Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-44 : KSC LC-39A : 15/16 March 2024 (00:21 UTC) (Read 24668 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #40 on:** 03/14/2024 12:23 am »

T-16 minutes. Second stage LOX loading should be starting about now.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #41 on:** 03/14/2024 12:29 am »

T-10 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #42 on:** 03/14/2024 12:32 am »

T-7 minutes. Engine chill should be starting about now.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #43 on:** 03/14/2024 12:33 am »

T-6 minutes. First stage RP-1 loading should be complete about now.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #44 on:** 03/14/2024 12:34 am »

T-5 minutes. Falcon 9 tanks are pressing for strongback retract.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #45 on:** 03/14/2024 12:35 am »

T-4 minutes. Strongback is not retracting!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #46 on:** 03/14/2024 12:36 am »

T-3 minutes. First stage LOX load is complete.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #47 on:** 03/14/2024 12:37 am »

Scrub! Clock stopped at T-2 minutes and 3 seconds.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #48 on:** 03/14/2024 12:38 am »

Countdown hold and end of webcast.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #49 on:** 03/14/2024 12:39 am »

NSF view of scrub.

catdlr · « **Reply #50 on:** 03/14/2024 12:41 am »

Oh well. Back up Tomorrow. Thanks for the effort Steven.

catdlr · « **Reply #51 on:** 03/14/2024 01:06 am »

Quote from: ZachS09 on 03/14/2024 01:04 am

Did they state the reason for the scrub?

Naw!

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1768094930608754787

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Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink
. Now targeting tomorrow, March 14 → http://spacex.com/launches

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1768100133219316129

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UPDATE #3: @SpaceX has decided to stand down for today's @Starlink Group 6-44 launch and will retry in the next launch window from 2024-03-14 23:04:00 UTC to 2024-03-15 02:40:00 UTC. Standby for new data shortly.

catdlr · « **Reply #52 on:** 03/14/2024 01:41 am »

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1768104319684112516

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CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the @Starlink Group 6-44 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-03-14 at 23:04:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-44. Deployment of 23 satellites at 2024-03-15 at 00:09:29.300 UTC.

GewoonLukas_ · « **Reply #53 on:** 03/14/2024 10:26 am »

Quote from: catdlr on 03/14/2024 01:06 am

Quote from: ZachS09 on 03/14/2024 01:04 am
Did they state the reason for the scrub?

Naw!

The strongback never retracted, arms around the second stage were still closed at T-2 minutes

Perchlorate · « **Reply #54 on:** 03/14/2024 10:55 am »

Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 03/14/2024 10:26 am

Quote from: catdlr on 03/14/2024 01:06 am
Quote from: ZachS09 on 03/14/2024 01:04 am
Did they state the reason for the scrub?

Naw!

The strongback never retracted, arms around the second stage were still closed at T-2 minutes

Forgive me for being Captain Obvious with this question, but would love to know (or hear an informed opinion) as to...

The clamp arms on the strongback never retracted:

1. Was that "the problem," or
2. Was there some other problem, which they tried to work for a couple of minutes before scrubbing, but the clamp arms were left closed as some sort of precaution?