-
#80
by
catdlr
on 20 Jan, 2024 01:26
-
Two weather pics at the time of the launch
Current Radar - Green Arrow direction of storm
Total Precipitation record. Just a trace at the pad but enough to wet the pavement as you saw on the video.
The second picture has the pointer at the pad. Light rain.
-
#81
by
Ken the Bin
on 20 Jan, 2024 01:30
-
CelesTrak posted ...
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1748531335403298960UPDATE #2: After a brief hold at T-0:59, the clock has restarted and it appears SpaceX is targeting the first backup launch opportunity at 2024-01-20 02:27:40 UTC.
That time is already past. Has anyone seen any indication of a launch?
-
#82
by
catdlr
on 20 Jan, 2024 01:34
-
CelesTrak posted ...
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1748531335403298960
UPDATE #2: After a brief hold at T-0:59, the clock has restarted and it appears SpaceX is targeting the first backup launch opportunity at 2024-01-20 02:27:40 UTC.
That time is already past. Has anyone seen any indication of a launch?
Yes, I'm monitoring, and awaiting a response.
-
#83
by
Ken the Bin
on 20 Jan, 2024 01:35
-
-
#84
by
catdlr
on 20 Jan, 2024 01:36
-
Rain-producing lows arriving on the West Coast over the coming 7 days. Yep, it's the rainy season for us.
That long stretch of clouds from Hawaii to California is an indication of a Pineapple Express now called an atmospheric river. The river has to connect to one of those lows to allow the moisture in it to rain.
-
#85
by
catdlr
on 20 Jan, 2024 01:43
-
CelesTrak posted ...
UPDATE #2: After a brief hold at T-0:59, the clock has restarted and it appears SpaceX is targeting the first backup launch opportunity at 2024-01-20 02:27:40 UTC.
That time is already past. Has anyone seen any indication of a launch?
Yes, I'm monitoring, and awaiting a response.
All my sources have gone to Happy Hour. Have to wait for SpaceX to post a plan on Twitter. I'm going too.
-
#86
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 20 Jan, 2024 01:44
-
-
#87
by
Ken the Bin
on 20 Jan, 2024 02:34
-
Some interesting information from CelesTrak. There were
sixteen launch opportunities. Eight is the most that I've ever seen listed on the CelesTrak website at one time for any given launch.
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1748543455234871726(
bold added)
Yes, I get a list of launch/deployment times directly from the Starlink team at SpaceX, along with the targeted ECF position & velocity at deployment. We use that to generate the SupGP data. I received a primary and 15 backups for today's attempt. There is no guesswork here.
-
#88
by
Ken the Bin
on 20 Jan, 2024 03:56
-
The FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory has been updated to show the Primary as tomorrow night (January 20/21). Of course that may well just be by default with tonight's scrub, rather than an actual indication that SpaceX is planning a launch attempt for tomorrow night.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jspSPACE X STARLINK 7-11
VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 01/21/24 0200Z-0623Z
BACKUP: 01/22-23/24 0200Z-0623Z
-
#89
by
Ron Lee
on 20 Jan, 2024 14:55
-
As of 10:53 AM EST on 20 January 2024, the SpaceX website still says this:
"SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 19 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 6:15 p.m. PT."
It would be nice if they were timely with updating the website...even if they change it to TBD.
PS..Twitter updates are nice but I don't use it. Fortunately those notifications are documented here reasonable quickly.
-
#90
by
aero
on 20 Jan, 2024 15:42
-
We are expecting some seriously bad weather in Southern California later today and throughout the week. I expect that makes projecting a launch date difficult.
Seriously bad weather here means that the rain comes down in actual drops, not just a wet foggy mist, and the forecast includes lightning and thunder - ooh!
-
#91
by
ZachS09
on 20 Jan, 2024 16:07
-
As of 10:53 AM EST on 20 January 2024, the SpaceX website still says this:
"SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 19 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 6:15 p.m. PT."
It would be nice if they were timely with updating the website...even if they change it to TBD.
And it would also be nice if SpaceX states the reason for each scrub or slip rather than hiding it.
-
#92
by
catdlr
on 20 Jan, 2024 17:17
-
As of 10:53 AM EST on 20 January 2024, the SpaceX website still says this:
"SpaceX is targeting Friday, January 19 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 6:15 p.m. PT."
It would be nice if they were timely with updating the website...even if they change it to TBD.
And it would also be nice if SpaceX states the reason for each scrub or slip rather than hiding it.
Hi ZachS09,
The continued lack of openness on Starlink launches are problematic for our launch coverage by our NSF coverage team (as well as other space sites. It seems to have gotten worst in the past weeks. Compared to Astrobiotics openness, it would be welcomed if SpaceX would have at least one PAO staff send out creditable updates status instead of little to nothing now especially last night's broadcast and website updates. It's possible that Starlink is becoming so mundane it's like, a lest from SpaceX point of view, covering truck traffic of shipment from a Starlink production factory.
But we will continue our best to cover these launches. Weather is not helping and I feel for the crew at the landing site having to rush out only to wait.
Tony
-
#93
by
PM3
on 20 Jan, 2024 19:20
-
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, January 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first launch opportunity is at 6:00 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 9:59 p.m. PT.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-7-11
-
#94
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 20 Jan, 2024 20:00
-
-
#95
by
catdlr
on 20 Jan, 2024 20:44
-
Weather Update: The storm that drove through VSFB last night is now passing Los Angeles with varied amounts of 1/4 to 3/4 inches of rain. Currently at VSFB, Cloudy and cool. Light mist. Rain coming in from the North (2nd Storm).
Comment to prediction: Unlikely, current VSFB is in-between storms so depending on weather commit criteria, it is 50/50 as to what could be appropriate launch weather. No lighting is present at this time.
Current Weather
Detail Forecast for VSFN
Satellite (current)
Precipitation (Now)
Over the Landing Area
Marine forecast at the landing site.
-
#96
by
zubenelgenubi
on 20 Jan, 2024 22:40
-
-
#97
by
Ken the Bin
on 20 Jan, 2024 22:48
-
You're one update behind. 😉
Currently targeting backup opportunity #1: 2024-01-21 02:30:50 UTC.
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1748845076510552142UPDATE #6: @SpaceX is targeting the first backup launch opportunity on 2024-01-21 at 02:30:50 UTC with deployment at 03:33:37.040 UTC.
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Launch: 2024-01-21 02:00:10 UTC. Deployment: 2024-01-21 03:02:57.040 UTC.
Launch: 2024-01-21 02:30:50 UTC. Deployment: 2024-01-21 03:33:37.040 UTC.
Launch: 2024-01-21 02:46:50 UTC. Deployment: 2024-01-21 03:49:37.040 UTC.
Launch: 2024-01-21 02:58:50 UTC. Deployment: 2024-01-21 04:01:37.040 UTC.
Launch: 2024-01-21 03:10:50 UTC. Deployment: 2024-01-21 04:13:37.040 UTC.
Launch: 2024-01-21 03:21:30 UTC. Deployment: 2024-01-21 04:24:17.040 UTC.
Launch: 2024-01-21 03:33:30 UTC. Deployment: 2024-01-21 04:36:17.040 UTC.
Launch: 2024-01-21 04:12:10 UTC. Deployment: 2024-01-21 05:14:57.040 UTC.
Additional launch opportunities until 05:59 UTC.
SpaceX confirms:
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-7-11SpaceX is targeting Saturday, January 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The first launch opportunity is at 6:30 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 9:59 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are available Sunday, January 21 starting at 6:00 p.m. PT.
-
#98
by
catdlr
on 20 Jan, 2024 22:51
-
Weather update: Four hours to launch, rain is approaching but currently at 30% increasing to 70% expected at 10 p.m. (two hours after the first opportunity) It is hard to tell if it will reach the pad sooner at T -0:00. I'll update again in two hours.
-
#99
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 21 Jan, 2024 00:52
-
T-38 minutes. The SpaceX launch director should be verifying go to start propellant loading.