2032-EX-ST-2022Mission 1924 Starlink Group 5-2 from Cape Canaveral FL at LC-40 CCAFS or LC-39a at KSCNET mid-January [NET January 17]ASDS North 25 36 35 West 74 47 47
<snip>D-Orbit put out a press release yesterday saying they have an ION launching to mid-inclination orbit in Q4-2022, and will be operating at 270km.
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated December 25:QuoteFALCON 9...A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch GPS III-6 for the U.S. Space Force on January 18. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Amazonas Nexus satellite for Hispasat on late January or February. And a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch four astronauts to the ISS on Crew-6 on February 19 at the earliest, in the middle of the night EST.
FALCON 9...A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch GPS III-6 for the U.S. Space Force on January 18. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the Amazonas Nexus satellite for Hispasat on late January or February. And a Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch four astronauts to the ISS on Crew-6 on February 19 at the earliest, in the middle of the night EST.
152124Z JAN 23NAVAREA IV 77/23(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 240952Z TO 241442Z JAN, ALTERNATE 250927Z TO 251417Z, 260902Z TO 261352Z, 270837Z TO 271327Z, 280811Z TO 281301Z, 290746Z TO 291236Z AND 300721Z TO 301211Z JAN IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38.55N 080-37.38W, 28-40.00N 080-36.00W, 28-38.00N 080-23.00W, 28-23.00N 079-54.00W, 28-17.00N 079-57.00W, 28-31.13N 080-33.23W. B. 26-20.00N 075-46.00W, 26-13.00N 074-29.00W, 25-39.00N 074-11.00W, 25-19.00N 074-35.00W, 25-20.00N 075-07.00W, 26-08.00N 075-45.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 301311Z JAN 23.//
What first stage will launch this flight?Available first stages and most recent landing date:1052.8 Sep 5 (last use (?) before modifications to return to a Falcon Heavy side booster to launch ViaSat-3 Americas NET March)1069.5 Dec 81067.9 Dec 161058.16 Dec 171062.12 Dec 28 (1060.16 undergoing "deep-dive" examination?)
201826Z JAN 23NAVAREA IV 86/23(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 260902Z TO 261211Z JAN, ALTERNATE 270837Z TO 271146Z, 280811Z TO 281120Z, 290746Z TO 291055Z, 300721Z TO 291030Z, 310656Z TO 311005Z JAN AND 010631Z TO 010939Z FEB IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38.92N 080-37.62W, 28-40.00N 080-36.00W, 28-38.00N 080-23.00W, 28-23.00N 079-54.00W, 28-17.00N 079-57.00W, 28-31.21N 080-33.38W. B. 26-20.00N 075-46.00W, 26-13.00N 074-29.00W, 25-39.00N 074-11.00W, 25-19.00N 074-35.00W, 25-20.00N 075-07.00W, 26-08.00N 075-45.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 77/23.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 011039Z FEB 23.
NGA notice.
NextSpaceFlight, updated January 20:26 January 202309:02 UTC
Departure! Just Read the Instructions droneship is heading offshore to support the Starlink 5-2 mission, NET Jan 26.Tug Crosby Skipper is towing - departing ~5 hours after returning with ASOG droneship.http://nsf.live/spacecoast
Turn and burn! A few hours after delivering fairing halves from USSF-67, Bob is outbound to do it all again for Starlink 5-2.nsf.live/spacecoast
LHA map for #Starlink Group 5-2 from CCSFS SLC-40 NET 26 Jan 09:02 UTC, alternatively 27 Jan to 01 Feb based on issued NOTAM/NOTMARs. B1067.9 planned landing with estimated fairing recovery ~660km downrange. S2 debris reentry area south of Cape Town. https://bit.ly/LHA-22
The Falcon 9 rocket for the Starlink Group 5-2 mission has just completed a static fire test today at 9:30AM EST. We now await for confirmation from SpaceX of successful test. Launch is scheduled for tomorrow at 4:02AM EST (09:02 UTC).nsf.live/spacecoast
Targeting Thursday, January 26 at 4:22 a.m. ET (9:22 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 6:03 a.m. ET (11:03 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Friday, January 27 at 3:57 a.m. ET (8:57 UTC) and 5:38 a.m. ET (10:38 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a and one Starlink mission.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl5-2QuoteSpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 26 at 4:22 a.m. ET (9:22 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 6:03 a.m. ET (11:03 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Friday, January 27 at 3:57 a.m. ET (8:57 UTC) and 5:38 a.m. ET (10:38 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 26 at 4:22 a.m. ET (9:22 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 6:03 a.m. ET (11:03 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Friday, January 27 at 3:57 a.m. ET (8:57 UTC) and 5:38 a.m. ET (10:38 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Cross-post:Quote from: Salo on 01/25/2023 05:04 pmhttps://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl5-2QuoteSpaceX is targeting Thursday, January 26 at 4:22 a.m. ET (9:22 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is an additional launch opportunity the same day at 6:03 a.m. ET (11:03 UTC) with backup opportunities also available on Friday, January 27 at 3:57 a.m. ET (8:57 UTC) and 5:38 a.m. ET (10:38 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a and one Starlink mission. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
The Static Fire was unexpected to me.Did SpaceX replace Merlins on this first stage?
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/25/2023 06:24 pmThe Static Fire was unexpected to me.Did SpaceX replace Merlins on this first stage?Likely yes considering that there wouldn't be a reason for it otherwise
CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Starlink Group 5-2 launch set for 2023-01-26 at 09:32:20 UTC from Cape Canaveral. Deployment of 56 satellites is set for 09:51:14.360 UTC. Latest data can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g5-2
Yes, @SpaceX has explicitly confirmed that the time has shifted 10:00 minutes "to optimize orbit raise and get sats on station faster."
Starlink 5-2 on the launch pad earlier this evening. Liftoff before dawn tomorrow.
New T-0 of 4:32 a.m. ET for this morning’s Falcon 9 launch of Starlink; weather is 70% favorable for liftoff
LAUNCH: SpaceX Falcon 9 B1067-9 launches Starlink Group 5-2 mission from the Cape's SLC-40.Overview:nasaspaceflight.com/2023/01/starli…Livestream:youtube.com/watch?v=VQC2xt…
Liftoff!
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1067 completes its ninth mission, landing on drone ship Just Read the Instructions.youtube.com/watch?v=VQC2xtsP97s
Autotrack attempt watchable fullscreen on Space Coast Live. A lot of cloud cover. We'll see what we get.
Minor issue picking it up as it came behind the trees, but will be a trivial fix. Then rock solid until Falcon went into the clouds.
Specifically, while waiting for the rocket to rise above the trees, the object detection class used to track the rocket after it becomes a tiny dot in the sky had a false positive on a pad light. Solution will be to not listen to detections of such class until post-staging.
Since a rocket that is a tiny dot in the sky looks the same as star or a bright light, there are inevitably a lot of false positives in this specific scenario. Right now I'm going to mitigate it by being smarter about considering whether the detection is likely to be valid.
G’morning, Falcon 9 🥱*insert “old man yells at cloud” meme here*Guess I’ll have to wait a little longer to try this comp out. Next batch of Gen 2 Starlink constellation satellites are on their way!
.@SpaceX Starlink 5-2 mission headed to space at 4:32AM EST this morning with another batch of internet satellites. Still water and a low cloud ceiling briefly refracted light; turning the pre-dawn into day. #SpaceX #Starlink
The Falcon 9 launches through the clouds on the way to deliver 56 Starlink satellites to orbit. This Falcon 9 (B1067) has now completed 9 launches and landings.📸: @RDAnglePhoto
Deployment of 56 Starlink satellites confirmed
Falcon 9 launches to orbit 56 Starlink satellites—weighing in total more than 17.4 metric tons—marking the heaviest payload ever flown on Falcon
Congratulations SpaceX team on yet another incremental improvement of their workhorse rocket's performance. And thank you NASA for signing off on / not standing in the way of these tweaks to the system that is used to launch their astronauts. They could have chosen to insist on a design freeze once SpaceX's CCP solution was certified after Demo-2 ...
QuoteFalcon 9 launches to orbit 56 Starlink satellites—weighing in total more than 17.4 metric tons—marking the heaviest payload ever flown on Falcon
Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 01/26/2023 12:32 pmQuoteFalcon 9 launches to orbit 56 Starlink satellites—weighing in total more than 17.4 metric tons—marking the heaviest payload ever flown on Falcon17.4 Metric Tons, what an accomplishment. I suspect the lower inclination of Shell 5 helps with the mass increase, but they just keep squeezing more out of F9 when they can. Very impressive.Edit: Also, 5th and 6th flight of fairing halves, they've come along way on that reuse project.
Quote from: wannamoonbase on 01/26/2023 01:59 pmQuote from: GewoonLukas_ on 01/26/2023 12:32 pmQuoteFalcon 9 launches to orbit 56 Starlink satellites—weighing in total more than 17.4 metric tons—marking the heaviest payload ever flown on Falcon17.4 Metric Tons, what an accomplishment. I suspect the lower inclination of Shell 5 helps with the mass increase, but they just keep squeezing more out of F9 when they can. Very impressive.Edit: Also, 5th and 6th flight of fairing halves, they've come along way on that reuse project.Would be great if we had even a rough estimate for the mass of the tension rods, which I assume are included in this 17.4t value. They're not much, but would give us a more accurate estimate of the per-sat mass
Quote from: jcm on 01/26/2023 08:17 pmQuote from: wannamoonbase on 01/26/2023 01:59 pmQuote from: GewoonLukas_ on 01/26/2023 12:32 pmQuoteFalcon 9 launches to orbit 56 Starlink satellites—weighing in total more than 17.4 metric tons—marking the heaviest payload ever flown on Falcon17.4 Metric Tons, what an accomplishment. I suspect the lower inclination of Shell 5 helps with the mass increase, but they just keep squeezing more out of F9 when they can. Very impressive.Edit: Also, 5th and 6th flight of fairing halves, they've come along way on that reuse project.Would be great if we had even a rough estimate for the mass of the tension rods, which I assume are included in this 17.4t value. They're not much, but would give us a more accurate estimate of the per-sat massIs there some mass between the top of the second stage and the sats that is counted as payload? Just curious, why would you need a more accurate figure than 310 kg +/- a kilo or two?
I find it interesting that the recent list of heaviest payloads launched by a member of the Falcon 9 family in it's various configurations involved a Falcon 9 booster landing on a barge.
How much could 17400kg be increased if launching to best possible (28.4?) degree inclination rather than 43 degree inclination?
SpaceX support ship Bob should arrive at Port Canaveral this afternoon after supporting Starlink 5-2.Hopefully carrying a fairing half... or two....
Arrival! Bob returns with a haul of Falcon 9 fairing halves from SpaceX's Starlink 5-2 mission! 🔴🎥 nsf.live/spacecoast
Just Read the Instructions and Falcon 9 B1067 should arrive at Port Canaveral in the early hours of Sunday morning. With conflicting cruise traffic, JRTI may be holding off until after ~6am to enter the port.
Good morning ☀ Hello Falcon 9 B1067!Live from Port Canaveral: nsf.live/spacecoast
A beautiful sunrise as the Falcon 9 first stage, B1067, returns to Port Canaveral.📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ @SpaceOffshore
#SpaceX booster B1067 came into Port Canaveral this morning after making its 9th flight on Thursday 🚀🌅@SpaceOffshore
Can you spot the "67"? 👀📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ @SpaceOffshore
Falcon 9 lighting up the Space Coast. 📸: @RDAnglePhoto
