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.
