SpaceX F9 : OneWeb F17 (40x) : CCSFS SLC-40 : Mar 9, 2023 (19:13 UTC)

[zubenelgenubi]

SpaceX F9 : OneWeb F17 (40 satellites)


Discussion thread for the third OneWeb flight by SpaceX.

Launch aboard Falcon 9 1062-13 on March 9, 2023 at 19:13 UTC (2:13 pm EST), from CCSFS SLC-40.  40 satellites per launch.  First stage will land at LZ-1. Three launches total.

OneWeb Constellation Thread (has links to OneWeb launch threads)

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-posts re: earlier developments

SpaceX launches for OneWeb:

https://oneweb.net/resources/oneweb-resume-satellite-launches-through-agreement-spacex
[March 21]

OneWeb to resume satellite launches through agreement with SpaceX

Agreement will enable OneWeb to resume its launch programme and complete satellite constellation for industry-grade secure connectivity around the world.

London, U.K., 21 March, 2022 – OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, announced today that the company and SpaceX entered into an agreement that will enable OneWeb to resume satellite launches.

The first launch with SpaceX is anticipated in 2022 and will add to OneWeb’s total in-orbit constellation that currently stands at 428 satellites, or 66 percent of the fleet. OneWeb's network will deliver high-speed, low-latency global connectivity.

OneWeb CEO Neil Masterson said: “We thank SpaceX for their support, which reflects our shared vision for the boundless potential of space. With these launch plans in place, we’re on track to finish building out our full fleet of satellites and deliver robust, fast, secure connectivity around the globe.”

Demand for OneWeb’s broadband connectivity services has continued to grow across telecommunications providers, aviation and maritime markets, and governments worldwide. OneWeb has activated service with its network at the 50th parallel and above, and early partners are initiating service.

Terms of the agreement with SpaceX are confidential.

Polar launches from Florida:

This would confirm that SpaceX will launch the OneWeb satellites from Florida into a polar orbit. It is not yet known how many satellites could travel on each mission.
https://twitter.com/Free_Space/status/1508914042789842954

Launches, deployment, and global service schedule:

[OneWeb’s Maurizio] Vanotti on OneWeb launch plans: we have an agreement with SpaceX for a few Falcon 9 launches and NSIL for GSLV Mark III. Our plan is to be back on the pad in the 4th quarter and complete deployment by the 2nd quarter of 2023. Full global service by the end of 2023. #SWFSummit22 [June 23]

NSIL - New Space India Limited (ISRO)

First of TBA number of Falcon 9 launches:

SN, OneWeb to resume launches in fourth quarter [June 23]

Notably, [OneWeb’s Maurizio] Vanotti said that the agreement, negotiated over less than three days, is for a “few Falcon 9 launches.” The companies had previously declined to say even how many launches were included in the agreement.

Three Falcon 9 launches:

This tweet gives us finally some information on the number of OneWeb satellites per launch and the number of launches:

.@Eutelsat_SA @OneWeb combination 2: 3 @SpaceX launches (equivalent to 4 Soyuz OneWeb launches) & 2 Indian GSLV missions will complete Gen 1 deployment between Sept and March. OneWeb chairman Sunil Bharti thanked US & Indian govts for their influence in securing these launches. [July 26]

3  @SpaceX  launches (equivalent to 4 Soyuz OneWeb launches): As one Soyuz could carry 36 sats, the equivalent of 4 Soyuz launches spread over 3 Falcon launches means that there are 48 OneWeb sats on each Falcon launch.

Forty satellites per launch:

SFN Launch Schedule, updated November 2:
Oneweb [Flight] 15
Late November/Early December
Launch time of day TBD
LC-39A

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch 40 satellites into orbit for OneWeb, which is developing and deploying a constellation of hundreds of satellites in low Earth orbit for low-latency broadband communications. This will the first launch of OneWeb satellites with SpaceX. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. [Nov. 2]

Regarding the second and final OneWeb cluster launch aboard a LVM3:

Cross-post; this launch hopefully still NLT March 2023?

[YouTube link]

Perhaps five Indian orbital launches before the end of the Indian fiscal year March 31, 2023:
Oceansat-3: end of November;
The 2nd OneWeb cluster launch: January or February, LVM3 M3;
The 2nd SSLV launch;
GSLV (MkII) NavIC satellite, apparently IRNSS-1J (1st of 5 2nd generation NavIC satellites ordered, which matches the circumstances of 1J);
Perhaps Aditya-L1.

Launch delayed. Next GSLV Mk2 launch (F12 or F14) should come before this one.

Current listing on NextSpaceFlight:
NET February 2023

[crandles57]

https://oneweb.net/resources/oneweb-confirms-successful-deployment-40-satellites-launched-spacex-0

says

With 542 satellites now in orbit, OneWeb has more than 80% of its first-generation constellation launched.

This seems to confirm the 648 total satellites planned.

So 106 left to launch to complete the 648.

It also says

with only two more launches remaining to complete its first-generation constellation enabling global connectivity in 2023.

I am doubting they are they going to fit 106 on last two launches.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/12/08/falcon-9-oneweb-15-coverage/
says

OneWeb needs 588 operational satellites to complete its first-generation broadband network, or a total of nearly 650 spacecraft when counting spares.

So seems likely remaining two launches will be same numbers as previously. 542 + 36 + 40 takes it up to 618 and this (being over 588) is enough to 'enable global connectivity'.

648-618 leaves 30 to launch (maybe more if any fail).

Fitting 30 on rideshare with 5 Iridium Next spares seems unlikely to fit when 30 Onewebs is 75% of a full load of 40 and 5 Iridium Next is 50% of a full load of 10.

I would guess planning to manage with ~50 spares rather than the full 60 spares unless a good cheap opportunity arises.

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post re: LVM3 M3 launch and which launch is F17 or F18:

LVM3-M3: Next batch of OneWeb satellites have left the factory for India. Launch aiming for early March 2023. [Jan 24]

I assume that there are OneWeb technicians that work (most or) all the OneWeb launches and/or the first satellite activation tasks.

In this case, employees must travel to and from Cape Canaveral and Sriharikota.

What is the minimum turn-around between OneWeb launches?

And when in the busy launch schedule at LC-39A and SLC-40 will this launch occur?

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post:

Edit January 28/further observation:
The final Falcon 9 OneWeb cluster launch could replace the mPower pair launch (late February, SLC-40), if necessary.

Edit January 31: No

[Conexion Espacial]

NextSpaceFlight indicates that this mission will be #18, i.e. after the launch of the GSLV Mk III rocket from India.

[gongora]

Update made to SpaceX launch license:

4. Liability Insurance: SpaceX shall maintain a policy or policies of liability insurance for covered claims in accordance with 14 C.F.R. § 440.9(b) in the amounts below:
(a) Flight of Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS)
(i) Sixty-Eight Million Dollars ($68,000,000) for Falcon 9 NASA Dragon 1 CRS missions, if the flight does not include first stage return to land (LZ-1);
(ii) Eighty-Six Million Dollars ($86,000,000) for geosynchronous transfer orbit (GTO), low Earth orbit (LEO), medium earth orbit (MEO), or lunar transfer orbit (LTO) missions;
(iii) One Hundred Sixty Million Dollars ($160,000,000) for Falcon 9 NASA Dragon 1 CRS missions or LTO missions if the flight includes a first stage return to land (LZ-1); or
(iv) One Hundred Eighty Million Dollars ($180,000,000) for the COSMO-SkyMed, Starlink Group 2, or Transporter missions; and
(v) Five Hundred Million Dollars ($500,000,000) for the OneWeb-2 mission.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/m_ladovaz/status/1624733631523524614

And meanwhile we are delivering satellites to @SpaceX for our next launch.  We were missing two launch campaigns in parallel in the list of challenges 😅@OneWeb @OneWebSatellit1

[crandles57]

 

And a Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the next batch of OneWeb satellites for SES on early March.

https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html

Wonder if that is before or after SES 18 & 19.
With it being RTLS could be as early as March 1 and SES 18 &19 still be on or close to March 6

[crandles57]

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/
16 Feb
Has it as 1 March 19:44UTC

[GewoonLukas_]

NextSpaceflight lists droneship (A Shortfall Of Gravitas) landing, so this mission will be utilizing the ASDS option of the 2 FCC filings made for this launch. Possible rideshare payloads?? (this smells like Globalstar FM15)

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6987

0131-EX-ST-2023
Mission 1860
RTLS from Florida NET late February (O3B Flight 2?)

No ASDS listed, but app states "SpaceX Mission 1860 (RTLS option)".  I've never seen that before.
Also, it states "This application uses information from previous grant 1955-EX-ST-2022", which was OneWeb 2.  OneWeb 2 "used information from" OneWeb 1, so decent chance this is OneWeb 3.

Follow up FCC app with same Mission #

0136-EX-ST-2023
Mission 1860 (downrange droneship landing option), SLC-40 or LC-39A
Operation Start Date 2023 Feb 24 (same as 0131-EX-ST-2023)
ASDS North 23 39 28  West 79 16 30 (southeast polar orbit landing approx 550km downrange)
"Uses information from" 0788-EX-ST-2022 (aka. USA 328-331 + Globalstar FM15).  Maybe some Starshield sats?  Any ideas?

[scr00chy]

Spaceflight Now also lists a droneship landing for this mission.

[crandles57]

ASOG 23rd Feb 18:37 6-1 launch
to March 1 19:44 is only just over 6 days

Can that be done? Drop off booster in Bahamas catch another then bring 2 back? Or should we expect delay?

[GewoonLukas_]

ASOG 23rd Feb 18:37 6-1 launch
to March 1 19:44 is only just over 6 days

Can that be done? Drop off booster in Bahamas catch another then bring 2 back? Or should we expect delay?

With Starlink 6-1 being delayed to at least February 26th, this mission will almost certainly slip. Not only because of the droneship, but also because of pad turnarounds.

[striver]

ASOG 23rd Feb 18:37 6-1 launch
to March 1 19:44 is only just over 6 days

Can that be done? Drop off booster in Bahamas catch another then bring 2 back? Or should we expect delay?

With Starlink 6-1 being delayed to at least February 26th, this mission will almost certainly slip. Not only because of the droneship, but also because of pad turnarounds.

Minimum time for pad turnaround - 5.15 days for CCSFS SLC-40 and for ASAD - 8.15 days. I believe that current limiting factor is not pad turnaround.

[GewoonLukas_]

ASOG 23rd Feb 18:37 6-1 launch
to March 1 19:44 is only just over 6 days

Can that be done? Drop off booster in Bahamas catch another then bring 2 back? Or should we expect delay?

With Starlink 6-1 being delayed to at least February 26th, this mission will almost certainly slip. Not only because of the droneship, but also because of pad turnarounds.

Minimum time for pad turnaround - 5.15 days for CCSFS SLC-40 and for ASAD - 8.15 days. I believe that current limiting factor is not pad turnaround.

Turnaround would be 3 days, 1 hour and 32 minutes, so both are currently limiting factors.

[striver]

ASOG 23rd Feb 18:37 6-1 launch
to March 1 19:44 is only just over 6 days

Can that be done? Drop off booster in Bahamas catch another then bring 2 back? Or should we expect delay?

With Starlink 6-1 being delayed to at least February 26th, this mission will almost certainly slip. Not only because of the droneship, but also because of pad turnarounds.

Minimum time for pad turnaround - 5.15 days for CCSFS SLC-40 and for ASAD - 8.15 days. I believe that current limiting factor is not pad turnaround.

Turnaround would be 3 days, 1 hour and 32 minutes, so both are currently limiting factors.

And where do you expect booster would land? By Nextspaceflight's info 1st stage of OneWeb mission is landing on ASAD , not on land.

[GewoonLukas_]

ASOG 23rd Feb 18:37 6-1 launch
to March 1 19:44 is only just over 6 days

Can that be done? Drop off booster in Bahamas catch another then bring 2 back? Or should we expect delay?

With Starlink 6-1 being delayed to at least February 26th, this mission will almost certainly slip. Not only because of the droneship, but also because of pad turnarounds.

Minimum time for pad turnaround - 5.15 days for CCSFS SLC-40 and for ASAD - 8.15 days. I believe that current limiting factor is not pad turnaround.

Turnaround would be 3 days, 1 hour and 32 minutes, so both are currently limiting factors.

And where do you expect booster would land? By Nextspaceflight's info 1st stage of OneWeb mission is landing on ASAD , not on land.

On the A Shortfall Of Gravitas droneship. As I said, both the pad and ASDS turnaround are currently limiting factors.

[striver]

ASOG 23rd Feb 18:37 6-1 launch
to March 1 19:44 is only just over 6 days

Can that be done? Drop off booster in Bahamas catch another then bring 2 back? Or should we expect delay?

With Starlink 6-1 being delayed to at least February 26th, this mission will almost certainly slip. Not only because of the droneship, but also because of pad turnarounds.

Minimum time for pad turnaround - 5.15 days for CCSFS SLC-40 and for ASAD - 8.15 days. I believe that current limiting factor is not pad turnaround.

Turnaround would be 3 days, 1 hour and 32 minutes, so both are currently limiting factors.

And where do you expect booster would land? By Nextspaceflight's info 1st stage of OneWeb mission is landing on ASAD , not on land.

On the A Shortfall Of Gravitas droneship. As I said, both the pad and ASDS turnaround are currently limiting factors.

So you saying that SpaceX would drop launch of their Starlink mission 6-1 and reschedule it after OneWeb's? Or droneship would "fly" and be ready to catch an other booster in 3 days?

[GewoonLukas_]

ASOG 23rd Feb 18:37 6-1 launch
to March 1 19:44 is only just over 6 days

Can that be done? Drop off booster in Bahamas catch another then bring 2 back? Or should we expect delay?

With Starlink 6-1 being delayed to at least February 26th, this mission will almost certainly slip. Not only because of the droneship, but also because of pad turnarounds.

Minimum time for pad turnaround - 5.15 days for CCSFS SLC-40 and for ASAD - 8.15 days. I believe that current limiting factor is not pad turnaround.

Turnaround would be 3 days, 1 hour and 32 minutes, so both are currently limiting factors.

And where do you expect booster would land? By Nextspaceflight's info 1st stage of OneWeb mission is landing on ASAD , not on land.

On the A Shortfall Of Gravitas droneship. As I said, both the pad and ASDS turnaround are currently limiting factors.

So you saying that SpaceX would drop launch of their Starlink mission 6-1 and reschedule it after OneWeb's? Or droneship would "fly" and be ready to catch an other booster in 3 days?

No, I'm saying that because the Starlink 6-1 mission has been delayed to NET February 26th, this mission (OneWeb Flight 17) will most certainly slip due to pad and droneship turnaround times.

[Bean Kenobi]

Minimum time for pad turnaround - 5.15 days for CCSFS SLC-40 and for ASAD - 8.15 days. I believe that current limiting factor is not pad turnaround.

And where do you expect booster would land? By Nextspaceflight's info 1st stage of OneWeb mission is landing on ASAD , not on land.

What do you mean by "ASAD", please ?

[striver]

SpaceX said that customers have higher priorities over their launches (and marked their word in the past). They have to postpone the current mission for at least 5 days because of the drone's turnaround time. I haven't seen cases where ASDS could run faster than at least 7 days between 2 launches. That is why I assume that Starlink 6-1 won't launch till at least the 17th of March. They have 4 customer missions in the nearest 2 weeks from Florida -  Crew-5, OneWeb-17, CRS-27, and SES-18/19. They won't push NASA's missions (it is the highest priority) - that is out of the table. So OneWeb and SES. If the current mission is ready to fly on the 1st of March, SpaceX will launch them. Further, they would have the opportunity to launch Starlink 6-1 NET (2023-02-27 + 7 days ASDS TO) 6th of March (closer to the 7th). But we have SES mission which is planned for the 9th of March. 3 days is not enough. Another pair of pads and drones were booked for CRS mission on the 11th of March. In conclusion, I propose options for the next 5 launches from the eastern cost (from higher to lower rate of assumption):
1. Crew-6 (2023-02-27), OneWeb (2023-03-0109), SES-18 (2023-03-0915), CRS-27 (2023-03-11) and Starlink 6-1 (2023-03-17).
2. Crew-6 (2023-02-27), Starlink 6-1 (2023-02-28), OneWeb (2023-03-0709), CRS-27 (2023-03-11) and SES-18 (2023-03-1615).
3. Starlink 6-1 (2023-02-267), Crew-5 (2023-023-2802), OneWeb (2023-03-0609), CRS-27 (2023-03-11) and SES-18 (2023-03-1415).
I prefer 2nd option.
*modified 2023-03-02

[striver]

What do you mean by "ASAD", please ?

My bad, shoud be ASDS.

[crandles57]

In conclusion I propose options for the next 5 launches from the eastern cost (from higher to lower rate of assumtion):
1. Crew-56 (2023-02-27), OneWeb (2023-03-01), SES-18 (2023-03-09), CRS-27 (2023-03-11) and Starlink 6-1 (2023-03-17).
2. Crew-56 (2023-02-27), Starlink 6-1 (2023-02-28), OneWeb (2023-03-07), SES-18 (2023-03-09) and CRS-27 (2023-03-11). ?how?
3. Starlink 6-1 (2023-02-26), Crew-56 (2023-02-28),
OneWeb (2023-03-06), CRS-27 (2023-03-11) and SES-18 (2023-03-14).
I would prefer 2nd option.

If they were going to your option 1 or 2 then announcing 26th Feb date for 6-1 does not make much sense. That seems to make those seem less likely despite 3 prioritising Starlink over external customers.

Your preferred option 2 has launches 7th 9th and 11th if they all require droneships this seems difficult to achieve and CRS-27 to ISS will be highest priority after crew-6.

AFAICS that leaves options as:

A. Starlink 6-1 (2023-02-26), Crew-6 (2023-02-287), OneWeb (2023-03-06), CRS-27 (2023-03-11) and SES-18 (2023-03-14).

B. Crew-6 (2023-02-27), OneWeb (2023-03-01), SES-18 (2023-03-09), CRS-27 (2023-03-11) and Starlink 6-1 (2023-03-17).

(A is a minor change to your 3, perhaps a typo. B is your 1)

A seems more likely than B because 26th announced, B prioritises external launches

[striver]

If they were going to your option 1 or 2 then announcing 26th Feb date for 6-1 does not make much sense.

This is what SpaceX said:
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1628581684898861059?s=20

Team is completing pre-flight checkouts and setting up for no earlier than Sunday, February 26 for launch of Starlink; launch of Crew-6, which has priority, is currently targeted for Monday, February 27

Your preferred option 2 has launches 7th 9th and 11th if they all require droneships this seems difficult to achieve and CRS-27 to ISS will be highest priority after crew-6.

Oh, yeah... SES should be shifed to right - NET 16th of March.

A seems more likely than B because 26th announced, B prioritises external launches

Yes, it would be logical, but SpaceX has another plan
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1628581686811459589?s=20

If weather and all other aspects of Crew-6 are go, we’ll stand down from Sunday’s launch attempt of Starlink

and I don't understand why they just can't launch Starlink mission 1 day prior to the Crew-6. Well I could guess that they are too busy with Dragon's mission.

[GewoonLukas_]

If they were going to your option 1 or 2 then announcing 26th Feb date for 6-1 does not make much sense.

This is what SpaceX said:
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1628581684898861059?s=20

Team is completing pre-flight checkouts and setting up for no earlier than Sunday, February 26 for launch of Starlink; launch of Crew-6, which has priority, is currently targeted for Monday, February 27

Your preferred option 2 has launches 7th 9th and 11th if they all require droneships this seems difficult to achieve and CRS-27 to ISS will be highest priority after crew-6.

Oh, yeah... SES should be shifed to right - NET 16th of March.

A seems more likely than B because 26th announced, B prioritises external launches

Yes, it would be logical, but SpaceX has another plan
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1628581686811459589?s=20

If weather and all other aspects of Crew-6 are go, we’ll stand down from Sunday’s launch attempt of Starlink

and I don't understand why they just can't launch Starlink mission 1 day prior to the Crew-6. Well I could guess that they are too busy with Dragon's mission.

Time between the 2 launches would 12 hours and 33 minutes, which won't be a problem for 2 regular satellite launches. But since Crew-6 is a crewed mission, where human lives are involved, SpaceX doesn't want any distraction from making absolutely sure that everything is right for Crew-6.

But let's stay on topic --> OneWeb Flight 17

[GewoonLukas_]

NextSpaceflight (Updated February 23rd)
Launch NET March 9th, 2023
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6987

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/oneweb/status/1630174557507055616

Introducing OneWeb’s mission patch for Launch #17 with @SpaceX.

The launch is our penultimate mission ahead of achieving global coverage, with a further launch with @isro and @NSIL_India anticipated soon after.

#OneWebLaunch17 🚀

[crandles57]

NextSpaceflight lists droneship (A Shortfall Of Gravitas) landing, so this mission will be utilizing the ASDS option of the 2 FCC filings made for this launch. Possible rideshare payloads?? (this smells like Globalstar FM15)

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6987
Now saying "Landing Zone 1"

Rideshare off on off ?

[Galactic Penguin SST]

SFN now has it on March 9, 19:05 UTC = 2:05 pm EST.

[zubenelgenubi]

Which first stage will be used for this launch?

1052.8 and 1053.3 are manifested to be expended on the ViaSat-3 Americas launch.

1060.16 is presumably still involved in its "deep-dive examination?"

Available first stages, with most recent recovery date:
1058.16  Dec 17 (perhaps being held back until the examination of 1060.16 is complete?)
1067.10  Jan 26
1069.6    Feb 2
1073.7    Feb 6 (currently expected to be undergoing conversion to a Falcon Heavy side booster)
1062.13  Feb 12

Edit March 2: 1067.10?

Edit March 3: 1073.7!

Edit March 8: 1062.13!

[zubenelgenubi]

First stage 1073.7 for this launch.

https://twitter.com/alexphysics13/status/1631735815154925585

Two Falcon Heavy side boosters in F9 clothing as seen on Space Coast Live cams at KSC and Port Canaveral.

B1073, lower left cam, heading to SLC-40 for the OneWeb-17 launch next week.

B1076, lower right cam, being processed at Port after Starlink 6-1.

nsf.live/spacecoast

[Ken the Bin]

NGA notice.

041154Z MAR 23
NAVAREA IV 236/23(11,26).
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   091905Z TO 091950Z MAR, ALTERNATE 
   101901Z TO 101945Z, 111856Z TO 111940Z, 
   121851Z TO 121935Z, 131846Z TO 131930Z, 
   141841Z TO 141925Z AND 151836Z TO 151921Z MAR
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-38.39N 080-37.25W, 28-39.00N 080-31.00W,
      28-36.00N 080-23.00W, 28-18.00N 080-13.00W,
      28-06.00N 080-09.00W, 28-13.00N 080-25.00W,
      28-26.40N 080-33.44W.
   B. 27-08.00N 079-51.00W, 27-10.00N 079-48.00W,
      26-57.00N 079-42.00W, 26-55.00N 079-45.00W.
   C. 25-36.00N 079-31.00W, 25-44.00N 079-23.00W,
      25-21.00N 079-10.00W, 24-44.00N 079-02.00W,
      24-44.00N 079-15.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 152021Z MAR 23.

[OneSpeed]

NGA notice.

LHA maps from the NGA notice. The first map shows the area for booster splashdown if the boostback burn fails. The second shows the fairing recovery area. I have included the ASDS coordinates mentioned here: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=45440.msg2450846#msg2450846 as a blue and white point for reference.

[Ken the Bin]

L-3 weather forecast. 95% 'Go' for March 9. 85% 'Go' for March 10. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

[Ken the Bin]

NGA Space Debris notice.

062229Z MAR 23
HYDROPAC 758/23(61).
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   2045Z TO 2200Z DAILY 09 THRU 15 MAR 
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   20-58.00S 066-09.00E, 20-56.00S 064-27.00E,
   44-35.00S 063-35.00E, 44-37.00S 065-49.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 152300Z MAR 23.

[Ken the Bin]

Here's another NGA Space Debris notice.  The previous one above was stage 2 reentry.  This one, though not a cancel-and-replace, appears to update and supplement the Rocket Launching notice.

062336Z MAR 23
NAVAREA IV 246/23(26,27).
OLD BAHAMA CHANNEL.
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
BAHAMAS.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS:
   A. 091905Z TO 091950Z MAR, ALTERNATE
      101901Z TO 101945Z, 111856Z TO 111940Z,
      121851Z TO 121935Z, 131846Z TO 131930Z,
      141841Z TO 141925Z AND 151836Z TO 151921Z MAR
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      25-36.00N 079-31.00W, 25-44.00N 079-23.00W,
      25-21.00N 079-10.00W, 24-44.00N 079-02.00W,
      24-44.00N 079-15.00W.
   B. 091905Z TO 092011Z JAN, ALTERNATE
      101901Z TO 102006Z, 111856Z TO 112001Z,
      121851Z TO 121956Z, 131846Z TO 131951Z,
      141841Z TO 141946Z AND 151836Z TO 151942Z MAR
      IN AREA BOUND BY
      23-24.00N 079-30.00W, 23-33.00N 079-22.00W,
      23-39.00N 079-11.00W, 23-39.00N 078-57.00W,
      23-31.00N 078-41.00W, 23-18.00N 078-39.00W,
      23-06.00N 078-47.00W, 23-02.00N 079-01.00W,
      23-12.00N 079-29.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 152042Z MAR 23.

[OneSpeed]

NGA Space Debris notice.

Here's another NGA Space Debris notice.  The previous one above was stage 2 reentry.  This one, though not a cancel-and-replace, appears to update and supplement the Rocket Launching notice.

Maps from the Space Debris notices.

[Ken the Bin]

L-2 weather forecast. 95% 'Go' for March 9. 85% 'Go' for March 10. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1633174645573558276

SpaceX recovery ship Bob has departed Port Canaveral and is heading south down the polar corridor to position itself to recover the fairing for the upcoming OneWeb #17 mission.

The booster will RTLS to LZ-1, CCSFS.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/oneweb/status/1633220818892206081

OneWeb will launch 40 satellites with @SpaceX no earlier than Thursday 9 March, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
Find out more about the launch on our website at:

https://oneweb.net/resources/launch-programme/launch-17

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post:

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/6987 [Mar 6]

OneWeb #17
Launch Time
Thu Mar 9, 2023 19:13

https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.html

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the next batch of OneWeb satellites from pad 40 on March 9 at 2:13 p.m. EST. [Mar 6]

[Conexion Espacial]

https://twitter.com/raul74cz/status/1633460049988448263

[Ken the Bin]

L-1 weather forecast. 95% 'Go' for March 9. 85% 'Go' for March 10. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

[Conexion Espacial]

SpaceX Livestream

[Conexion Espacial]

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=oneweb-launch-17

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, March 9 at 2:13 p.m. ET (19:13 UTC) for Falcon 9’s launch of the the OneWeb Launch 17 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is a backup opportunity available on Friday, March 10 at 2:08 p.m. ET (19:08 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 seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about fifteen minutes prior to liftoff.

[realnouns]

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=oneweb-launch-17

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, March 9 at 2:13 p.m. ET (19:13 UTC) for Falcon 9’s launch of the the OneWeb Launch 17 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there is a backup opportunity available on Friday, March 10 at 2:08 p.m. ET (19:08 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 seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about fifteen minutes prior to liftoff.[size=78%]

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B1062.13!??  26 day turnaround on an oldish booster = things you love to see!

[zubenelgenubi]

Delay to March 10?
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_4126.html

NOTAM Number :   FDC 3/4126 Download shapefiles
Issue Date :   March 07, 2023 at 1820 UTC
Location :   Cape Canaveral, Florida
Beginning Date and Time :   March 10, 2023 at 1901 UTC
Ending Date and Time :   March 10, 2023 at 1944 UTC
Reason for NOTAM :   Space Operations Area
Type :   Space Operations
Replaced NOTAM(s) :   N/A
Pilots May Contact :   MIAMI (ZMA) ARTCC, 305-716-1589
Jump To:         Affected Areas
Operating Restrictions and Requirements
Other Information
Affected Area(s)   Top
Area A
Airspace Definition:
Region bounded by:
Latitude:   Longitude:   FRD:
From:   28º38'00"N   80º40'00"W   MLB004031.6
To:   28º42'00"N   80º31'00"W   MLB017036.1
To:   28º22'00"N   80º16'00"W   MLB058025
To:   28º08'00"N   80º11'00"W   MLB093024
To:   28º06'00"N   80º14'00"W   MLB098021.3
To:   28º15'00"N   80º28'00"W   MLB053012.4
To:   28º38'00"N   80º40'00"W   MLB004031.6
Altitude: From the surface up to Unlimited
Effective Date(s):
From March 10, 2023 at 1901 UTC (March 10, 2023 at 1401 EST)
To March 10, 2023 at 1944 UTC (March 10, 2023 at 1444 EST)
Area B
Airspace Definition:
Region bounded by:
Latitude:   Longitude:   FRD:
From:   27º08'00"N   79º51'00"W   PBI028029.9
To:   27º10'00"N   79º48'00"W   PBI031032.9
To:   26º57'00"N   79º42'00"W   PBI055026.3
To:   26º55'00"N   79º45'00"W   PBI055023
To:   27º08'00"N   79º51'00"W   PBI028029.9
Altitude: From the surface up to Unlimited
Effective Date(s):
From March 10, 2023 at 1901 UTC (March 10, 2023 at 1401 EST)
To March 10, 2023 at 1944 UTC (March 10, 2023 at 1444 EST)

[Ken the Bin]

Delay to March 10?
https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_3_4126.html

I don't think so. March 9 is still there. It's not unusual to have TFRs for backup days in the system.

Wallops has TFRs for all of Rocket Lab's backup days in the system. (That's a little extreme IMO.)

[soltasto]

"Press kit" capture with OCR

[Kaputnik]

What are the chances of viewing this in the Eastern Caribbean?

[kdhilliard]

What are the chances of viewing this in the Eastern Caribbean?

Jamaica, perhaps, but not the EC.

I assume it will fly the same trajectory as the January OneWeb F16 launch. (Hazard zones match: F16 F17)
Here's that flight's track from moments after SECO.
Perhaps 200 km west of Negril, Jamaica, but 1600 km from BVI and farther from the rest of the EC.
Plus it will be into an afternoon sky (unlike F16's night launch), so it might be hard to spot even from Jamaica.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/oneweb/status/1633833414238564355

OneWeb Launch #17 is set to take place this afternoon with @SpaceX

You can watch the launch live at 14:13 (ET) on YouTube at: youtube.com/watch?v=AfWFGJ…

#OneWebLaunch17 🚀

[GewoonLukas_]

Rocket is vertical at the pad:

She is ready @OneWeb @SpaceX

https://twitter.com/M_Ladovaz/status/1633834450596532232

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/tgmetsfan98/status/1633861019071295490

Falcon 9 B1062 will make its 13th trip to space and back today, culminating in a return-to-launch-site landing at LZ-1!

40 OneWeb satellites are on board destined for low Earth orbit.

Article by Trevor Sesnic (@124970MeV):

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/oneweb-17/

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[FutureSpaceTourist]

A bit like a smallsat rideshare mission, a long list of deployments today:

HR/MIN/SEC   EVENT
00:01:12   Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:17   1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:20   1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:28   2nd stage engine starts
00:02:34   1st stage boostback burn starts
00:03:22   1st stage boostback burn ends
00:03:33   Fairing deployment
00:06:10   1st stage entry burn starts
00:06:28   1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:23   1st stage landing burn start
00:07:50   1st stage landing
00:08:34   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:55:17   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:55:20   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:58:50   Deployment of first and second OneWeb satellites
00:59:14   Deployment of third and fourth OneWeb satellites
01:00:14   Deployment of fifth and sixth OneWeb satellites
01:00:35   Deployment of seventh and eighth OneWeb satellites
01:01:07   Deployment of ninth and 10th OneWeb satellites
01:02:42   Deployment of 11th and 12th OneWeb satellites
01:04:28   Deployment of 13th and 14th OneWeb satellites
01:14:22   Deployment of 15th and 16th OneWeb satellites
01:14:39   Deployment of 17th OneWeb satellite
01:15:42   Deployment of 18th and 19th OneWeb satellites
01:17:30   Deployment of 20th and 21st OneWeb satellites
01:18:02   Deployment of 22nd and 23rd OneWeb satellites
01:19:14   Deployment of 24th and 25th OneWeb satellites
01:19:53   Deployment of 26th and 27th OneWeb satellites
01:29:40   Deployment of 28th and 29th OneWeb satellites
01:30:42   Deployment of 30th OneWeb satellite
01:31:07   Deployment of 31st and 32nd OneWeb satellites
01:32:12   Deployment of 33rd OneWeb satellite
01:32:20   Deployment of 34th OneWeb satellite
01:33:14   Deployment of 35th and 36th OneWeb satellites
01:34:39   Deployment of 37th and 38th OneWeb satellites
01:35:18   Deployment of 39th and 40th OneWeb satellites

[FutureSpaceTourist]

[zubenelgenubi]

Launch time to the second: ⏲️
SFN Watch live: SpaceX launch and landing on tap today at Cape Canaveral, March 9

SpaceX’s 229-foot-tall (70-meter) Falcon 9 rocket is set to take off from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 2:13:28 p.m. EST (1913:28 GMT).

I didn't remember that this was explicitly answered last year.

Thirty-six OneWeb spacecraft were left stranded at the Russian-controlled Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan after the launch was grounded. Officials from OneWeb do not expect to regain custody of the satellites.

Massimiliano Ladovaz, OneWeb’s chief technology officer, said last year OneWeb manufactured new satellites to replace the spacecraft impounded by Russia.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

NSF is live

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1633898885843173398

SpaceX Falcon 9 B1062-13 is set to launch the OneWeb 17 mission and return the booster to LZ-1.

Overview:
nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/oneweb…

NSF Livestream:
youtube.com/watch?v=nCLBMR…

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1633899547758870551

SpaceX recovery ship Bob is 600km downrange, near Cuba, to recover the fairing for the OneWeb #17 mission.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Fuelling ops are underway

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Booster turnaround records, if launch on time today.

B1062 has been repeatedly quick, less than a month, to turnaround between missions.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

T-20 min vent (actually about 3 mins ago)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

SpaceX webcast is live

[Satori]

Did she said 41 satellites?

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Did she said 41 satellites?

I believe she said 40 Oneweb satellites

[FutureSpaceTourist]

New presenter?

[FutureSpaceTourist]

S1 RP1 load is complete

[FutureSpaceTourist]

T-5 and landing pad

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Strongback has started move back

[FutureSpaceTourist]

S2 LOX load complete

[FutureSpaceTourist]

T-1 F9 in start-up

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Liftoff!

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1633909176626757658

SpaceX Falcon 9 B1062-13 launches the OneWeb 17 mission from SLC-40.

Overview:
nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/oneweb…

NSF Livestream:
youtube.com/watch?v=nCLBMR…

[FutureSpaceTourist]

MaxQ

[FutureSpaceTourist]

T+2

[FutureSpaceTourist]

MECO, sep & SES

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Fairing sep

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1633909821207465994

Staging 1-2.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

T+5

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Entry burn

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Landed!

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1633911094791086081

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1633911129729826818

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on Landing Zone 1

[FutureSpaceTourist]

SECO-1 and nominal orbit insertion

[FutureSpaceTourist]

SES-2 at about T+55

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/OneWeb/status/1633912001461190659

We have lift off in Florida!

Thanks to our colleagues at @SpaceX for a successful launch. Follow us for more updates throughout the rest of the mission.

#OneWebLaunch17 🚀

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1633913009755107328

Ignition! Falcon 9 B1062 returns to land at LZ-1 at Cape Canaveral following today’s launch of 40 OneWeb satellites

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/TrevorMahlmann/status/1633913498672459776

Falcon 9 returning to land at LZ-1 in Cape Canaveral, Florida just now after helping some @OneWeb satellites to orbit .

Shot on the @CanonUSApro RF 1200mm f/8L 🚀❤️‍🔥

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1633913763882582021

With Relativity’s Terran 1 rocket in the foreground, Falcon 9 B1062 returns to land at LZ-1 at Cape Canaveral following today’s launch of 40 OneWeb satellites

[FutureSpaceTourist]

T+20

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Nice view of satellites in orbit

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Eagle-eyed NSF:

Good spot!

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1633916222554120192

I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with T.

The foundations for the new Tower (CAA Tower, initially to be used for Cargo missions, but eventually Crew capable) at SLC-40.

Adds redundancy in case 39A's CAA becomes damaged.  Cropped from the SpaceX webcast.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

T+35 over Antarctic

[FutureSpaceTourist]

T+45

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1633920991465201664

Up and back with Falcon 9! #OneWeb17

It’s Spring Break on the Space Coast, meaning lots of folks got to see Falcon 9 show off while lounging in a beach chair! 🏝️ 🚀 🏖️

Mission Overview: nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/oneweb…

[FutureSpaceTourist]

SES-2 and SECO-2 and nominal orbit insertion

[FutureSpaceTourist]

First deployment of first of three deployment sequences (A1 & A5)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

A4 & A8 deployed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

B1 & B5 deployed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

C1 & C5 deployed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

A2 & A6 deloyed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

B4 & B8 deployed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Past end of 1st deployment sequence but due to (expected) LOS no confirmation yet.

Next sequence starts at T+1:14 but no ground coverage until T+1:17

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Second deployment sequence should have started. Confirmation expected in about 3 mins after AOS

[FutureSpaceTourist]

AOS and 9 satellite deployments confirmed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

D4 and D8 deployed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

D3 and D7 deployed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

C2 & C6 deployed, which completes the second deployment sequence. All deployments successful so far.

Third sequence starts at about T+1:29, again ground coverage may be a bit after

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Confirmation of earlier deployment of E3 & E7.

B3 also now deployed.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

D1 & D5 deployed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

E8 deployed and now E4

[FutureSpaceTourist]

D2 & D6 deployed (36 out of 40 now delpoyed)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

E2 & E6 deployed

[FutureSpaceTourist]

E1 & E5 deployed - all deployments complete!

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Webcast ended

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1633933067919450112

Deployment of @OneWeb satellites complete

https://twitter.com/oneweb/status/1633933143525793793

The last of our forty satellites has now successfully separated.

Our team will now continue to work to confirm contact with all our spacecraft 🛰️

#OneWebLaunch17 🚀

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Many congratulations to SpaceX and OneWeb for another successful mission.

A special mention for B1062, which on its 3rd mission launched Inspiration 4, and today on its 13th mission made its first RTLS. This was less than a month after its last mission, where there was some unexpected fire in one engine bay!
There could be something in this booster reuse business.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

Congratulations to Jon and to Altius Space Machines:

504

https://twitter.com/rocketrepreneur/status/1633934312713355269

(DogTags on orbit, if I haven't messed up the count somewhere)

(Background: Jon was the founder of Altius Space Machines which created and makes Dogtags that are fitted to various satellites including OneWeb.)

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/m_ladovaz/status/1633932020157128704

16/16 @OneWeb Satellites acquired successfully.  Waiting for the second pass

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1633915482624466946

Liftoff of Falcon 9 with OneWeb 17

https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1633938534787604481

Falcon 9 coming in for a landing, look at that heat distortion below and above falcon! #SpaceX #Falcon9 #OneWeb17

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1633941127081652224

Falcon 9 launches 40 @OneWeb satellites to orbit, first stage booster returns to Earth

Photos by Ben Cooper

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1633925451826470913

Falcon 9 stage 1 boostback burn as stage 2 continues to orbit with 40 OneWeb satellites

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1633948219133800449

Falcon 9 first stage landing at LZ-1

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post:

https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1633908894660476948

F9/OneWeb 17: LIFTOFF! At 2:13:28pm EST (1928 UTC)

[zubenelgenubi]

Thank you, NSF webcasters!

Thank you, FST, for your launch thread coverage!

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/johnpisaniphoto/status/1633951429290258432

A Falcon 9 rocket takes to the skies over the Space Coast and then lands during the #OneWeb 17 mission. Beaches and causeways were packed with people enjoying spring break and the sights and sounds of a launch. This F9 has been to space and back 13 times.

@considercosmos

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/m_ladovaz/status/1633958000204341254

26/26 sats acquired successfully @OneWeb @SpaceX
Next pass in about 1.5h.. so far so good

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/ianpineapple/status/1633959648276480003

Falcon 9 B1062 returns to LZ-1 after lofting 40 OneWeb satellites out of Earth's atmosphere.

📸Me, with my first-ever launch photography, for @NASASpaceflight

[Sam Ho]

OneWeb confirms successful deployment of 40 satellites launched with SpaceX
Launch 17 brings the total OneWeb constellation to 582 satellites. Third launch with SpaceX makes penultimate mission to achieving global coverage.

https://oneweb.net/resources/oneweb-confirms-successful-deployment-40-satellites-launched-spacex-1

Cape Canaveral, Florida, 9 March, 2023 – OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, today confirmed the successful deployment and contact of 40 satellites launched by SpaceX from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

Lift-off took place on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at 2:13pm ET (local). OneWeb’s satellites separated successfully from the rocket and were dispensed using three separation groups over a period of 40 minutes, with the last separation occurring one hour and 35 minutes after launch. Signal acquisition on all 40 satellites has been confirmed.

This launch is OneWeb’s seventeenth to date, and the penultimate mission to complete OneWeb's first-generation (Gen 1) LEO satellite constellation and enable global coverage in 2023. With 582 satellites now in orbit, OneWeb will complete its global footprint of the Gen 1 constellation with a launch scheduled for later this month with ISRO/NSIL.

Today’s launch enables OneWeb to continue expanding its connectivity capabilities as it grows its fleet of satellites and seeks to initiate services for more partners around the world. OneWeb already has connectivity solutions active today in key geographies across the globe and is bringing new areas online by partnering with leading providers including VEON, Orange, Galaxy Broadband, Paratus, Telespazio, and more.

OneWeb and its partners are relentlessly focused on the mission to bridge the digital divide and provide internet connectivity to a greater number of unconnected and underserved rural and remote communities and businesses.

Neil Masterson, Chief Executive Officer of OneWeb, commented: “Today’s launch is an exciting milestone as we are now just one mission away from completing our Gen 1 constellation, which will activate global service in 2023. Now more than ever, OneWeb is dedicated to continuing the momentum we have garnered from the past 17 successful launches, to innovate alongside our trusted partners and deliver connectivity solutions at scale. Each launch is a group effort, and today’s success would not have been possible without the dedication of the entire launch team and our partners here in Florida.”

Webcast playback

Launch highlights available
View on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzs-1EA5e6MRHXK8NKyqzcw

Launch imagery (Share / download)

OneWeb Launch 17 Media Kit
https://oneweb.net/resources/launch-programme/launch-17

Launch provider

SpaceX

Launch facility

Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1634057994794041350

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1633993563020185601

More photos from today’s launch

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/mbrostphotos/status/1633926479288455169

I like a little TEB with my TEA

B1063 igniting it’s center Merlin engine before touching down at LZ-1 after launching the OneWeb-17 mission.

#spacex #oneweb #falcon9

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/m_ladovaz/status/1634015795003965440

Thanks @SpaceX @elonmusk !  One year ago we. were told that we could only launch on broomsticks 🧹🧹actually … broomsticks work really ! Go @SpaceX .. you guys rock!  ..

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1633970635520229378

CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 40 satellites from the #OneWeb-17 launch (2023-029) from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 rocket on Mar 9 at 1913 UTC: . The latest data can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=oneweb

[OneSpeed]

Here is a comparison of the booster webcast telemetry from the OneWeb F16 and F17 missions.

The main difference is that like F15, F17 has only a vestigial throttle bucket. So, I have added a simple calculation of the dynamic pressure to the plot, highlighted below. It is perhaps surprising that such a large reduction in acceleration during the F16 throttle bucket results in such a small relative difference in dynamic pressure. However, if the benefit is so small, perhaps there are missions where the whole event could be deleted?

The best part is no part?

[Comga]

Here is a comparison of the booster webcast telemetry from the OneWeb F16 and F17 missions.

The main difference is that like F15, F17 has only a vestigial throttle bucket. So, I have added a simple calculation of the dynamic pressure to the plot, highlighted below. It is perhaps surprising that such a large reduction in acceleration during the F16 throttle bucket results in such a small relative difference in dynamic pressure. However, if the benefit is so small, perhaps there are missions where the whole event could be deleted?

The best part is no part?

While the vast amount of data you generate and share with us is marvelous and greatly appreciated, this addition doesn’t look right.
Because the new curve peaks much later and higher than the “thrust bucket” it would seem to be an erroneous indicator of Max-Q.  Perhaps one of the assumptions in the calculation, such as a constant coefficient of drag, is inadequate.

edit: By “higher” I meant that the new curve was still going up after the time of the thrust bucket, which I thought was to reduce the stress of “Max-Q”, but the maximum of the curve occurs later.

[OneSpeed]

Because the new curve peaks much later and higher than the “thrust bucket” it would seem to be an erroneous indicator of Max-Q.  Perhaps one of the assumptions in the calculation, such as a constant coefficient of drag, is inadequate.

Edit: Why do you expect MaxQ and the throttle bucket to coincide? The throttle bucket is usually over well before MaxQ. However, referring back to the plot, you can see that the F16 dynamic pressure drops at the start of the throttle bucket, and stays lower past throttle up all the way to MaxQ.

The callout for MaxQ on the webcasts are at 68 and 70s, the same as in the plots. I have used the simple calculation of q=0.5*ρ*v², and it reflects the callouts.

The height of the dynamic pressure curve is irrelevant, it is simply scaled for display purposes, and is not in the same units as the acceleration plot that shows the throttle buckets. Hope this helps.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

More photos from SpaceX

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1634340664392515587

SpaceX recovery ship Bob should arrive back at Port Canaveral around midnight tonight, hopefully carrying two fairing halves from the OneWeb launch on Thursday.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1634524290832801792

Bob returned to Port Canaveral at 1am this morning after successfully recovering both fairing halves from OneWeb #17

nsf.live/spacecoast

[Chinakpradhan]

https://oneweb.net/resources/oneweb-confirms-successful-deployment-40-satellites-launched-spacex-0

says

With 542 satellites now in orbit, OneWeb has more than 80% of its first-generation constellation launched.

This seems to confirm the 648 total satellites planned.

So 106 left to launch to complete the 648.

It also says

with only two more launches remaining to complete its first-generation constellation enabling global connectivity in 2023.

I am doubting they are they going to fit 106 on last two launches.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/12/08/falcon-9-oneweb-15-coverage/
says

OneWeb needs 588 operational satellites to complete its first-generation broadband network, or a total of nearly 650 spacecraft when counting spares.

So seems likely remaining two launches will be same numbers as previously. 542 + 36 + 40 takes it up to 618 and this (being over 588) is enough to 'enable global connectivity'.

648-618 leaves 30 to launch (maybe more if any fail).

Fitting 30 on rideshare with 5 Iridium Next spares seems unlikely to fit when 30 Onewebs is 75% of a full load of 40 and 5 Iridium Next is 50% of a full load of 10.

I would guess planning to manage with ~50 spares rather than the full 60 spares unless a good cheap opportunity arises.

https://twitter.com/M_Ladovaz/status/1634693353936748546?s=20

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/harry__stranger/status/1635275185552252933

Landing Zones 1 & 2 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with SpaceX Falcon 9 booster B1062 being processed on LZ-1 after assisting 40 OneWeb satellites to orbit on March 9.

This image was taken on 2023-03-12 at 19:18:42 UTC.

[catdlr]

OneWeb-17 launch/landing seen thru the launch stand of Apollo 7 and the site of the Apollo 1 fire.