SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-46 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 25 March 2024 (23:42 UTC)

• #60 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Mar, 2024 22:51
• Landing burn.
  
  Touchdown!
  
  Cutoff.
  
  T+9 minutes.

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• #61 by FutureSpaceTourist on 25 Mar, 2024 22:51
• https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1772410969609630183
  
  

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  Bullseye landing on ASOG
• #62 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Mar, 2024 22:52
• Upcoming events.
  
  00:54:04 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
  00:54:06 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
  01:05:13 Starlink satellites deploy
• #63 by FutureSpaceTourist on 25 Mar, 2024 22:52
• Pad clear

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• #64 by FutureSpaceTourist on 25 Mar, 2024 22:56
• More landing shots

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• #65 by catdlr on 25 Mar, 2024 22:56
• Thanks again to Steven and FutureSpaceTourist for their excellent coverage including the Livestream NSF team,  well done.
• #66 by FutureSpaceTourist on 25 Mar, 2024 22:58
• https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1772412624958791700
  
  

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  Falcon 9 launch of Starlink 6-46 on a cloudy Florida evening
• #67 by Galactic Penguin SST on 25 Mar, 2024 23:25
• #68 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Mar, 2024 23:36
• T+54 minutes and 4 seconds. Expected ignition for two seconds.
• #69 by Steven Pietrobon on 25 Mar, 2024 23:47
• T+1 hour 5 minutes and 13 seconds. Expected separation.
• #70 by catdlr on 25 Mar, 2024 23:52
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1772426126612119882
  
  

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  Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
• #71 by catdlr on 26 Mar, 2024 00:07
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1772429724641292774
  
  

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  Falcon 9 launches @Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida

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• #72 by catdlr on 26 Mar, 2024 00:09
• https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1772429905541660795
  
  
  https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1772430097607283002
  
  

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  Updated orbital launch count as of Mar. 25 (Mar. 26 UTC):
  
  Earth 🌎 — 57/58
  
  USA 🇺🇸 — 34/34
  China 🇨🇳 — 13/13* (1 partial failure)
  Russia 🇷🇺 — 4/4
  Japan 🇯🇵 — 2/3
  Iran 🇮🇷 — 2/2
  India 🇮🇳 — 2/2
  
  1/3
  Orbital launches by organization:
  
  🇺🇸 — 29 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:
  
  🇺🇸 — 14 CCSFS, 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
  
  3/3
• #73 by catdlr on 26 Mar, 2024 00:46
• https://twitter.com/AdamCuker/status/1772436388178174263
  
  

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  SpaceX stage 2 boost back burn over central Texas this evening.

  
  
• #74 by catdlr on 26 Mar, 2024 01:44
• https://twitter.com/LaunchPhoto/status/1772450180438114808
  
  

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  Pretty blue Starlink 6-46 launch tonight just after sunset

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• #75 by catdlr on 26 Mar, 2024 04:09
• Quote from: catdlr on 26 Mar, 2024 00:46

  https://twitter.com/AdamCuker/status/1772436388178174263
  
  

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  SpaceX stage 2 boost back burn over central Texas this evening.

  
  
  

  
  https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1772476760271012329
  
  

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  Celestrak/SpX orbit data for Starlink 6-46 show the group in a 284 x 293 km x 43.0 deg orbit as expected.
  Stage 2 deorbit burn was observed over Texas at 0110 UTC and entry over the Indian Ocean followed at around 0200 UTC.
• #76 by Bob Niland on 26 Mar, 2024 13:00
• Quote from: catdlr on 26 Mar, 2024 00:46

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  SpaceX stage 2 boost back burn over central Texas this evening.

  De-orbit burn?
• #77 by realnouns on 26 Mar, 2024 17:56
• I missed departure.  Doug departed PC on Mar 23 sometime before @ 9:44pm ET
  
  

  Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 24 Mar, 2024 20:35

  https://twitter.com/nstewwx/status/1771685503223431403
  
  

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  #SpaceX's Doug out here dominating the waves. I think @SpaceOffshore might like this one 😅

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• #78 by rocketenthusiast on 26 Mar, 2024 23:59
• https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1772694813474803810
  
  

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  CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 23 satellites from the @Starlink Group 6-46 launch (2024-057) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Mar 25 at 2342 UTC: https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/03/25/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-23-starlink-satellites-aboard-a-falcon-9-rocket-from-cape-canaveral/ Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2024-057
• #79 by realnouns on 27 Mar, 2024 19:26
• Doug returned to PC on Mar 27 @ 3:43pm ET

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