SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 4-25 : KSC LC-39A : 24 July 2022 (13:38 UTC)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1550591005258403846

F9/Starlink 4-25: 3 hours after launch of 46 Starlinks from Vandenberg SFB, SpaceX hauled another Falcon 9 from its hangar and up the slope to KSC pad 39A, setting the stage for launch Sunday, the company's 33rd so far this year

[Rondaz]

LHA map for #Starlink Group 4-25 from KSC LC-39A NET 24 Jul 13:38 UTC, alternatively 25 to 30 Jul based on NOTMAR/NOTAMs. B1062.8 planned landing with roughly estimated fairing recovery approx. 655km downrange. Stage2 debris reentry in eastern Pacific.

https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1550552212274905090

[SpaceFinnOriginal]

Launch July 24, 2022 13:38 UTC (9:38 am EDT), from Kennedy LC-39A, on booster 1062-8.  First stage landing aboard Just Read the Instructions is expected.

JRTI needs to be changed to ASOG here.

[zubenelgenubi: Done]

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/1550767826255978496

SpaceX hoisted a Falcon 9 rocket upright at around 2 a.m. EDT (0600 GMT). The rocket is being readied for a Sunday morning launch from pad 39A with another batch of Starlink satellites. Watch live: youtu.be/ykjHh-4cMO4

[Rondaz]

20th #Starlink launch of this year via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle..

Booster supporting this mission..

https://twitter.com/_rykllan/status/1550770150735069184

[Clavin]

L-1 weather forecast.  80% 'Go' for July 24 and July 25.  All Additional Risk Criteria are Low for both days.

[scr00chy]

Static fire imminent:

[RocketLover0119]

Completed at 9am local.

SpaceflightNow

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/1550828832894160898

SpaceX has test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in preparation for launch tomorrow at 9:38am EDT (1338 GMT) with the next batch of Starlink internet satellites. spaceflightnow.com/2022/07/23/sta…

[scr00chy]

This was the first static fire since Crew-4 in April.

Complete list: https://www.elonx.net/list-of-falcon-static-fires/

[zubenelgenubi]

Static fire imminent:

Completed at 9am local.
SpaceflightNow

Any particular reason for conducting today's test, with this first stage?

I wondered at the LV being brought to the pad a day earlier than is now normal.  Now I know why.

[wannamoonbase]

Static fire imminent:

Completed at 9am local.
SpaceflightNow

Any particular reason for conducting today's test, with this first stage?

I wondered at the LV being brought to the pad a day earlier than is now normal.  Now I know why.

Very curious on why this flight gets a static fire.  Maybe they changed some pad hardware they want to test, or they are changing something in the countdown and want to verify it.

[crandles57]

Spaceflight now broadcast said they didn't know why there was a static fire for this launch. However they did mention that they had heard that if 3 or more engines were changed that would be a reason for doing a static fire.

I have no idea if we have any information on engines being changed.

[alugobi]

Perhaps this is related to the abort/scrub/fail/omg thing that delayed the Vandenburg flight for a day.  Something they swapped out maybe.

[Rondaz]

This Sunday, July 24th at 9:38 AM ET, Starlink 4-25 is set to lift off from LC-39A. Booster 1062 will be supporting this mission & will be making its 8th flight.

https://twitter.com/JennyHPhoto/status/1550843772711452673

[edkyle99]

Perhaps this is related to the abort/scrub/fail/omg thing that delayed the Vandenburg flight for a day.  Something they swapped out maybe.

My guess, and it is only a guess, would be engine replacements on B1062 after its GTO+ launch of Nilesat 301.  The abort at Vandenberg this week was run of the mill "vanilla".  I don't see it being a reason.

 - Ed Kyle

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1550878639775830019

Targeting Sunday, July 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from LC-39A in Florida → https://www.spacex.com/launches/sl4-25/

SpaceX is targeting Sunday, July 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 9:38 a.m. ET (13:38 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Monday, July 25 at 9:16 a.m. ET (13:16 UTC).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched GPS III Space Vehicle 04, GPS III Space Vehicle 05, Inspiration4, Ax-1, Nilesat 301, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, Falcon 9’s first stage will return to Earth and land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.

[Rondaz]

Time-lapse: SpaceX rolls out Falcon 9 rocket for Starlink mission

[Rondaz]

Orbital Launch no.89 of 2022

Starlink L53 | SpaceX | July 24 | 0938 ET

@SpaceX to launch another batch of 53 #Starlink V1.5 🛰️(G4-25) on its #Falcon9 FT (booster #B1052. from @SLDelta45.

https://twitter.com/SpaceIntellige3/status/1551110057705848836