SpaceX F9 : Transporter-6 Rideshare : CCSFS SLC-40 : 3 January 2023 (14:56 UTC)

• #220 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 15:32
• Launcher control room live webcast still going
  
  

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• #221 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 15:35
• https://twitter.com/momentusspace/status/1610312583793504260
  
  

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  Vigoride-5 separation confirmed! Thanks for the ride @SpaceX!

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• #222 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 15:38
• https://twitter.com/thenasaman/status/1610304435523145728
  
  

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  A gorgeous 1st launch and landing of 2023 as SpaceX launched the Transporter-6 mission. Some onlookers enjoying the booster landing moments before sonic booms rocked Cape Canaveral.
  
  Learn about what's onboard @nasaspaceflight: nasaspaceflight.com/2023/01/spacex…

  
  https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1610303943934111750

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• #223 by Fmedici on 03 Jan, 2023 15:38
• Stanford Space Initiative's cubesat is called SAPLING-1:
  
  https://twitter.com/StanfordSSI/status/1610289782881669121
• #224 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 15:41
• https://twitter.com/thefavoritist/status/1610308818101043200
  
  

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  Liftoff of Transporter-6!
  
  I couldn't have posed the public any better if I tried.
• #225 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 15:43
• https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1610311640292941826
  
  

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  Falcon 9 stage separation during Transporter-6
• #226 by Fmedici on 03 Jan, 2023 15:50
• Updates from D-Orbit:
  
  https://twitter.com/D_Orbit/status/1610314070493650944?s=20
• #227 by gongora on 03 Jan, 2023 15:53
• https://news.satnews.com/2023/01/03/stanfords-sapling-sempervirens-smallsat-to-launch-on-the-spacex-transporter-6-mission/
• #228 by gongora on 03 Jan, 2023 16:14
• I'm counting 114 without another spacecraft for NPC Spacemind on the Orbiter tug.
• #229 by Fmedici on 03 Jan, 2023 16:37
• Quote from: gongora on 03 Jan, 2023 16:14

  I'm counting 114 without another spacecraft for NPC Spacemind on the Orbiter tug.
  

  
  There are still the Maverick Space Systems payloads announced for the Geometric-1 mission (hosted payloads?), and I don't know if it was announced earlier but maybe it's safe to assume that there are no deployable payloads on CHIMERA LEO 1.
• #230 by gongora on 03 Jan, 2023 16:42
• I'm assuming RROCI was on the Maverick port, I don't know if they had anything else there.  I'm assuming Geometric didn't end up having any involvement at all in the final payloads.  Pushan Alpha should be on either Orbiter or Chimera.  I wish Exolaunch would give their number of payloads.  I think I'm at 46 of 47 for ISIL.
• #231 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 16:59
• https://twitter.com/nexta_tv/status/1610307334273638400
  
  

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  .@SpaceX has successfully launched a new #Ukrainian satellite PolytITAN-HP-30 into orbit
  
  A scientific experiment will be carried out on the satellite to study the effectiveness of heat pipes as the main element of spacecraft thermal stabilization systems.
• #232 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 17:04
• https://twitter.com/theoldmanpar/status/1610326543854714880
  
  

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  Falcon9 descending: you can see #SpaceX  Falcon9 at the bottom of its contrail as it falls towards Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station this morning.
• #233 by gongora on 03 Jan, 2023 17:28
• https://twitter.com/EnduroSat/status/1610341170927788033
  

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  We are thrilled to announce that our Shared Sat mission, Platform-2 has been successfully launched into orbit! Safe deployment confirmed and commissioning started. Congrats to our partners, customers, and team #spaceiscloserthanyouthink
  
• #234 by gongora on 03 Jan, 2023 17:33
• Skykraft has the animation of their deployment as the background on their homepage right now:
  https://www.skykraft.com.au/
• #235 by scr00chy on 03 Jan, 2023 18:21
• Any idea whether the fairings on this launch were new or reused? The webcast host didn't comment on it and I can't tell from the video.
  
  I'm assuming they're new, but it's hard to tell, and SpaceX doesn't always specify it even when they're reused.

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• #236 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 19:22
• https://twitter.com/launchphoto/status/1610370516904251396
  
  

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  Falcon 9 launches Transporter-6, carrying 114 smallsats into orbit on the first Cape Canaveral launch of 2023
• #237 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 19:34
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1610372664958545921
  
  

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  Falcon 9 carried 114 spacecraft to orbit that were set to deploy across 82 deployments, 78 of which have been confirmed. Teams are continuing to review data, though it may take customers some time to provide additional information on the status of their payloads
• #238 by FutureSpaceTourist on 03 Jan, 2023 19:37
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1610373022996889600
  
  

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  Falcon 9 launches SpaceX’s sixth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission – completing our 200th successful launch!

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• #239 by meekGee on 03 Jan, 2023 20:29
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