SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, March 29 at 4:01 p.m. ET (20:01 UTC) for a Falcon 9 launch of 56 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. If needed, there are additional launch opportunities the same day at 5:43 p.m. ET (21:43 UTC) and 7:22 p.m. (23:22 UTC). Backup opportunities are also available on Thursday, March 30 at 3:36 p.m. ET (19:36 UTC), 5:16 p.m. ET (21:16 UTC), and 6:57 p.m. ET (22:57 UTC).The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, and Inmarsat I-6 F2. 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.
The launch and deployment times for today's #Starlink Group 5-10 launch has been moved up about 10 minutes to 2023-03-29 at 20:01:00 UTC and 21:06:02.680 UTC, respectively. Pre-launch SupGP data has been updated: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g5-10
Pending a 60% chance of acceptable weather, the next Falcon 9 launch is slated for today at 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC), lofting 56 Starlink v1.5 satellites on the Group 5-10 mission.Article by Justin Davenport (@Bubbinski):
As of now, all things weather-related look "go" for a SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink mission liftoff from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.Skies are pretty cloudy out there today, though.
We are live with Starlink 5-10 from SLC-40. In today´s mission, SpaceX will launch 56 internet satellites on B1077-4.@NASASpaceflight Link:
F9/Starlink 5-10: Tanks are venting for start of propellant loading; launch director go for launch
20-minute vent as Falcon 9 is preparing for liftoff. Watch Live: youtube.com/watch?v=YyMg3E…Article: nasaspaceflight.com/2023/03/starli… by @Bubbinski
Winds at Cape Canaveral are gusting near 30 mph, close to the limit for a Falcon 9 launch. SpaceX teams will soon decide whether to proceed with the Starlink 5-10 countdown for the first of three launch times today at 4:01pm EDT (2001 UTC). youtube.com/watch?v=_9Mz1Q…
F9/Starlink 5-10: Wind gusts up to 31 mph in the last hour on the roof of our bureau here at the Kennedy Space Center; fingers crossed winds are within limits for launch
Woah really off target for most of that right up to landing! Never have seen it pitch over just a few ft off the deck.
Quote from: penguin44 on 03/29/2023 08:11 pmWoah really off target for most of that right up to landing! Never have seen it pitch over just a few ft off the deck. That was some solid drifting and popping it upright just at the end. I'll be rewatching it later for sure.
