 2021. If you’re interested in service, we recently starting taking orders on a first-come, first-served basis. To reserve your spot in line, head over to starlink.com for more information.The launch webcast for this mission will begin about 15 minutes before liftoff, which you can watch live here.
Well, Falcon didn’t get to fly tonight, but she sure was lookin good, and we got a nice light show off to the east of the Cape! We’ll be back tomorrow for another attempt at 10:59pm EST (03:59 UTC)
150536Z FEB 21NAVAREA IV 139/21(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 160344Z TO 160502Z FEB, ALTERNATE 170322Z TO 170440Z, 180301Z TO 180419Z, 190239Z TO 190357Z AND 200217Z TO 200335Z FEB IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-40-00N 080-38-23W, 29-08-00N 080-01-00W, 29-00-00N 079-54-00W, 28-33-00N 080-20-00W, 28-30-06N 080-32-51W. B. 31-41-00N 077-09-00W, 33-17-00N 076-03-00W, 33-35-00N 074-52-00W, 33-16-00N 074-30-00W, 32-27-00N 074-46-00W, 31-25-00N 076-53-00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 134/21.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 200435Z FEB 21.
150507Z FEB 21HYDROPAC 526/21(GEN).SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 160555Z TO 160649Z FEB, ALTERNATE 170533Z TO 170627Z, 180512Z TO 180606Z, 190450Z TO 190544Z AND 200428Z TO 200522Z FEB 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 507/21.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 200622Z FEB 21.
Good evening from the Cape, where Falcon 9 / Starlink are set for tonight’s 2259 ET launch if weather permits. Much clearer now than it was earlier, but waiting for updates on downrange conditions.Beautiful night for stargazing, though.
