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https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1751774958215147973

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SpaceX Falcon 9 B1062-18 launches the Starlink 6-38 mission from KSC 39A.

NSF Livestream:
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T+2 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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First stage separation.

Ignition.

T+3 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Fairing separation.

T+4 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Link to Twitter livestream.

https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1YqKDglyOeYxV

T+6 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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NSF view of entry burn

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Entry burn.

T+7 minutes.
« Last Edit: 01/29/2024 12:23 am by Steven Pietrobon »
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Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Landing burn.

Touchdown!

Cutoff.

T+9 minutes. Nominal park orbit insertion.
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Pad clear

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Upcoming events.

00:54:04 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:06 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:05:22 Starlink satellites deploy
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More landing shots

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https://twitter.com/manumazzanti/status/1751778988454748304

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Another 23 satellites #Starlink on their way to orbit aboard a #Falcon9 that just took off minutes ago from platform 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

Its first stage already landed in "A Shortfall of Gravitas". It was his 18th flight.

In a little while, another one from California.

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https://twitter.com/cygnusx112/status/1751777905414177207

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Starlink 6-38 headed to space on a Falcon 9. Stayed home to watch this one tonight.
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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1751779816419041584

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Approximately 45 minutes until @Starlink satellite deployment

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https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1751779937458040961

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The Starlink 6-38 mission has departed Kennedy Space Center in clear skies. Locals lined the coast of US-1 and were treated to a Falcon 9 roar and views of re-entry.

@NASASpaceflight replay: youtube.com/live/tOIVCJLL3…
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