SpaceX F9 : USSF-62/WSF-M SV1 : VSFB : 11 April 2024 (14:25 UTC)

• #100 by catdlr on 12 Apr, 2024 05:50
• https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1778522157439688983
  
  

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  T.S. Kelso
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  CelesTrak has GP data for 1 object from the launch (2024-070) of USSF-62 (WSF-M) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB on Apr 11 at 1425 UTC: https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/04/11/live-coverage-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-to-launch-space-force-weather-satellite-from-california/. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table.php?INTDES=2024-070.

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• #101 by catdlr on 12 Apr, 2024 07:23
• https://twitter.com/_rykllan/status/1778683794377085376
  
  

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  rykllan
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  Recent launch of #USSF62 mission via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle

  
  

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  Booster that supported this mission

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• #102 by jpo234 on 12 Apr, 2024 07:46
• Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 11 Apr, 2024 16:49

  Was this launch on the :00 second?
  

  When exactly is T-0? The moment the hold down clamps are released?
  
  Edit: Some more search found this answer: What "actually" happens at T-minus-0
  
  

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  The exact event defining T-0 is somewhat arbitrary, and different spacecraft operators can easily pick a different event to define it. Besides liftoff, I can certainly see value in defining T-0 as, for example, disconnection of some specific launch tower umbilical or, in the case of manned spacecraft, sealing of the crew access hatch. In reality, T-0 is a point of synchronization, and it's advantageous to keep it very close to liftoff as well as easy to define to a high degree of precision, but it is not really much more than that.
• #103 by ZachS09 on 12 Apr, 2024 12:20
• Why is finding out if the launch occurred on the :00 second a big deal?
  
  Is it worth bringing up?
• #104 by Helodriver on 12 Apr, 2024 20:53
• Quote from: nshire on 11 Apr, 2024 22:19

  Quote from: Helodriver on 11 Apr, 2024 18:02

  Had a nice view from a hillside a few miles north, the marine layer held offshore but there was a lot of early morning heat shimmer in the air. Beautiful launch and landing regardless.
  

  
  Wow! I was down south in the mountains above Santa Barbara and my view was occluded for the first minute. Can I get some approximate coordinates for next time?
  

  
  Try here, on base property but publicly accessible.
  
  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Tm995yPSBWRf7xEC8
• #105 by realnouns on 13 Apr, 2024 04:14
• Go Beyond returned to PoLB on Apr 12 @ 3:37pm PT / 6:37pm ET

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• #106 by catdlr on 13 Apr, 2024 23:35
• https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1779284768485466252
  
  

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  Gav Cornwell
  @SpaceOffshore
  Apparent footage of a fishing boat coming across a Falcon 9 fairing as it landed off Baja California.
  
  Can see the SpaceX recovery ship GO Beyond approaching at the end.
• #107 by shiro on 14 Apr, 2024 17:44
• Some reusability stats for this launch (USSF-62/WSF-M 1):
  
  Booster B1082.3 turnaround time:
  55 days 16 hours 51 minutes
  (its previous mission was Starlink Group 7-14 on Feb 15, 2024 UTC).
  
  FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 46.97 days *
  * – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.
  
  Launchpad SLC-4E turnaround time:
  4 days 12 hours 0 minutes
  (the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 8-1 on Apr 7, 2024 UTC).
  
  It's the fastest turnaround ever for SLC-4E launchpad. The previous record was set just a few days ago (4 days 23 hours 55 minutes between Starlink Group 7-18 and Starlink Group 8-1 launches).
  
  FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-4E is currently 10.97 days *
  * – based on the last 30 launches.
  
  The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on this spreadsheet online.