Worth noting that in the 5 years since that interview, the time between two Falcon 9 launches can be of single digit hours
Cross-post re: Starlink 4-17; my bold:Quote from: Salo on 04/28/2022 03:56 pmhttp://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html [Apr 28 update]QuoteFALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites from pad 40 on April 29 at 5:33pm EDT. Then, a Falcon 9 will launch another Starlink batch from pad 39A on early May, in the morning EDT. Sunrise is 6:38am. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches on May TBD. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Transporter-5 rideshare mission on late May, around mid-day EDT. And a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch the CRS-25 resupply mission to the ISS on June 7 around 11:15am EDT.The above should make Starlink 4-15 the second Space Coast F9 launch on May 8, later in the day.
http://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html [Apr 28 update]QuoteFALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites from pad 40 on April 29 at 5:33pm EDT. Then, a Falcon 9 will launch another Starlink batch from pad 39A on early May, in the morning EDT. Sunrise is 6:38am. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches on May TBD. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Transporter-5 rideshare mission on late May, around mid-day EDT. And a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch the CRS-25 resupply mission to the ISS on June 7 around 11:15am EDT.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites from pad 40 on April 29 at 5:33pm EDT. Then, a Falcon 9 will launch another Starlink batch from pad 39A on early May, in the morning EDT. Sunrise is 6:38am. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches on May TBD. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Transporter-5 rideshare mission on late May, around mid-day EDT. And a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch the CRS-25 resupply mission to the ISS on June 7 around 11:15am EDT.
Sunset is 8:06pm.
Why was this launch delayed from May 8 to May 17 UTC?
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 05/01/2022 05:14 pmWhy was this launch delayed from May 8 to May 17 UTC?Unless SpaceX offers a public statement saying why, we will never know. There's a huge number of variables involved that could have caused some delay.
So it's going to be the first dedicated Starlink mission with a new booster. To date there have been 43 dedicated Starlink launches, each of them with a flight-proven booster, and two more are planned before this one.
The booster information for this rocket is wrong. A NASA Spaceflight article stated as such 2 months ago. B1073 is a Falcon heavy side booster, not a Falcon 9. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/03/spacex-booster-reuse-record-starlink/
Booster reuse and production will also be key to achieving this goal. This mission’s booster, B1060, is the second to reach 12 flights with a third one expected to join a few weeks from now. New boosters are also being introduced into the fleet to help that cadence, with booster B1073 expected to debut next month on a Starlink mission.
Quote from: mlindner on 05/06/2022 01:17 amThe booster information for this rocket is wrong. A NASA Spaceflight article stated as such 2 months ago. B1073 is a Falcon heavy side booster, not a Falcon 9. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/03/spacex-booster-reuse-record-starlink/I already explained it elsewhere. Back at the time I wrote that article, the booster appeared to be by all means a FH side booster. I got to know just a few days after that it was not a FH side booster but rather a F9 booster and would debut on a Starlink mission this month, I wrote about it on the next article after that one you link to. The booster with it only having one SpaceX logo, no FH nor F9 logo did appear to be initially a FH side booster, hence me writing that initially, sorry for the confusion. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/04/starlink-4-14-launch/QuoteBooster reuse and production will also be key to achieving this goal. This mission’s booster, B1060, is the second to reach 12 flights with a third one expected to join a few weeks from now. New boosters are also being introduced into the fleet to help that cadence, with booster B1073 expected to debut next month on a Starlink mission.More recently I was able to confirm the booster would fly on this mission, Starlink Group 4-15, and I updated nextspaceflight accordingly.
Moderator:Enough with the "fan site" bashing of NextSpaceFlight. We've already done 1 deletion and 1 edit in this thread in less than 24 hours.Stephen Clark at SFN often does not source Launch Schedule updates in SFN articles.Ben Cooper does not source his updates for the Launch Photography Viewing Guide.They all use confidential sources, including NextSpaceFlight.NextSpaceFlight is often first and correct in updates for near-term future American launches, and particularly SpaceX Falcon 9 and Heavy launches. And, that's why we launch thread contributors source them in such launch threads in this forum.
Quote from: Alexphysics on 05/06/2022 01:45 amQuote from: mlindner on 05/06/2022 01:17 amThe booster information for this rocket is wrong. A NASA Spaceflight article stated as such 2 months ago. B1073 is a Falcon heavy side booster, not a Falcon 9. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/03/spacex-booster-reuse-record-starlink/I already explained it elsewhere. Back at the time I wrote that article, the booster appeared to be by all means a FH side booster. I got to know just a few days after that it was not a FH side booster but rather a F9 booster and would debut on a Starlink mission this month, I wrote about it on the next article after that one you link to. The booster with it only having one SpaceX logo, no FH nor F9 logo did appear to be initially a FH side booster, hence me writing that initially, sorry for the confusion. https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/04/starlink-4-14-launch/QuoteBooster reuse and production will also be key to achieving this goal. This mission’s booster, B1060, is the second to reach 12 flights with a third one expected to join a few weeks from now. New boosters are also being introduced into the fleet to help that cadence, with booster B1073 expected to debut next month on a Starlink mission.More recently I was able to confirm the booster would fly on this mission, Starlink Group 4-15, and I updated nextspaceflight accordingly.Confirm how? Do you have a link?[deleted]
Will SpaceX change the date and time of this launch?Yesterday, Ben Cooper had a specific EDT time, May 15, on his Launch Photography site. Circa 8 pm? I didn't record it.On May 6, that is replaced by "May TBD."
SPACEX STARLINK 4-15, CCSFS/KSC FLORIDAPRIMARY: 05/13/22 0508-0755ZBACKUP: 05/14/22 0447-0734Z 05/15/22 0424-0711Z 05/16/22 0403-0650Z 05/17/22 0341-0628Z 05/18/22 0320-0607Z 05/19/22 0258/0545Z
The FAA ATCSCC Operations Plan now has this (though it should be taken with a grain of salt):Quote from: FAASPACEX STARLINK 4-15, CCSFS/KSC FLORIDAPRIMARY: 05/13/22 0508-0755ZBACKUP: 05/14/22 0447-0734Z 05/15/22 0424-0711Z 05/16/22 0403-0650Z 05/17/22 0341-0628Z 05/18/22 0320-0607Z 05/19/22 0258/0545Z
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a batch of Starlink satellites from pad 40 on May 13 around 2am EDT. Upcoming launches include Falcon 9s with the next batches of Starlink satellites. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Transporter-5 rideshare mission on May 25 at 2:25pm EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. And a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch the CRS-25 resupply mission to the ISS on June 7 at 11:30am EDT.
