https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp now shows NET February 6, 02:00 - 06:29 UTC (February 5, 6:00 - 10:29 pm PST) for this launch, although I can't find the corresponding NOTAMs yet.
SPACE X STARLINK 7-13, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 2/06/24 0200Z-0629Z
BACKUP(S): 2/07/24 0138Z-0607Z
02/08/24 0117Z-0546Z
02/09/24 0055Z-0524Z
Go Beyond (fka. Go Crusader) departed PoLB on Feb 2 @ 7:32am PT / 10:32am ET and returned on Feb 2 @ 11:36pm PT / Feb 3 @ 2:36am ET
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp now shows NET February 6, 02:00 - 06:29 UTC (February 5, 6:00 - 10:29 pm PST) for this launch, although I can't find the corresponding NOTAMs yet.
SPACE X STARLINK 7-13, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 2/06/24 0200Z-0629Z
BACKUP(S): 2/07/24 0138Z-0607Z
02/08/24 0117Z-0546Z
02/09/24 0055Z-0524Z
Rain forecast during the Primary launch window is 72% probability Temp mid 40F(RED BOX)
Rain forecast during the Backup launch window is 50% probability Temp mid to upper 40F(ORANGE BOX)
Today's weather discussion (abbreviated to forecast only) from KSBY Chief Meteorologists
It started raining here at noon. Even the president left 30 minutes before the rain started. It's currently raining at a rate of half an inch per hour. There is also a lot of wind, and pilots are having difficulty landing.
Go Beyond departed PoLB on Feb 4 @ 10:22am PT / 1:22pm ET
Go Beyond departed PoLB on Feb 4 @ 10:22am PT / 1:22pm ET
Holy Cow, going into a storm, with large waves and head winds of 35-65 knots? Good luck and strong stomachs.
T-24 weather update coming tomorrow.
Go Beyond departed PoLB on Feb 4 @ 10:22am PT / 1:22pm ET
Holy Cow, going into a storm, with large waves and head winds of 35-65 knots? Good luck and strong stomachs.
T-24 weather update coming tomorrow.
Just FYI. The pressure gradient is tight causing some high winds, not only surface-level winds up high altitudes.
The attached screengrab comes from the NWS discussion.
The second attachment is the marine forecast near the landing zone. Expect a tricky landing and holding the LV on the deck with 6-8ft swells at 16-second intervals.
https://twitter.com/gdimeweather/status/1754335115537182963
I live just a few blocks from this, scary. This was once the Los Angeles River before it was diverted by an earthquake in the 1800's. Now called the Ballonia creak, it's deep about 30 feet from the bridge to river bottom. The watershed that this river arrives from is all of the Westwood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica mountains above these cities up through downtown Hollywood. It's a large area and we are getting 1/2 inch of rain per hour with no end in sight.
It's located in DelRey, just north of LAX and east of Marina del Rey. This bridge is Centinella Ave. My condo is the little home icon on the map attached
https://twitter.com/johnschreiber/status/1754404257074475389
Postponed one day according to the information on the FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory.
SPACE X STARLINK 7-13, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 02/07/24 0138Z-0607Z
BACKUP(S): 02/08/24 0117Z-0546Z
Postponed one day according to the information on the FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory.
SPACE X STARLINK 7-13, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 02/07/24 0138Z-0607Z
BACKUP(S): 02/08/24 0117Z-0546Z
Confirmed by this 2nd stage re-entry NOTAM:
A0231/24 NOTAMR A0211/24
Q) SEFG/QXXLW/IV/NBO/AE/000/999/0110S11654W999
A) SEXX B) 2402070317 C) 2402090702
D) FEB 07 0317-0745, FEB 08 0256-0724 AND FEB 09 0234-0702.
E) FALCON 9 STARLINK 7-13 STAGE 2 REENTRY AND SPLASHDOWN IN THE
UNASSIGNED FIR, SECT DELIMITED BY THE FOLLOWING COORD 0119S 11654W,
0010S 11517W, 1500S 10441W, 1500S 10724W AND 0119S 11654W.
F) SFC G) UNL
The current condition of the AR (Atmospheric River) direct hit So Cal.
Keep an eye on the model for Wednesday evening. I screengrab and attach below the tweet. Another front arrives at VSFB right at the current (planned) launch time. For the backup (Thursday) it's in between storms, kind of ify right now. I try the model again on Tuesday.
https://twitter.com/tvdave/status/1754679242913198112
oops, never mind the above, change is occurring. (first op: 5:39 PM local time Feb 7th).
UPDATE #1:
@SpaceX
has scrubbed the launch of #Starlink Group 7-13 for Feb 6. Stand by for updated information.
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1754681067674771612CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the #Starlink Group 7-13 launch from Vandenberg SFB on 2024-02-07 at 01:39:10 UTC:. Deployment of 22 satellites at 02:41:40.440 UTC. Data for 15 backup launch opportunities also provided:
Rain here in Los Angeles just doesn't end now reaching new records, right now 3rd rainest two-day record.
Postponed one day according to the information on the FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory.
SPACE X STARLINK 7-13, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 02/07/24 0138Z-0607Z
BACKUP(S): 02/08/24 0117Z-0546Z
The FAA ATCSCC Current Operations Plan Advisory has been updated.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jspSPACE X STARLINK 7-13, VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 02/07/24 0500Z-0607Z
BACKUP(S): 02/08/24 0117Z-0546Z
IF that change is correct, it limits the launch opportunties to the final three:
Launch: 2024-02-07 05:01:50 UTC. Deploy: 2024-02-07 06:04:20.440 UTC.
Launch: 2024-02-07 05:15:50 UTC. Deploy: 2024-02-07 06:18:20.440 UTC.
Launch: 2024-02-07 05:37:50 UTC. Deploy: 2024-02-07 06:40:20.440 UTC.
I haven't seen any confirmation yet. CelesTrak still has the full set of 16 launch opportunities and there's still no SpaceX mission webpage.