SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 7-13 : VSFB SLC-4E : 9/10 February 2024 (00:34 UTC)

• #140 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Feb, 2024 23:40
• T+6 minutes.

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• #141 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Feb, 2024 23:41
• Entry burn.
  
  T+7 minutes.

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• #142 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Feb, 2024 23:42
• T+8 minutes.

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• #143 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Feb, 2024 23:43
• Landing burn.
  
  Touchdown!
  
  Cutoff.
  
  Nominal orbit insertion.

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• #144 by Steven Pietrobon on 09 Feb, 2024 23:45
• Upcoming events.
  
  00:53:28 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
  00:53:29 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
  01:02:22 01:02:22
• #145 by catdlr on 09 Feb, 2024 23:45
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1756116725429666112
  
  

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  Falcon 9’s first stage lands on the Of Course I Love You droneship, completing its 14th launch and landing since February 2022
• #146 by catdlr on 09 Feb, 2024 23:46
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1756116976832008688
  
  

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  Over its 14 missions, this booster has delivered over 134 metric tons to space, including 279
  @Starlink
   satellites that help provide internet connectivity from almost everywhere on Earth
• #147 by catdlr on 09 Feb, 2024 23:51
• #148 by Steven Pietrobon on 10 Feb, 2024 00:27
• T+53 minutes and 28 seconds. Expected ignition for one second.
• #149 by Steven Pietrobon on 10 Feb, 2024 00:36
• T+1 hour 2 minutes and 22 seconds. Expected separation.
• #150 by catdlr on 10 Feb, 2024 00:43
• https://twitter.com/JohnPalminteri/status/1756130475545068020
  
  

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  That rumbling about 4:35 p.m. came out of Vandenberg Space Force base. Another Falcon 9 launch for SpaceX (delayed from earlier this week by bad weather) flew into low earth orbit.

  
  
• #151 by catdlr on 10 Feb, 2024 01:08
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1756137580012388844
  
  

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  Deployment of
  @Starlink
   satellites confirmed following a successful liftoff from California’s central coast

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• #152 by catdlr on 10 Feb, 2024 01:09
• As always Steven,  Thanks for the coverage, have a great weekend.
• #153 by catdlr on 10 Feb, 2024 01:13
• #154 by Galactic Penguin SST on 10 Feb, 2024 01:19
• The 2nd stage this time went with an even lower orbit insertion altitude than usual SL 7-x launches (147 km and dropping at webcast ends, it's usually ~163), they did call nominal orbit insertion but I actually got worried a bit when the S/C separation tweet came late.
  Perhaps this was a tweaked ascent profile?
• #155 by edkyle99 on 10 Feb, 2024 01:56
• Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 10 Feb, 2024 01:19

  The 2nd stage this time went with an even lower orbit insertion altitude than usual SL 7-x launches (147 km and dropping at webcast ends, it's usually ~163), they did call nominal orbit insertion but I actually got worried a bit when the S/C separation tweet came late.
  Perhaps this was a tweaked ascent profile?
  

  Did not look normal, but then again it had orbital velocity above (barely) the atmosphere and, apparently, the apogee kick burn put the thing where it was supposed to go - but we'll have to see the final orbit parameters to know.
  
   - Ed Kyle
• #156 by catdlr on 10 Feb, 2024 04:04
• https://twitter.com/_rykllan/status/1756177452185833758
  
  

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  Recent 8th #Starlink launch of this year via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle

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• #157 by FutureSpaceTourist on 10 Feb, 2024 05:08
• More landing shots

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• #158 by shiro on 10 Feb, 2024 05:28
• Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 7-13):
  
  Booster B1071.14 turnaround time:
  63 days 16 hours 31 minutes
  (its previous mission was Starlink Group 7-8 on Dec 8, 2023 UTC).
  
  FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 50.16 days *
  * – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.
  
  Launchpad SLC-4E turnaround time:
  11 days 18 hours 37 minutes
  (the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 7-12 on Jan 29, 2024 UTC).
  
  FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-4E is currently 12.16 days *
  * – based on the last 30 launches.
  
  The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on this spreadsheet online.
  
  P.S. According to the pre-launch SupGP data on CelesTrak, this launch could happen as early as February 6 at 02:08 UTC, but it was delayed (probably because of unfavorable weather conditions). If the launch wasn't delayed on February 6, the turnaround times would be:
  - 59 days 18 hours 5 minutes for B1071.14;
  - 7 days 20 hours 11 minutes for SLC-4E.
• #159 by catdlr on 10 Feb, 2024 16:39
• https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1756369687334777041
  
  

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  CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 22 satellites from the #Starlink Group 7-13 launch (2024-027) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB on Feb 10 at 0034 UTC: https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/02/07/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-22-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-rocket-from-vandenberg-space-force-base/. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2024-027.

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