Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 4-3 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 2 December 2021 (23:12 UTC) (Read 53680 times)

Rondaz · « **Reply #20 on:** 11/27/2021 10:01 pm »

ASOG about to leave Port Canaveral for the Starlink launch Wednesday

https://twitter.com/baserunner0723/status/1464581877008941067

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #21 on:** 11/28/2021 01:36 pm »

L-3 weather forecast: 90% 'Go' for both Wednesday and Thursday UTC/EST. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low for both days.

Rondaz · « **Reply #22 on:** 11/29/2021 03:12 pm »

Bob has departed Port Canaveral for the upcoming Starlink mission.

It will be covering droneship support and fairing recovery.

https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1465312614477664261

scr00chy · « **Reply #23 on:** 11/30/2021 10:18 am »

https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/29/weather-forecast-favorable-for-spacex-launch-this-week/

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SpaceX rolled out the Falcon 9 rocket for the next Starlink mission from its hangar Monday and erected it vertical on pad 40. A static fire test is planned as soon as Monday night, when SpaceX’s launch engineers will oversee the loading of kerosene and liquid oxygen into the two-stage rocket for a brief on-pad firing of the Falcon 9’s Merlin main engines.

Looks like the SF hasn't happened yet.

lenny97 · « **Reply #24 on:** 11/30/2021 10:34 am »

Quote from: scr00chy on 11/30/2021 10:18 am

https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/29/weather-forecast-favorable-for-spacex-launch-this-week/

Looks like the SF hasn't happened yet.

We are also missing the L-2 Weather Forecast... Is it me or hasn't it been published?

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #25 on:** 11/30/2021 12:29 pm »

Quote from: lenny97 on 11/30/2021 10:34 am

Quote from: scr00chy on 11/30/2021 10:18 am
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/29/weather-forecast-favorable-for-spacex-launch-this-week/

Looks like the SF hasn't happened yet.

We are also missing the L-2 Weather Forecast... Is it me or hasn't it been published?

The 45th Weather Squadron did not publicly post an L-2 weather forecast.

L-1 weather forecast. >90% 'Go' for Wednesday UTC/EST. 90% 'Go' for Thursday UTC/EST. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low for both days.

scr00chy · « **Reply #26 on:** 11/30/2021 06:32 pm »

Two BlackSky sats will hitch a ride on this mission.

https://spaceflight.com/sxrs-2-were-taking-blacksky-to-space-again/

scr00chy · « **Reply #27 on:** 11/30/2021 07:56 pm »

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Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) have been canceled for tomorrow, indicating the Starlink Group 4-3 mission is delayed. Restrictions remain in place for Thursday evening.

https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/status/1465784374545293314

gongora · « **Reply #28 on:** 11/30/2021 08:00 pm »

one day slip in latest NOTMAR

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302008Z NOV 21
NAVAREA IV 1077/21(11,12,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
022157Z TO 030044Z DEC, ALTERNATE
032135Z TO 040022Z, 042112Z TO 042359Z,
052049Z TO 052336Z, 062027Z TO 062314Z,
072004Z TO 072251Z AND 081941Z TO 082228Z DEC
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-37-13N 080-36-16W, 29-12-00N 079-53-00W,
29-07-00N 079-49-00W, 28-35-00N 080-22-00W,
28-29-10N 080-32-24W.
B. 31-39-00N 077-20-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W,
33-45-00N 074-46-00W, 33-27-00N 074-14-00W,
32-33-00N 074-39-00W, 31-25-00N 077-06-00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1061/21.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 082328Z DEC 21.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #29 on:** 11/30/2021 08:43 pm »

The new Space Debris has now also been issued.

Quote from: NGA

302058Z NOV 21
HYDROPAC 3446/21(61,75,76).
INDIAN OCEAN.
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 03, DNC 04, DNC 05.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
030009Z TO 030229Z DEC, ALTERNATE
032347Z TO 040207Z, 042324Z TO 050144Z,
052301Z TO 060121Z, 062239Z TO 070059Z,
072216Z TO 080036Z AND 082153Z TO 090013Z DEC
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 3415/21.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 090113Z DEC 21.

Rondaz · « **Reply #30 on:** 11/30/2021 08:54 pm »

ASOG droneship has arrived at the LZ and support ship Bob is closing in fast. Seems like they might have a few days to wait.

https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1465785213599027208

ZachS09 · « **Reply #31 on:** 11/30/2021 10:25 pm »

I hope the delay’s not due to extra preflight checks needed.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #32 on:** 12/01/2021 01:20 am »

No pics, even low resolution, of the rocket on the pad? (my bold)

Quote from: scr00chy on 11/30/2021 10:18 am

https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/29/weather-forecast-favorable-for-spacex-launch-this-week/

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SpaceX rolled out the Falcon 9 rocket for the next Starlink mission from its hangar Monday and erected it vertical on pad 40. A static fire test is planned as soon as Monday night, when SpaceX’s launch engineers will oversee the loading of kerosene and liquid oxygen into the two-stage rocket for a brief on-pad firing of the Falcon 9’s Merlin main engines.

Also, we'll see how soon the launch is after a successful Static Fire. NLT December 1 evening EST for a December 2 evening EST launch?

If 53 Starlink satellites is the default number per launch from Florida to this orbital inclination, how many less Starlinks will there be to accommodate the BlackSky satellites?

1 to 1 correspondence?

Perhaps no decrease in Starlinks?

Quote from: scr00chy on 11/30/2021 06:32 pm

Two BlackSky sats will hitch a ride on this mission.

https://spaceflight.com/sxrs-2-were-taking-blacksky-to-space-again/
[dated November 30]

vaporcobra · « **Reply #33 on:** 12/01/2021 02:09 am »

Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 12/01/2021 01:20 am

No pics, even low resolution, of the rocket on the pad? (my bold)

https://twitter.com/DerekdotSpace/status/1465768007704195077

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #34 on:** 12/01/2021 02:33 am »

Further clarification of December 2 launch time from November 30 update of https://nextspaceflight.com/
= 2 Dec 22:57 UTC = 5:57 pm EST

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #35 on:** 12/01/2021 04:52 am »

Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 12/01/2021 02:33 am

Further clarification of December 2 launch time from November 30 update of https://nextspaceflight.com/
= 2 Dec 22:57 UTC = 5:57 pm EST

Sorry for the confusion, I made this very edit in their system based on this post above, specifically the observation that the original launch time for December 1 was confirmed to be correct. Also Ben Cooper lists December 2 ~6pm EST on his site which seems to correlate to that as well.

Quote from: Ken the Bin on 11/26/2021 03:49 pm

NGA "Rocket Launching" notice for this launch. No sign of an associated "Space Debris" notice for the stage 2 reentry.

Estimated launch times:
Primary Day = Wednesday, December 1 at ~23:20 UTC (~18:20 EST).
Backup Day #1 = Thursday, December 2 at ~22:57 UTC (~17:57 EST).
Backup Day #2 = Friday, December 3 at ~22:35 UTC (~17:35 EST).
Backup Day #3 = Saturday, December 4 at ~22:12 UTC (~17:12 EST).
Backup Day #4 = Sunday, December 5 at ~21:49 UTC (~16:49 EST).
Backup Day #5 = Monday, December 6 at ~21:27 UTC (~16:27 EST).
Backup Day #6 = Tuesday, December 7 at ~21:04 UTC (~16:04 EST).
Backup Day #7 = Wednesday, December 8 at ~20:41 UTC (~15:41 EST).

Quote from: NGA
261002Z NOV 21
NAVAREA IV 1061/21(11,12,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
012220Z TO 020107Z DEC, ALTERNATE
022157Z TO 030044Z, 032135Z TO 040022Z,
042112Z TO 042359Z, 052049Z TO 052336Z,
062027Z TO 062314Z, 072004Z TO 072251Z
AND 081941Z TO 082228Z DEC
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-37-13N 080-36-16W, 29-12-00N 079-53-00W,
29-07-00N 079-49-00W, 28-35-00N 080-22-00W,
28-29-10N 080-32-24W.
B. 31-39-00N 077-20-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W,
33-45-00N 074-46-00W, 33-27-00N 074-14-00W,
32-33-00N 074-39-00W, 31-25-00N 077-06-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 082328Z DEC 21.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #36 on:** 12/01/2021 04:55 am »

The NextSpaceflight information may have been posted after the NOTAM. No harm, no foul!

scr00chy · « **Reply #37 on:** 12/01/2021 03:05 pm »

New weather report confirms the launch is currently scheduled for Dec 2, 22:57 UTC.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #38 on:** 12/01/2021 03:22 pm »

Two BlackSky satellites hitching ride on SpaceX Starlink mission
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/30/two-blacksky-satellites-hitching-ride-on-spacex-starlink-mission/

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #39 on:** 12/01/2021 04:53 pm »

Quote from: ZachS09 on 12/01/2021 03:22 pm

Two BlackSky satellites hitching ride on SpaceX Starlink mission
https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/30/two-blacksky-satellites-hitching-ride-on-spacex-starlink-mission/

Noting article lists launch date as NET December 2, and launch time on December 2 at 23:28 UTC.

The article is dated November 30, as is the same information in the most recent update of the SFN Launch Schedule.

Which time is most current and correct?