Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 4-20 & Varuna : CCSFS SLC-40 : 4/5 Sep 2022 (02:09 UTC) (Read 46070 times)

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #40 on:** 09/03/2022 01:06 am »

Per this CelesTrak tweet, launch is planned for 02:09:40 UTC (which would be the same-day backup time):

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1565855734524289024

Quote from: T.S. Kelso

CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Starlink Group 4-20 launch set for 2022-09-05 at 02:09:40 UTC. Deployment of 51 satellites is planned for 03:22:06.360 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #41 on:** 09/03/2022 03:44 am »

Quote from: Ken the Bin on 09/03/2022 01:06 am

Per this CelesTrak tweet, launch is planned for 02:09:40 UTC (which would be the same-day backup time):

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1565855734524289024

Quote from: T.S. Kelso
CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Starlink Group 4-20 launch set for 2022-09-05 at 02:09:40 UTC. Deployment of 51 satellites is planned for 03:22:06.360 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.

Ben Cooper also now lists the same T-0.

OneSpeed · « **Reply #42 on:** 09/03/2022 07:15 am »

Quote from: Ken the Bin on 09/01/2022 01:41 pm

NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Map from the NGA notice, ASDS 641km downrange.

Bean Kenobi · « **Reply #43 on:** 09/03/2022 10:43 am »

Quote from: Chinakpradhan on 09/01/2022 02:20 pm

any estimate of no. of starlinks on this mission and for those on 4-2 till now???

51 on 4-20.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #44 on:** 09/03/2022 02:20 pm »

L-1 weather forecast. 80% 'Go' for both September 4/5 and September 5/6. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low for both days.

Zed_Noir · « **Reply #45 on:** 09/03/2022 05:33 pm »

Quote from: Bean Kenobi on 09/03/2022 10:43 am

Quote from: Chinakpradhan on 09/01/2022 02:20 pm
any estimate of no. of starlinks on this mission and for those on 4-2 till now???

51 on 4-20.

Isn't it 50 Starlinks plus the Shepra-LTC2 OTV rideshare for a total of 51 satellites deployed from Starlink group 4-20.

Bean Kenobi · « **Reply #46 on:** 09/03/2022 06:30 pm »

Quote from: Zed_Noir on 09/03/2022 05:33 pm

Quote from: Bean Kenobi on 09/03/2022 10:43 am
Quote from: Chinakpradhan on 09/01/2022 02:20 pm
any estimate of no. of starlinks on this mission and for those on 4-2 till now???

51 on 4-20.

Isn't it 50 Starlinks plus the Shepra-LTC2 OTV rideshare for a total of 51 satellites deployed from Starlink group 4-20.

Oh yes, good point

soltasto · « **Reply #47 on:** 09/03/2022 10:05 pm »

"Press kit" capture with OCR

kdhilliard · « **Reply #48 on:** 09/03/2022 11:59 pm »

SpaceX livestream: https://youtube.com/watch?v=NONM-xsKMSs

scr00chy · « **Reply #49 on:** 09/04/2022 01:10 am »

According to the official mission page, it's 51 Starlink sats + SHERPA.

Also, the booster is B1052.7 instead of B1067.6 as previously reported. That's a pretty wild turnaround because B1052 was still lying in Port Canaveral on August 17:

https://twitter.com/FarryFaz/status/1559929079452684288

SPKirsch · « **Reply #50 on:** 09/04/2022 01:22 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1566179089450520578

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Targeting Sunday, September 4 for Falcon 9’s launch of 51 Starlink satellites and Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC to orbit from Florida → http://spacex.com/launches/sl4-20/

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SpaceX is targeting Sunday, September 4 for a Falcon 9 launch of 51 Starlink satellites and Spaceflight’s Sherpa-LTC, an orbital transfer vehicle, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 10:09 p.m. ET (02:09 UTC on September 5), and a backup opportunity is available on Monday, September 5 at 9:39 p.m. ET (01:39 UTC on September 6).

The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Arabsat-6A, STP-2, COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2, KPLO, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

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

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #51 on:** 09/04/2022 02:53 am »

Quote from: scr00chy on 09/04/2022 01:10 am

According to the official mission page, it's 51 Starlink sats + SHERPA.

Also, the booster is B1052.7 instead of B1067.6 as previously reported. That's a pretty wild turnaround because B1052 was still lying in Port Canaveral on August 17:

Also, same source, ASDS is Just Read the Instructions.

Backup launch opportunity is Monday, September 5 at 9:39 p.m. ET (01:39 UTC on September 6).

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #52 on:** 09/04/2022 03:22 am »

Quote from: scr00chy on 09/04/2022 01:10 am

According to the official mission page, it's 51 Starlink sats + SHERPA.
Also, the booster is B1052.7 instead of B1067.6 as previously reported. That's a pretty wild turnaround because B1052 was still lying in Port Canaveral on August 17:

1052.7 should be transported to the pad in the coming hours; no Static Fire.

Rondaz · « **Reply #53 on:** 09/04/2022 10:53 am »

Upcoming 26th #Starlink launch of this year via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle

Booster supporting this mission..

https://twitter.com/_rykllan/status/1566330102471921665

Rondaz · « **Reply #54 on:** 09/04/2022 10:57 am »

Orbital Launch no. 111 of 2022

Starlink L59 | SpaceX | Sept 05 | 0209 UTC

@SpaceX to launch another batch of 51 #Starlink V1.5🛰️ (G4-20) + rideshare payload #SherpaLCT2 OTV from @SpaceflightInc on its #Falcon9 FT (#B1067.6) from SLC-40, @SLDelta45. #StarlinkG420

https://twitter.com/SpaceIntellige3/status/1566208425960275968

Rondaz · « **Reply #55 on:** 09/04/2022 01:34 pm »

Spaceflight Inc. Sherpa-LTC orbital transfer vehicle will hitch-a-ride aboard SpaceX’s upcoming Starlink mission –Watch It Live!

https://twitter.com/JaneidyEve/status/1566336597829754881

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #56 on:** 09/04/2022 04:27 pm »

https://twitter.com/therealjonvh/status/1566451910701359105

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Good Moaning!🐓☕️☀️

HAPPY LAUNCH ATTEMPT DAY!!! 🚀

Tonight, #SpaceX is slated to lift off their #Falcon9 B1052-7 for #Starlink and #VarunaTDM

Launch is expected at 2209 EDT (0209, 09/05 UTC)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #57 on:** 09/04/2022 04:42 pm »

https://twitter.com/spaceflightinc/status/1566465541359153152

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It's launch day! Our Sherpa-LTC, carrying an exciting customer payload, is targeted to lift off on the Starlink mission at 22:09 local/Eastern time, 19:09 for those of us on the West coast.🚀

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #58 on:** 09/04/2022 06:00 pm »

https://twitter.com/tgmetsfan98/status/1566483598223589378

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Not just another Starlink mission: tonight, SpaceX will launch a communications technology demonstrator for Boeing, along with 51 Starlink satellites.

By Elliot Mai (@Eli_Mai1):

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2022/09/starlink-group-4-20/

kdhilliard · « **Reply #59 on:** 09/04/2022 06:32 pm »

Do we know why Spaceflight, Inc. is being coy and saying only that they will be "transporting an undisclosed customer payload, booked through Astro Digital, to a 1,000-kilometer circular orbit", not publicly stating that it is Boeing's Varuna-TDM?

Also, that's a dispenser shown on the side of the Sherpa-LTC, not the satellite payload itself, right?