Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 2-5 : VSFB SLC-4E : 17 February 2023 (19:12 UTC) (Read 24044 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #40 on:** 02/17/2023 06:32 am »

https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1626477915558019072

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CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Starlink Group 2-5 Launch from Vandenberg SFB on 2023-02-17 at 19:12:20 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g2-5. Deployment of 51 satellites is set to occur at 19:27:46.900 UTC.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #41 on:** 02/17/2023 05:25 pm »

Mission Control Audio (video id aIS6HXC0jOo):

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #42 on:** 02/17/2023 06:08 pm »

Assuming countdown proceeding? Yes.

SpaceX webcast begins.

Anyone covering this? Edit: me.

SpaceX webcast screen captures.

Strongback retracted.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #43 on:** 02/17/2023 06:13 pm »

T-1 minute

Startup

LD go for launch.

Launch!

Cross-post:

Quote from: Salo on 02/17/2023 06:17 pm

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1626661038446764047
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William Harwood @cbs_spacenews
F9/Starlink 2-5: Liftoff! At 2:12:20pm EST (1912 UTC)

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #44 on:** 02/17/2023 06:14 pm »

T+1 minute

T+2 minutes

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #45 on:** 02/17/2023 06:17 pm »

MECO
Stage separation
SEI-1
Fairing separation
Grid fins deploy

HVM · « **Reply #46 on:** 02/17/2023 06:19 pm »

F9 still blast some of the lower umbilical at least at 'slickfour'.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #47 on:** 02/17/2023 06:19 pm »

Second stage first burn.

First stage entry burn.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #48 on:** 02/17/2023 06:20 pm »

First stage landing burn.

First stage landing.

Second stage SECO-1.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #49 on:** 02/17/2023 06:23 pm »

Nominal initial orbit confirmed.

End of webcast.

Sam Ho · « **Reply #50 on:** 02/17/2023 06:34 pm »

Payload separation confirmed

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1626666129019265024

wannamoonbase · « **Reply #51 on:** 02/17/2023 06:43 pm »

Another glamourous Vandy launch. I could watch 3 of these each month!

Congrats SpaceX.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #52 on:** 02/18/2023 07:04 am »

https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1626844373261651969

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CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for 42 of the 51 #Starlink satellites from the Group 2-5 launch (2023-021) from Vandenberg SFB on Feb 17 at 1912 UTC: spaceflightnow.com/2023/02/17/fal…. The latest data can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #53 on:** 02/18/2023 08:16 am »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1626716931146534912

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Falcon 9 launches 51 Starlink satellites to orbit

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #54 on:** 02/18/2023 10:23 am »

Thanks to zubenelgenubi for stepping up with the launch coverage at very short notice!

Some belated postings (due to being 🤒)

twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1626661086991712256

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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1063-9 launches with Starlink Group 2-5 from SLC-4E at Vandenberg.

SpaceX webcast: youtube.com/watch?v=JILQ2q…

Article: https://nasaspaceflight.com/2023/02/starlink-5-4-and-2-5/

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1626661889445879823

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Staging 1-2.

PS I want the "Stage Sep Confirmed" controller to record my voicemail message.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #55 on:** 02/18/2023 10:24 am »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1626663273218056192

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SpaceX Falcon 9 B1063-9 lands on drone ship "Of Course I Still Love You," completing its ninth mission.

That's 172 booster landings for Falcon to date!

SpaceX stream:
youtube.com/watch?v=JILQ2q…