Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-42 : KSC LC-39A : 23/24 March 2024 (03:09 UTC)  (Read 21650 times)

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More landing views

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1771738220616704321

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Falcon 9 B1060-19 levels up to -20 with landing on Just Read The Instructions (JRTI).

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https://twitter.com/jerrypikephoto/status/1771741142113042701

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SpaceX @Starlink 6-42 launches into the night sky this evening

https://twitter.com/jerrypikephoto/status/1771745384974413838

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Beautiful plume colors tonight as Falcon 9 headed through the atmosphere

https://twitter.com/jerrypikephoto/status/1771746966092894577

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Second Stage headed to space

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https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1771772917510004793
https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1771773165837988241

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Updated orbital launch count as of Mar. 24:

Earth 🌎 — 56/57

USA 🇺🇸 — 33/33
China 🇨🇳 — 13/13* (1 partial failure)
Russia 🇷🇺 — 4/4
Japan 🇯🇵 — 2/3
Iran 🇮🇷 — 2/2
India 🇮🇳 — 2/2

1/3

Orbital launches by organization:

🇺🇸 — 28 SpaceX, 4 Rocket Lab, 1 ULA
🇨🇳 — 9 CASC (1 partial failure), 2 CASIC, 1 OrienSpace, 1 CAS Space
🇷🇺 — 4 RKK Energiya
🇯🇵 — 2 MHI, 1 Space One ❌
🇮🇳 — 2 ISRO
🇮🇷 — 1 IRGC, 1 ISA

2/3

Launches by spaceport:

🇺🇸 — 13 Cape Canaveral, 10 Vandenberg, 6 KSC, 1 Wallops
🇨🇳 — 4 Xichang, 4 Jiuquan, 3 Wenchang, 2 offshore
🇳🇿 — 3 Māhia
🇷🇺 — 2 Baikonur, 1 Plesetsk, 1 Vostochny
🇯🇵 — 2 Tanegashima, 1 Space Port Kii
🇮🇳 — 2 Satish Dhawan
🇮🇷 — 1 Shahrud MTS, 1 Semnan

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https://twitter.com/_rykllan/status/1771756026246639819

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Recent 18th #Starlink launch of this year via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle

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Booster that supported this mission
Shouldn't it be "Falcon 9 v1.2 FT Block 5"?

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https://twitter.com/tweetsiphotos/status/1772272851589964253

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Had the pleasure of seeing Bob with freshly landed booster B1060 on JRTI after its 19th flight.

This was the view from my balcony onboard the Norwegian Epic.

📸: me for @TLPN_Official
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https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1772715143790481522

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Just Read the Instructions droneship and Bob should return from the Starlink 6-42 mission early Wednesday morning

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https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1772916759240073590

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Arrival! Bob and JRTI droneship return from Starlink 6-42 with a 19x flown B1060 and both fairing halves! 📸 nsf.live/spacecoast

Bob + JRTI + B1060 returned to PC on Mar 27 @ 4:46am ET

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Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 6-42):

Booster B1060.19 turnaround time:
37 days 21 hours 4 minutes
(its previous mission was Intuitive Machines IM-1 on Feb 15, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 50.51 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.

Launchpad LC-39A turnaround time:
8 days 2 hours 48 minutes
(the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 6-44 on Mar 16, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for LC-39A is currently 20.87 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches.

The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on this spreadsheet online.

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