Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-47 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 5 April 2024 (09:12 UTC) (Read 12320 times)

zubenelgenubi · « **on:** 03/22/2024 04:51 pm »

Thread for the Starlink 6-47 group launch.

Launch 5 April 2024, at 09:12:00 UTC (5:12 am EDT), from CCSFS SLC-40, on booster 1069-14. The first stage successfully landed aboard A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Payload 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to 43 degree inclination orbit on a southeastern trajectory. Initial orbit 285 x 293 km.

Please use the Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.

Check the Starlink Index Thread for links to more Starlink information.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #1 on:** 03/22/2024 04:52 pm »

Cross-posts:

Quote from: gongora on 02/06/2024 02:37 am

One more Starlink from Cape, NET March [15]
0161-EX-ST-2024 Mission 1886 Starlink Group 6-47
ASDS
North 25 46 47 West 75 12 19

Quote from: Salo on 02/16/2024 08:16 pm

https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7495
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Starlink Group 6-47
Launch Time
NET March 2024

Resolving other Starlink Group 6 launches from this launch:

Quote from: Salo on 03/16/2024 04:32 pm

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated March 16; my bold:
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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the CRS-30 cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on March 21 at 4:55 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on March 22 at 7:55 p.m. or later EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Eutelsat 36D television satellite from pad 40 on late March. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission from pad 39A on April 3 at 1:24 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.

Quote from: Salo on 03/19/2024 04:43 pm

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated March 19; my bold:
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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the CRS-30 cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS from pad 40 on March 21 at 4:55 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on March 22 at 7:55 p.m. or later EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on March 24 or 25 around 6-10 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Eutelsat 36D television satellite from pad 40 on March 29 or 30. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission from pad 39A on April 3 at 1:24 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.

Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 03/22/2024 12:57 am

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated March 21, after SpX-30 launch; my bold:
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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on March 22 at 7:55 p.m. or later EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on March 25 at 5:00-9:00 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Eutelsat 36D television satellite from pad 39A on March 30 around 6 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission on April 7 at 1:24 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.

Assuming the pattern of ascending numerical order of Starlink Group 6 launches continues, then Starlink 6-47 will launch from either Kennedy LC-39A or Canaveral SLC-40 in early April.

Hypothetical launch schedule:

✅️ March ~~23/~~24 ~~22/23~~ Starlink 6-42 Kennedy LC-39A JRTI

✅️ March 25 Starlink 6-46 Canaveral SLC-40 ASOG

✅️ Kennedy LC-39A
+ 6 8 days
= March 30 Eutelsat 36D JRTI
But ASOG
+ 8 days turnaround
= April 2 (?) ASOG?

✅️ Canaveral SLC-40
+ 6 5 days
= March ~~30/~~31 Starlink 6-45 ~~(ID and date not yet confirmed)~~ ASOG
JRTI
+ 6 8 days turnaround

^^^edited through March 31^^^

Canaveral SLC-40
+ 4 days
= April 3 Starlink 6-47
But JRTI
+ 8 days turnaround
= April 7

Kennedy LC-39A
+ 8 days
= April 7 Bandwagon-1
LZ-1

Starlink 6-47 and Bandwagon-1 could easily swap launch pads, if both launches are on April 7.

Edit/add
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated March 23:

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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on March 23 at 7:39-11:29 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on March 25 at 5:00-9:00 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40. A Falcon 9 will launch the Eutelsat 36D television satellite from pad 39A on March 30 around 6 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission on April at 1:24 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.

Bandwagon-1 has no stated launch pad, as of March 21, and no stated April launch date, as of March 23--arrangements appear to be in flux.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #2 on:** 03/26/2024 03:01 pm »

Hypothetical H1 April schedule:

Starlink 7-28?
LC-39A or SLC-40
+ 6 days
= Apr 5
But, JRTI or ASOG
+ 6 8 days
= Apr 5 7

Bandwagon-1
LC-39A or SLC-40 (~same time as Starlink 7-28?, but opposite pad)
LZ-1
NET early Apr?

Starlink 6-47
LC-39A or SLC-40
ASDS
NET mid Apr?

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #3 on:** 03/28/2024 04:51 pm »

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated March 28 before NROL-70 launch attempt; my bold:

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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Eutelsat 36D television satellite from pad 39A on March 30 at 5:52-8:00 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on March 30 earliest at 6-10 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 5 around 5-9 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission on April 7.

Launch roughly contemporaneous with Bandwagon-1, on the other Florida pad? Both ASDS would be available circa April 5, but Bandwagon-1 first stage landing will likely be at LZ-1? Pads' turnarounds would determine NET launch date.

GewoonLukas_ · « **Reply #4 on:** 03/29/2024 08:59 pm »

NET April 5th UTC:

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A1112/24 NOTAMN
Q) FAJO/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/3656S04611E999
A) FAJO B) 2404050844 C) 2404111027
D) 05 APR 0804-1258, 06 APR 0739-1233, 07 APR 0714-1208, 08 APR
0648-1142, 09 APR 0623-1117, 10 APR 0558-1052, 11 APR 0533-1027
E) AREA BOUNDED BY (4256S 00224W, 4045S 00221W, 3210S 05700E, 3515S
05700E): SPACEX STARLINK 6-47 ROCKET RE-ENTRY OPS TAKING PLACE.
APPLICABLE AIRSPACE DOWNGRADED TO CLASS G.
F) GND G) UNL

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #5 on:** 03/30/2024 12:32 am »

Quote from: GewoonLukas_ on 03/29/2024 08:59 pm

NET April 5th UTC:

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A1112/24 NOTAMN
Q) FAJO/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/3656S04611E999
A) FAJO B) 2404050844 C) 2404111027
D) 05 APR 0804-1258, 06 APR 0739-1233, 07 APR 0714-1208, 08 APR
0648-1142, 09 APR 0623-1117, 10 APR 0558-1052, 11 APR 0533-1027
E) AREA BOUNDED BY (4256S 00224W, 4045S 00221W, 3210S 05700E, 3515S
05700E): SPACEX STARLINK 6-47 ROCKET RE-ENTRY OPS TAKING PLACE.
APPLICABLE AIRSPACE DOWNGRADED TO CLASS G.
F) GND G) UNL

Also:
F1210/24 NOTAMN Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/1546S08303E700 A) YMMM B) 2404050804 C) 2404111027 D) 2404050804 TO 2404051258 2404060739 TO 2404061233 2404070714 TO 2404071208 2404080648 TO 2404081142 2404090623 TO 2404091117 2404100558 TO 2404101052 2404110533 TO 2404111027 E) ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND SPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE FALCON-9 STARLINK 6-47 STAGE 2 WI THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 2033S 07500E 0746S 08927E 0853S 09228E 2422S 07500E TO BEGINNING PRIMARY LAUNCH 240405 BACKUP AS PER FIELD D F) SFC G) UNL

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #6 on:** 03/31/2024 03:59 am »

Which first stage will be used for this launch?
(semi-rhetorical question)

Falcon 9 first stages are now apparently cleared for use up to twenty times for non-crewed launches, although that number is apparently more restricted for Cargo Dragon or Cygnus than these other payloads.

1064.6 and 1065.6 are the Falcon Heavy side boosters for Europa Clipper. 1072.1 and 1086.1 are assigned as the Falcon Heavy side boosters for GOES-U.

1073.14 and 1076.13 may undergo modifications to become Falcon Heavy side boosters for a future launch, but both are currently available for "single-stick" launches.

Available first stages, with UTC date of most recent recovery:
1069.14 Feb 25
1083.2 Mar 4 (save for a crewed or ISS cargo mission?)
1073.14 Mar 4
1077.12 Mar 10
1062.20 Mar 16 (maybe)

Edit April 5 UTC: It's B1069.14.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #7 on:** 03/31/2024 01:48 pm »

NGA Space Debris notices (the same notice for two different Navigational Areas).

Quote from: NGA

281850Z MAR 24
HYDROLANT 658/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 
   0541Z TO 1241Z DAILY 05 THRU 11 APR
   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 111341Z APR 24.

Quote from: NGA

281850Z MAR 24
HYDROPAC 1036/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS 
   0541Z TO 1241Z DAILY 05 THRU 11 APR
   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 111341Z APR 24.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #8 on:** 03/31/2024 05:07 pm »

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated after the two Falcon 9 launches on March 30/31 UTC; my bold:

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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 5 around 2-6 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission on April 7 at 7:17 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated later March 31 UTC; my bold:

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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 5 around 2:15-6:15 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Bandwagon-1 rideshare mission on April 7 at 7:17 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 two Galileo navigation system satellites for Europe on late April.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #9 on:** 04/01/2024 11:57 am »

NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA

272012Z MAR 24
NAVAREA IV 382/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 
   050614Z TO 051045Z APR, ALTERNATE
   060549Z TO 061020Z, 070524Z TO 070955Z,
   080458Z TO 080929Z, 100343Z TO 100839Z,
   AND 110343Z TO 110814Z IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-39.00N 080-37.70W, 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.
   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 075-00.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 110914Z APR 24.

OneSpeed · « **Reply #10 on:** 04/01/2024 09:34 pm »

Quote from: Ken the Bin on 04/01/2024 11:57 am

NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Map from the NGA notice. The last area B coordinate longitude appears to be off by a degree. Otherwise, it would be identical to 6-45 and others.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #11 on:** 04/02/2024 09:58 pm »

Any signs of one of the ASDS casting off for this launch?

Edit, almost immediately after posting:
Yes, the nearest ASDS to the camera. Which is it?
Marmac 302 = A Shortfall of Gravitas

catdlr · « **Reply #12 on:** 04/02/2024 10:23 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1775283858121924980

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A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship is back to sea to support Starlink 6-47. Tug Signet Warhorse III towing.

Another rapid turnaround with the droneship in port for just over 11 hours today.📸 http://nsf.live/spacecoast

Martin_G · « **Reply #13 on:** 04/02/2024 10:35 pm »

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:

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SPACE X STARLINK 6-47 CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY:   04/05/24   0614Z-1045Z
BACKUP:      04/06/24   0549Z-1020Z
      04/07/24   0524Z-0955Z
      04/08/24   0458Z-0929Z
      04/09/24   0433Z-0904Z
      04/10/24   0408Z-0839Z
      04/11/24   0343Z-0814Z

realnouns · « **Reply #14 on:** 04/03/2024 01:32 pm »

Signet Warhorse III + ASOG depart PC on Apr 2 @ 6:25pm ET

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #15 on:** 04/03/2024 05:12 pm »

L-2 weather forecast. 90% 'Go' for April 5. 95% 'Go' for April 6. Upper-Level Wind Shear risk is Low-Moderate for April 5. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

realnouns · « **Reply #16 on:** 04/04/2024 03:01 am »

Doug departed PC on Apr 3 @ 7:07am ET

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #17 on:** 04/04/2024 02:24 pm »

L-1 weather forecast. 90% 'Go' for April 5. 95% 'Go' for April 6. Upper-Level Wind Shear risk is Low-Moderate for April 5. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

catdlr · « **Reply #18 on:** 04/04/2024 07:11 pm »

https://twitter.com/SLDelta45/status/1775912234788512128

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Space Launch Delta 45
@SLDelta45
❗ SOUTHERLY TRAJECTORY LAUNCH ALERT ❗

SLD 45 will support the Falcon 9 Starlink 6-47 launch, which will feature a southerly trajectory.

The launch window opens at 02:14 EDT on April 5th (06:14 UTC).

Hazard and airspace closure areas at https://bit.ly/3Sx5hyG

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #19 on:** 04/04/2024 08:25 pm »

Primary launch opportunity = 2024-04-05 06:14:00 UTC per CelesTrak.

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1775947342858039432

Quote from: T.S. Kelso

CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the @Starlink Group 6-47 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-04-05 at 06:14:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-47. Deployment of 23 satellites at 07:19:29.300 UTC. Data for 13 backup opportunities is also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.

https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/

Launch: 2024-04-05 06:14:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 07:19:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 06:16:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 07:21:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 06:46:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 07:51:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 07:06:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 08:11:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 07:12:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 08:17:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 07:26:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 08:31:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 07:40:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 08:45:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 07:56:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 09:01:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 08:26:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 09:31:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 08:46:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 09:51:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 08:58:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 10:03:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 09:12:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 10:17:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 09:38:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 10:43:29.300 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-05 10:14:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-05 11:19:29.300 UTC.