more Starlinks from Cape0037-EX-ST-2024 Mission 1912 Starlink Group 6-40<snip>[Launch NET Feb 14]ASDS North 25 41 37 West 75 5 42
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide, updated February 2:QuoteThe next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite from pad 40 on February 6 at 1:33 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Intuitive Machines & NASA IM-1 Nova-C commercial lunar lander from pad 39A on February 14 at 1 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Telkomsat communications satellite for Indonesia from pad 40 on mid-late February TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, Crew-8, from pad 39A on February 22 at the earliest, around 3 a.m. EST, or around February 29-March 1 at midnight (the latter date if IM-1 proceeds as planned). The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite from pad 40 on February 6 at 1:33 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch the Intuitive Machines & NASA IM-1 Nova-C commercial lunar lander from pad 39A on February 14 at 1 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Telkomsat communications satellite for Indonesia from pad 40 on mid-late February TBD. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, Crew-8, from pad 39A on February 22 at the earliest, around 3 a.m. EST, or around February 29-March 1 at midnight (the latter date if IM-1 proceeds as planned). The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch.
NET February 10 UTC (possibly also EST, would be after midnight) per this NOTAM:F0471/24 NOTAMNQ) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/1614S08400E720A) YMMMB) 2402100750 C) 2402161244D) DAILY 0750-1244E) ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACEFLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY ANDSPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE FALCON-9 STARLINK 6-39 WI THE FOLLOWINGAREAS:2033S 07500E0746S 08927E0853S 09228E2422S 07500E TO BEGINNINGPRIMARY LAUNCH 240210BACKUP AS PER FIELD DF) SFC G) UNL
QuoteIntelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”),1 commencing February 20, 2024, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C-band earth station to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the HTS-113BT satellite.2 HTS-113BT is expected to launch no earlier than February 20, 2024.3 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 14 days.
Intelsat License LLC (“Intelsat”) herein requests 30 days of Special Temporary Authority (“STA”),1 commencing February 20, 2024, to use its Hagerstown, Maryland C-band earth station to provide launch and early orbit phase (“LEOP”) services for the HTS-113BT satellite.2 HTS-113BT is expected to launch no earlier than February 20, 2024.3 Intelsat expects the LEOP period to last approximately 14 days.
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1753851772781625789QuoteJust Read the Instructions droneship has wrapped a month-long visit to a shipyard and is heading home to Florida. Doug is towing.
Just Read the Instructions droneship has wrapped a month-long visit to a shipyard and is heading home to Florida. Doug is towing.
UPDATED FEBRUARY 16, 2023...A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 24 between 5-9 p.m. EST. A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, Crew-8, from pad 39A on March 1 at 12:04 a.m. EST (Saturn V Center tickets now on sale; 3.9 miles away closest possible viewing). The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches from pad 40.
230927Z FEB 24NAVAREA IV 203/24(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.BAHAMAS.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 280106Z TO 280537Z FEB, ALTERNATE 290041Z TO 290512Z FEB, 010016Z TO 010447Z, 012351Z TO 020422Z, 022326Z TO 030357Z, 032300Z TO 040331Z AND 042235Z TO 050306Z MAR IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39.00N 080-28.00W, 28-30.00N 080-10.00W, 28-24.00N 080-09.00W, 28-21.00N 080-11.00W, 28-23.00N 080-19.00W, 28-29.35N 080-32.50W, 28-39.00N 080-37.68W. B. 26-15.00N 076-00.00W, 26-06.00N 074-58.00W, 25-36.00N 074-03.00W, 25-23.00N 073-53.00W, 25-09.00N 074-01.00W, 25-06.00N 074-16.00W, 25-08.00N 074-38.00W, 25-18.00N 075-00.00W, 25-58.00N 075-59.00W.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 050406Z MAR 24.
230855Z FEB 24HYDROLANT 379/24(57,61,71).EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.INDIAN OCEAN.DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 281758Z TO 282227Z FEB, ALTERNATE 291728Z TO 292157Z FEB, 011658Z TO 012127Z, 021628Z TO 022057Z, 031558Z TO 032027Z, 041528Z TO 041957Z AND 051458Z TO 051927Z MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E, 30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W, 42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 052027Z MAR 24.
230855Z FEB 24HYDROPAC 618/24(57,61,71).EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.INDIAN OCEAN.DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 281758Z TO 282227Z FEB, ALTERNATE 291728Z TO 292157Z FEB, 011658Z TO 012127Z, 021628Z TO 022057Z, 031558Z TO 032027Z, 041528Z TO 041957Z AND 051458Z TO 051927Z MAR IN AREA BOUND BY 08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E, 30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W, 42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.2. CANCEL THIS MSG 052027Z MAR 24.
NGA Rocket Launching notice and two Space Debris notices (the same notice for two different Navigational Areas):
240700Z FEB 24NAVAREA IV 207/24(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 281600Z TO 281931Z FEB, ALTERNATE 291530Z TO 291801Z FEB, 011500Z TO 011931Z, 021430Z TO 021901Z, 031400Z TO 031831Z, 041330Z TO 041801Z, 051300Z TO 051731Z MAR IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W, 28-30.00N 080-10.00W, 28-24.00N 080-09.00W, 28-21.00N 080-11.00W, 28-23.00N 080-19.00W, 28-29.35N 080-32.49W. B. 26-15.00N 076-00.00W, 26-06.00N 074-58.00W, 25-36.00N 074-03.00W, 25-23.00N 073-53.00W, 25-09.00N 074-01.00W, 25-06.00N 074-16.00W, 25-08.00N 074-38.00W, 25-18.00N 075-00.00W, 25-58.00N 075-59.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 203/24.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 051831Z MAR 24.
A new cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.The times are moved a little less than 15 hours later, and not all of the days have a four-hour launch window now.Additionally, the order of the coordinates in location A are shifted and a couple of them have minor changes.Quote from: NGA240700Z FEB 24NAVAREA IV 207/24(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 281600Z TO 281931Z FEB, ALTERNATE 291530Z TO 291801Z FEB, 011500Z TO 011931Z, 021430Z TO 021901Z, 031400Z TO 031831Z, 041330Z TO 041801Z, 051300Z TO 051731Z MAR IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W, 28-30.00N 080-10.00W, 28-24.00N 080-09.00W, 28-21.00N 080-11.00W, 28-23.00N 080-19.00W, 28-29.35N 080-32.49W. B. 26-15.00N 076-00.00W, 26-06.00N 074-58.00W, 25-36.00N 074-03.00W, 25-23.00N 073-53.00W, 25-09.00N 074-01.00W, 25-06.00N 074-16.00W, 25-08.00N 074-38.00W, 25-18.00N 075-00.00W, 25-58.00N 075-59.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 203/24.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 051831Z MAR 24.
JRTI droneship departs for its second mission of 2024!
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, Crew-8, from pad 39A on March 1 at 12:04 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40
During the Crew-8 FRR press conference NASA said they won’t allow another Falcon flight within 48 hours of their crewed flight to ensure there’s time to do any data review required.
SPACE X STARLINK 6-40, CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FLPRIMARY: 02/28/24 1600Z-1931ZBACKUP: 02/29/24 1530Z-1801Z 03/01/24 1500Z-1931Z 03/02/24 1430Z-1901Z 03/03/24 1400Z-1831Z 03/04/24 1330Z-1801Z 03/05/24 1300Z-1731Z
261918Z FEB 24NAVAREA IV 218/24(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.BAHAMAS.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 291530Z TO 291801Z FEB, ALTERNATE 011500Z TO 011931Z, 021430Z TO 021901Z, 031400Z TO 031831Z, 041330Z TO 041801Z, 051300Z TO 051731Z, 061230Z TO 061701Z MAR IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W, 28-30.00N 080-10.00W, 28-24.00N 080-09.00W, 28-21.00N 080-11.00W, 28-23.00N 080-19.00W, 28-29.35N 080-32.49W. B. 26-15.00N 076-00.00W, 26-06.00N 074-58.00W, 25-36.00N 074-03.00W, 25-23.00N 073-53.00W, 25-09.00N 074-01.00W, 25-06.00N 074-16.00W, 25-08.00N 074-38.00W, 25-18.00N 075-00.00W, 25-58.00N 075-59.00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 207/24.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 061801Z MAR 24.
Departure! SpaceX recovery ship Bob is underway to support the Starlink 6-40 mission. JRTI got underway on Sunday for the same. 📸http://nsf.live/spacecoast
L-1 launch weather forecast is 85% GOA bit strange that this is apparently still scheduled on the range for before Crew-8
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on February 28 at 10:30 a.m. EST or March 1 at 10:00 a.m. (could move up or back depending on Crew-8 [most likely ascent abort] weather). A Falcon 9 will launch the next crew of four astronauts to the International Space Station, Crew-8, from pad 39A on March 1 at 12:04 a.m. EST. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on March 3 or 4. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the CRS-30 cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on March 11 at 8:47 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the Eutelsat 36D television satellite from pad 40 on late March.
CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the @Starlink Group 6-40 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-02-29 at 15:30:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-40. Deployment of 23 satellites at 16:35:29.240 UTC. Data for 8 backup launch opportunities also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 02/28/2024 04:03 pm[Crew-8] L-1 launch weather forecast is 85% GONote that the ascent corridor weather risk criteria is moderate to high on March 1, high on March 2, and moderate to high March 3.
[Crew-8] L-1 launch weather forecast is 85% GO
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, February 29 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 10:30 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 12:30 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are currently available on Friday, March 1 starting at 10:04 a.m. ET.A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.This is the 11th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, and five Starlink missions. (=B1076-11) Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
F9/Crew 8: The delay for Crew 8 apparently clears the way for SpaceX to press ahead with launch of 23 Starlink internet relay satellites; liftoff from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is targeted for 10:30am EST (1530 UTC) Thursday
F9/Crew 8: With NASA passing up 2 launch opportunities for Crew 8 (12:04am and 11:41pm Friday), SpaceX can launch the Starlink flight today and still provide the 48-hour separation NASA requires to allow time for flight data review before the crewed launch
Targeting Thursday, February 29 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches
Propellant load of Falcon 9 is underway
T-20 minute vent for the latest SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink mission (6-40) from SLC-40, where the fog is clearing just in time.Live:
Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit.
LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1076-11 launches Starlink 6-40 from SLC-40.Live: youtube.com/watch?v=r0xjmA9MaLo
Staging 1-2
B1076 completes 11 orbital missions with a landing on Just Read The Instructions.
S1 landed!
Falcon 9 leaps through cloudy Florida skies and into orbit with 23 Starlink satellites this morning
While weather on the Space Coast was far from ideal, SpaceX managed to squeeze in another Starlink mission ahead of Crew-8 - following its delay for ascent corridor weather.📸 - @NASASpaceflight 📺 - youtube.com/watch?v=r0xjmA…
Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed following launch from Florida→ spacex.com/launches
Recent 12th #Starlink launch of this year via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle
From the burn pattern on the ASDS deck, it appears that the landings are distributed around a fixed offset. The rusty mark is about half the radius of the inner circle towards the aft end.Not only are they alighting on the deck every time, they are landing on a specific place on it.This is some marvelous control system. (Where’s the ASDS Landing Bingo contest now that I’ve figured this out?)
Why back to 23 minis for this launch after 24 on the last launch? Does B1069 have special powers? (It was rebuilt after its inaugural drone ship crunch with new engines.)
Quote from: edkyle99 on 03/01/2024 01:00 amWhy back to 23 minis for this launch after 24 on the last launch? Does B1069 have special powers? (It was rebuilt after its inaugural drone ship crunch with new engines.)If B1069 does have a super-power, it's the ability to withstand re-entry heat. It did a roughly 3 second shorter re-entry burn, leaving 5970 m/s to be scrubbed off by the air, where this mission only left 5290 m/s or so. Less fuel for re-entry means more fuel for boost, is my suspicion.
Saturday success as SpaceX simultaneously delivers the Falcon 9 and both its fairing halves back to Port Canaveral following Starlink 6-40. 📸 nsf.live/spacecoast
Falcon 9 🤝 random pelicans🚀 Some pelicans admiring B1076 as it comes into Port Canaveral this afternoon, fresh from its 11th flight to space and back.📸: me for @TLPN_Official @SpaceOffshore
Bob and A Shortfall Of Gravitas bringing in @SpaceX fairings and a #Falcon9 booster back into port for processing, for another mission, after launching for @Starlink Group 6-40 on Tuesday.
