SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-39 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 25 February 2024 (22:06 UTC)

• #80 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:07
• T+1 minute.

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• #81 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:08
• T+2 minutes.

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• #82 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:10
• First stage separation.
  
  Ignition.
  
  T+3 minutes.

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• #83 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:10
• Fairing separation.
  
  T+4 minutes.

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• #84 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:11
• T+5 minutes.

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• #85 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:12
• T+6 minutes.

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• #86 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:13
• Entry burn.
  
  T+7 minutes.

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• #87 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:14
• T+8 minutes.

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• #88 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:15
• Landing burn.
  
  Touchdown!
  
  Cutoff.
  
  T+9 minutes. Nominal orbit insertion.

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• #89 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:17
• Upcoming events.
  
  00:53:39 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
  00:53:41 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
  01:04:48 Starlink satellites deploy

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• #90 by spacenuance on 25 Feb, 2024 21:20
• Looks like the performance increase at least partially came from the first stage. Booster staged at about 200km/hr faster then previous group 6 missions, and slowed down about 800km/hr less on the reentry burn.
• #91 by catdlr on 25 Feb, 2024 21:54
• #92 by catdlr on 25 Feb, 2024 21:56
• https://twitter.com/CarstensPete/status/1761885350975111223
  
  

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  Today’s SpaceX launch of Starlink 6-39 from Cape Canaveral, FL.
  Second shot is the fairings falling away from second stage.

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• #93 by catdlr on 25 Feb, 2024 21:57
• https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1761883149879955960
  

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  Falcon 9 launches 24 Starlink satellites from Florida this afternoon

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• #94 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 21:59
• T+53 minutes and 39 seconds. Expected ignition for two seconds.
• #95 by catdlr on 25 Feb, 2024 22:00
• https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1761880228488466943
  
  

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  Another Shuttle just went up! AKA: Falcon 9 launching Starlink 6-39.
  
  Launches are a local past time and the Shuttle program was a big part of our culture. It is not uncommon to hear a local refer to any launch in this fashion.
   
  @NASASpaceflight

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• #96 by catdlr on 25 Feb, 2024 22:01
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1761878829826789697
  
  

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  Falcon 9’s first stage lands on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship
• #97 by catdlr on 25 Feb, 2024 22:02
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1761876370207174765
  
  

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  Payload fairing separation confirmed, exposing our 24 @Starlink satellites to space
• #98 by catdlr on 25 Feb, 2024 22:03
• https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1761877580326584772
  
  

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  Bullseye! 13 missions completed for Falcon 9 B1069.
• #99 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Feb, 2024 22:12
• T+1 hour 4 minutes and 18 seconds. Expected separation.