SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L24 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 28/29 April 2021 (0344 UTC)

[Jansen]

Discussion thread for Starlink v1.0 Launch 24

NSF Threads for Starlink v1.0 L24: Discussion
NSF Articles for Starlink v1.0 L24: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/starlink-l24-launch-starlink-modifications/

Launched successfully April 28, 2021 at 11:44pm EDT (April 29 at 0344 UTC) on Falcon 9 (booster 1060.7) from CCSFS SLC-40. ASDS landing was successful on Just Read The Instructions, towed by tugboat Finn Falgout after issues on tugboat Hawk. Recovery support ship was GO Quest. Fairing recovery from the water of both halves by MV Shelia Bordelon was achieved.

Payload: A batch of 60 Starlink satellites. Expected deployment orbit of approximately 285 x 257 km.

The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this mission previously supported launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat 5A, 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.

Please use the Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.

Check the Starlink Index Thread for links to more Starlink information.

L2 SpaceX:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=60.0

From a previous mission's Press Kit:

Each Starlink satellite weights approximately 260 kg and features a compact, flat-panel design that minimizes volume, allowing for a dense launch stack to take full advantage of Falcon 9’s launch capabilities. With four powerful phased array and two parabolic antennas on each satellite ... At end of their life cycle, the satellites will utilize their on-board propulsion system to deorbit over the course of a few months. In the unlikely event their propulsion system becomes inoperable, the satellites will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere within 1-5 years, significantly less than the hundreds or thousands of years required at higher altitudes. Further, Starlink components are designed for full demisability.

Starlink is targeting service to near global coverage of the populated world by 2021. Additional information on the system can be found at starlink.com.

[Jansen]

0122-EX-ST-2021 Starlink RF Mission 1-2 STA application

0122-EX-ST-2021 Starlink RF Mission 1-2 Grant

[Jansen]

Based on pad turnaround at SLC-40, this launch could be as early as April 14-16.

Possibility of B1051-10.

[zubenelgenubi]

State of play on the Space Coast for the immediate future:

April 23 22 - USCV-2: Dragon v2 Crew 2 - Falcon 9-114 (B1061.2 S) - Kennedy LC-39A - 09:49:02 10:11:45
(ISS flights: launch 22-26 minutes earlier/day)

April 29 Q2 after April 22 28 - Starlink flight 25 (x60) [v1.0 L24] - Falcon 9-115 (B1060.7 S) - Canaveral SLC-40 - 03:44 04:05
(Starlink: launch 20-22 minutes earlier/day)

Early May Q2 April - Starlink flight 26 (x60) [v1.0 L25] - Falcon 9-116 (S) - Kennedy LC-39A
(Starlink: launch 20-22 minutes earlier/day)

May Q2 April? - Starlink flight 27 (x60) [v1.0 L26] - Falcon 9-117 (S) - Canaveral SLC-40? / Kennedy LC-39A
(Starlink: launch 20-22 minutes earlier/day)

May 17 - SBIRS-GEO 5 - Atlas V 421 - Canaveral SLC-41

NET May - Starlink flight 28 (x60) [v1.0 L27] - Falcon 9 (S) - Kennedy LC-39A / Canaveral SLC-40
(Starlink: launch 20-22 minutes earlier/day)

NET May - Starlink flight 29 (x60) [v1.0 L28] - Falcon 9 (S) - Kennedy LC-39A / Canaveral SLC-40
(Starlink: launch 20-22 minutes earlier/day)

Changes on March 13th
Changes on March 23rd
Changes on March 27th
Changes on April 7th
Changes on April 15th
Changes on April 19th
Changes on April 21st
Changes on April 27th
zubenelgenubi

(As of April 7, we know little about how the next few SpaceX launches are scheduled.)

[Jansen]

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/spacex-launch-starlink-l23/

Starlink v1.0 L23 will likely be the final launch before SpaceX begins to focus on the Crew-2 mission, lifting off from LC-39A on April 22.

A 16 day gap between launches at SLC-40 seems unlikely to me, especially when SpaceX has scheduled launches with a 7 day turnaround.

B1051 and B1063 should be ready to go. Maybe even B1060.

[Orbiter]

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/spacex-launch-starlink-l23/

Starlink v1.0 L23 will likely be the final launch before SpaceX begins to focus on the Crew-2 mission, lifting off from LC-39A on April 22.

A 16 day gap between launches at SLC-40 seems unlikely to me, especially when SpaceX has scheduled launches with a 7 day turnaround.

B1051 and B1063 should be ready to go. Maybe even B1060.

Why not B1049?

[Jansen]

Why not B1049?

There are apparently some design differences with B1049 that make refurbishment more challenging.

It’s a possibility, just not a very strong one.

[zubenelgenubi]

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/spacex-launch-starlink-l23/

Starlink v1.0 L23 will likely be the final launch before SpaceX begins to focus on the Crew-2 mission, lifting off from LC-39A on April 22.

A 16 day gap between launches at SLC-40 seems unlikely to me, especially when SpaceX has scheduled launches with a 7 day turnaround.

B1051 and B1063 should be ready to go. Maybe even B1060.

Cross-post; interesting that SpaceX is choosing not to launch another Starlink batch from SLC-40 before Crew-2:

http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html [updated April 7]

FALCON 9
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch Crew Dragon Crew-2, carrying four astronauts to the International Space Station from pad 39A on April 22 at 6:11am EDT. Sunrise is 6:49am. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day. Then, a Falcon 9 will launch the Starlink 24 internet satellite batch on TBD. Other upcoming Falcon 9s include more Starlink batches on TBD. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the SiriusXM-8 on June 1 at 12:25am EDT. And Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch the next Dragon resupply mission, CRS-22, on June 3 at around 1pm EDT.

[Lars-J]

It is probably all hands on deck for Crew 2.
It is also possible that with the recent run of frequent launches that they simply don't have the next Starlinks (or upper stage or fairing) ready yet.

[Jansen]

It is also possible that with the recent run of frequent launches that they simply don't have the next Starlinks (or upper stage or fairing) ready yet.

There is a current unlaunched backlog of at least 720 Starlink satellites.

Also a healthy inventory of fairings thanks to successful recoveries.

[Vultur]

It's pretty amazing now that a 15 day gap between F9 launches feels long....

...but it does feel unusually long.

It is probably all hands on deck for Crew 2.

That would make sense.

[Nomadd]

 S0, will this launch fill out the initial 18 satellite minimum for all 72 53° planes in the 1st shell?

[gongora]

S0, will this launch fill out the initial 18 satellite minimum for all 72 53° planes in the 1st shell?

There are so many satellites in parking and transfer orbits it's hard to tell.  They already have a little more than 72x18 functional sats on orbit.  It just depends where they put them.

[gongora]

Some resources for trying to see what's going on with Starlink include the visualizations from theinternetftw:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?action=profile;u=15414

langgesat:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49936.msg2200720#msg2200720

@MichelVolle:
https://twitter.com/MichaelVolle/status/1380543355784945664

[gongora]

S0, will this launch fill out the initial 18 satellite minimum for all 72 53° planes in the 1st shell?

Just counting gaps from the latest update (https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49936.msg2220066#msg2220066), looks like maybe two more flights after this one to fill the initial planes?

[Mat-FoundInSpace]

Spaceflight Now has this launch listed on 4/28 at 1205am EDT at this point.

[Jansen]

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/2679

SLC-40 confirmed

[Jansen]

Confirmation of B1060.7 and JRTI.

35 day turnaround of B1060 if it launches on schedule.

[Ken the Bin]

NGA notices plus my estimated launch times.

Primary Day = Wednesday, April 28 at ~04:05 UTC.
Backup Day #1 = Thursday, April 29 at ~03:44 UTC.
Backup Day #2 = Friday, April 30 at ~03:22 UTC.
Backup Day #3 = Saturday, May 1 at ~03:01 UTC.
Backup Day #4 = Sunday, May 2 at ~02:39 UTC.
Backup Day #5 = Monday, May 3 at ~02:18 UTC.
Backup Day #6 = Tuesday, May 4 at ~01:56 UTC.
Backup Day #7 = Wednesday, May 5 at ~01:34 UTC.

230849Z APR 21
NAVAREA IV 328/21(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   280300Z TO 280558Z APR, ALTERNATE
   290239Z TO 290537Z, 300217Z TO 300515Z APR,
   010156Z TO 010454Z, 020134Z TO 020432Z,
   030113Z TO 030411Z, 040051Z TO 040349Z AND
   050029Z TO 050327Z MAY IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39-14N 080-37-51W, 29-07-00N 080-05-00W,
      29-00-00N 079-57-00W, 28-34-00N 080-24-00W,
      28-30-07N 080-32-51W.
   B. 31-27-00N 077-29-00W, 33-17-00N 076-03-00W,
      33-31-00N 074-59-00W, 33-10-00N 074-36-00W,
      32-27-00N 074-46-00W, 31-15-00N 077-17-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 050427Z MAY 21.

230841Z APR 21
HYDROPAC 1231/21(61,75,76).
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03, DNC 04, DNC 05.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   280510Z TO 280746Z APR, ALTERNATE
   290449Z TO 290725Z, 300427Z TO 300703Z APR,
   010406Z TO 010642Z, 020344Z TO 020620Z,
   030323Z TO 030559Z, 040301Z TO 040537Z AND
   050239Z TO 050515Z MAY 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 THIS MSG 050615Z MAY 21.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1385639148787322887

Just Read the Instructions droneship is being prepared to depart Port Canaveral later today for the next Starlink mission.

Tug Hawk will tow JRTI ~633 km downrange to the landing zone.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1385688447818649603

Departure! Just Read the Instructions droneship is underway from Port Canaveral for the next Starlink mission!

Live views from NSF Fleetcam: youtube.com/watch?v=gnt2wZ…

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1385688806360293379

The droneship logo has been repainted on JRTI too!

#Blessed

[Ken the Bin]

L-3 weather forecast.  70% 'Go' both days.  All other risks are low.

[SPKirsch]

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1386067579912048645

The SpaceX fleet is about to have a very busy week...

- OCISLY w/ B1061-2 en-route to Florida (ETA Monday-ish)
- JRTI en-route to the Starlink LZ
- GO Searcher stationed for Atlantic Crew-1 splashdown in, Navigator in Gulf
- GO Quest and Shelia Bordelon preparing for Starlink

[Jansen]

80% GO on primary and secondary days, with low additional risks.

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/ncspaceops/status/1386336046271586304

[leetdan]

Nothing confirmed yet, but this launch could be delayed.  Finn Falgout just left port again, heading "Offshore to rescue the Hawk" per marine VHF.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1386479119127486466

Tug Finn Falgout has just departed Port Canaveral - amid reports via maritime radio - that tug Hawk, currently towing JRTI droneship to the Starlink LZ, has suffered a mechanical fault and needs rescue.

Support ship GO Quest has also departed - which may linked to that effort.

[Jansen]

Still 80% GO on primary and secondary days, moderate risk of upper level wind shear

[jjyach]

This launch is now vertical at SLC-40

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1387034696186351626

Quick update on this: First thing this morning Just Read the Instructions was handed over from Tug Hawk to Tug Finn Falgout, with the help of support ship GO Quest.

The fleet is now en-route to the Starlink LZ. I'm not convinced they'll make it in time for T-0 but we'll see...

[FutureSpaceTourist]

L-0 launch weather forecast, no real change still 80% GO

[Jansen]

https://www.spacex.com/launches/

SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 28 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 11:44 p.m. EDT, or 3:44 UTC on Thursday, April 29.

The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this mission previously supported launch of GPS III Space Vehicle 03, Turksat 5A, 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.

[Jansen]

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1387094334453862400

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1387102220496244736

[ZachS09]

I was close when I heard about the one-day slip.

I assumed it would be 22 minutes earlier than the original launch time (04:05 UTC), so that would’ve put the launch time at 03:43 UTC.

[scr00chy]

Visual mission profile by ElonX.net

[Ken the Bin]

I was close when I heard about the one-day slip.

I assumed it would be 22 minutes earlier than the original launch time (04:05 UTC), so that would’ve put the launch time at 03:43 UTC.

It's slightly over 21.5 minutes earlier each day, so with times that only go to the minute it alternates between 21 minutes earlier and 22 minutes earlier, except that occasionally it is 22 minutes earlier two days in row.  Here are my estimated launch times.

Primary Day = Thursday, April 29 at 03:44 UTC.  21 minutes earlier than 04:05.
Backup Day #1 = Friday, April 30 at ~03:22 UTC.  22 minutes earlier.
Backup Day #2 = Saturday, May 1 at ~03:01 UTC.  21 minutes earlier.
Backup Day #3 = Sunday, May 2 at ~02:39 UTC.  22 minutes earlier.
Backup Day #4 = Monday, May 3 at ~02:18 UTC.  21 minutes earlier.
Backup Day #5 = Tuesday, May 4 at ~01:56 UTC.  22 minutes earlier.
Backup Day #6 = Wednesday, May 5 at ~01:34 UTC.  22 minutes earlier again.

Edit: Fixed a missing word typo.

[Ken the Bin]

Here are the updated NGA notices.

271856Z APR 21
NAVAREA IV 344/21(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   290239Z TO 290537Z APR, ALTERNATE
   300217Z TO 300515Z APR, 010156Z TO 010454Z,
   020134Z TO 020432Z,030113Z TO 030411Z,
   040051Z TO 040349Z AND 050029Z TO 050327Z MAY
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39-14N 080-37-51W, 29-07-00N 080-05-00W,
      29-00-00N 079-57-00W, 28-34-00N 080-24-00W,
      28-30-07N 080-32-51W.
   B. 31-27-00N 077-29-00W, 33-17-00N 076-03-00W,
      33-31-00N 074-59-00W, 33-10-00N 074-36-00W,
      32-27-00N 074-46-00W, 31-15-00N 077-17-00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 328/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 050427Z MAY 21.

271840Z APR 21
HYDROPAC 1280/21(61,75,76).
INDIAN OCEAN.
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 03, DNC 04, DNC 05.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   290449Z TO 290725Z APR, ALTERNATE
   300427Z TO 300703Z APR, 010406Z TO 010642Z,
   020344Z TO 020620Z, 030323Z TO 030559Z,
   040301Z TO 040537Z, AND 050239Z TO 050515Z MAY
   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 1231/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 050615Z MAY 21.

[Ken the Bin]

New L-1 weather forecast.  Primary Day = 80% 'Go', all additional risks are low.  Backup Day #1 = 70% 'Go', booster recovery weather risk is moderate, other additional risks are low.

[zubenelgenubi]

As of this posting, there are THREE orbital launches scheduled on April 29 UTC:
Pleiades Neo 3 and 5 other satellites at 0150 UTC;
The core Chinese space station module, Tianhe-1, at 0318 UTC;
This launch at 0344 UTC.

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1387381292581507076

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1387417049387970563

[Jansen]

Shelia Bordelon also in position.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[Ken the Bin]

Mission Control Audio:

[SPKirsch]

Article:

Starlink v1.0 L24 ready to launch as SpaceX receives permission for Starlink modifications
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/04/starlink-l24-launch-starlink-modifications/

[SPKirsch]

Webcast:

Jessie Anderson is our host.

[SPKirsch]

Engine Chill has begun.

[SPKirsch]

Into Startup

[SPKirsch]

Liftoff!

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1387613743253762049

[SPKirsch]

MECO
Stage Seperation
SES-1

Fairing Seperation

[SPKirsch]

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1387614604503756805

[SPKirsch]

Falcon 9 has landed

SECO-1

[Paul Moir]

We've got a pretty good moon tonight.  I think the thrusters are being lit by it?

[SPKirsch]

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1387616334704517120

[DigitalMan]

The moon is quite bright tonight and the skies were crystal clear. Unfortunately the moon was not enough to produce the jellyfish you normally see during a twilight launch.

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1387616427998289922

[chopsticks]

Is it ok to comment in here?

Something that I can't ever figure out about night launches: why can we see the RCS firing at night? It's cold nitrogen gas, isn't it? Yet, you could easily see thruster pulses when you couldn't see any of the rocket being illuminated. I've never understood this. Does the RCS produce visible light or is there something else going on here? I've noticed this on other nighttime launches as well.

Sent from my Redmi Note 7 using Tapatalk

[Jansen]

SES-2 and nominal orbit insertion

[cuddihy]

Even if it’s just invisible gas, it’s a whole lot of it squirting out where it’s a virtual vacuum, so it’s going to reflect noticeable light if any is available.
It wouldn’t happen quite so visibly at lower altitude, although there you get the cool jet causing condensation & more normal atmospheric effects you’d expect.

[AC in NC]

Is it ok to comment in here?

Something that I can't ever figure out about night launches: why can we see the RCS firing at night? It's cold nitrogen gas, isn't it? Yet, you could easily see thruster pulses when you couldn't see any of the rocket being illuminated. I've never understood this. Does the RCS produce visible light or is there something else going on here? I've noticed this on other nighttime launches as well.

Sent from my Redmi Note 7 using Tapatalk

Broadcast mentioned that the moon was providing some of the "ambient" light that would be reflected by the gas. 

Tangentially, Jesse fumbled a little bit saying that "sunlight" was providing the illumination that showed the grid fin deploy when in fact it would've been the S2 MVac.

[Jansen]

Starlink deployment successful

Some have been painted white for thermal reasons

[chopsticks]

Yeah, I caught that Jesse wasn't quite right there with the light coming from the sun when in fact it was from the second stage. I'm just a bit confused as to why you can't see the grid fins for example, but can easily see the thrusters. Maybe the expanding gas is just much more reflective than the rest of the rocket and picks up the moonlight?

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[Comga]

Much of the first stage flight was visible from Delray Beach FL (inland). It’s about 175 miles or 280 km distant. Went into a cloud before MECO.
Tiny but neat to see. Second SpaceX launch I’ve seen from here.

And the RCS plumes would be visible in the moonlight.
On a previous F9 launch I was able to see the second stage plume in the moonlight for several minutes. It almost stays the same size as it expands with altitude around the rate it recedes into the distance.

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1387630218752450563

[SPKirsch]

https://mobile.twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1387630426253008897

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1387630400210604033

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1387630225647935489

[scr00chy]

https://twitter.com/scr00chy/status/1387628605178585088

Note: I meant to say reused boosters flew on 59 different missions. There were 61 reused boosters in total due to Falcon Heavy.

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/ken_kremer/status/1387636943454932992

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/AmericaSpace/status/1387637008873439232

[Jansen]

Falcon 9 Marks 4th Launch in Four Months With Midnight Starlink Mission

That is a horribly written headline lol.

But yes, 4th launch of the year for B1060.

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/GregScott_photo/status/1387642434847444992

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/mike_seeley/status/1387618021267677184

The #SpaceX #Falcon9 meets the Moon as another batch of #Starlink satellites are sent to orbit.

Congrats to @elonmusk & team on another successful launch & landing!

(📷: me / @WeReportSpace)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Couple of launch photos from SpaceX

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/therealjonvh/status/1387628567807283200

Beautiful launch this evening by SpaceX with their Falcon 9 rocket on their 25th #Starlink mission.

We went "Exploring" tonight can't wait for the next one!

Special huge thanks to @flightclubio

📷: me for @gospacelaunch

[OneSpeed]

Here is a comparison of the telemetry from Starlink L23 and L24.

1. L24 has gone for a flatter bottomed throttle bucket, as opposed to L23's vee shaped one.
2. Like L23, L24 maintained a higher AoA to MECO than other recent Starlink missions, giving it the same S1 ballistic apogee of 126km.
3. Ignoring the spikes, the S2 L23 and L24 profiles were very similar.

[nalawod]

This is the first time in a long time that I was able to see the booster re-entry burn on the horizon.  Time of that linked my video description. 


Sorry my time-lapse is so awful, I'm going to need to use a different camera than my Nikon P1000- it really can't do time-lapse of night rocket launches because auto exposure gets blasted out and I need more manual control. It does great for everything else.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

More images from SpaceX

[Thorny]

View from Rockledge, Florida

[SPKirsch]

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1387924073670496256

Shelia Bordelon is in the lead for L24 return with the fairings. (Will offload and head right back out) while GO Quest, Finn and JRTI are coming back with B1060-7.

[soltasto]

Late "Press kit" capture with OCR, but before the post-launch update the page was broken on every browser I can use and I couldn't capture the whole page...

[jeffkruse]

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1387924073670496256

Shelia Bordelon is in the lead for L24 return with the fairings. (Will offload and head right back out) while GO Quest, Finn and JRTI are coming back with B1060-7.

Does anyone have a guess on when I can see the booster return?  I’m in town and would love to see it come in.


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[Jansen]

Does anyone have a guess on when I can see the booster return?  I’m in town and would love to see it come in.

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1388089459669979137

Saturday evening/Sunday morning

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1388187249704148994

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1388425548100210689

Shelia Bordelon has returned to Port Canaveral with two fairing halves that she fished from the water from the last starlink launch. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

Edit to add:

https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1388430927966113793

Shelia is docked now and you can't really even see the fairing halves anymore lol

[Rondaz]

.@SpaceX’s GO Quest is back in Morehead City tonight—less than five days after leaving to support #Starlink 24 and rescuing Tug Hawk and JRTI. She’ll set sail again to support OCISLY and the next Starlink mission NET 4 May

https://twitter.com/ncspaceops/status/1388312953775079429

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1388501382299328512

Shelia Bordelon unloaded the recovered fairing halves from the Starlink L24 mission onto waiting transporters. They'll resupply and head back out for the L25 mission scheduled 5/4. GO Searcher saying peek-a-boo as they ready for their Dragon duties. #SpaceXFleet #Fleetcam

[Rondaz]

Earlier this morning, Shelia Bordelon returned to Florida with two intact fairing halves from the last Starlink mission.

Unload timelapse highlight! Live 24/7 on Fleetcam:

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1388523540434100225

[Rondaz]

#SpaceX #Falcon9 rockets meet the Sun (10/6/20) & the Moon (4/28/21 aka "To the Moon" with @elonmusk).

Now I need to add a Falcon Heavy...or maybe Starship to my transit collection. 

slowed to about 50% speed.

This is so cool..

https://twitter.com/Mike_Seeley/status/1388678436227530757

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/marekcyzio/status/1388864393329446913

Incoming @SpaceXFleet!

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/jconcilus/status/1388900064979034113

Just Read The Instructions (JRTI) has entered Port Canaveral. Welcome home, Booster 1060.7. Great job!

https://twitter.com/marekcyzio/status/1388900454583635971

https://twitter.com/marekcyzio/status/1388901082731012101

[FutureSpaceTourist]

First image of the SpaceX logo is fantastic

https://twitter.com/johnpisaniphoto/status/1388939414861144070

Falcon 9 B1060-7 returning to Port Canaveral earlier this afternoon.

I had a good time chatting it up with folks. It’s always great to see the increasing enthusiasm for spaceflight, and I enjoy sharing mine with others.

🚀

@SpaceX #Falcon9 #SpaceCoast @considercosmos

twitter.com/johnpisaniphoto/status/1388941134769053701

https://twitter.com/johnpisaniphoto/status/1388941140280360965

[Rondaz]

Bonus shot of a bit of North Cargo Pier 6. I spy a white tent (I believe fairings live here), two Dragon test articles, a fairing half and processing stand.

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1389252522372632586

[Jansen]

Booster is off the droneship

[Lewis007]

https://twitter.com/ken_kremer/status/1389428214892843008

[SPKirsch]

Booster is on the transporter

[SMS]

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1390140054882775042