T.S. Kelso@TSKelsoUPDATE #1: @SpaceX is now targeting the 11th backup launch opportunity for the @Starlink Group 6-47 launch on 2024-04-05 at 09:12:00 UTC with deployment at 10:17:29.300 UTC.
SpaceX is targeting Friday, April 5 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 5:12 a.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 6:14 a.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Saturday, April 6 starting at 1:51 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 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-24, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13F, OneWeb 1, SES-18 and SES-19, and nine Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Targeting Friday, April 5 for two Falcon 9 launches of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida and California → http://spacex.com/launches
Propellant load has begun for this morning's launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go for launch
T-20 Minute vent as Falcon 9 goes through propellant loading.Link: youtube.com/watch?v=-jR1r6…
Max Evans@_mgde_IF IT HAD JUST LAUNCHED 5 MINUTES LATER!!! So close!! GAH
Michael Seeley@Mike_SeeleyUnder crystal-clear skies Friday morning, the Space Coast of Florida received a wake-up call at 5:12 a.m. from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sending a batch of Starlink satellites into space. (2-frame composite, stars and 150-sec streak)
SpaceX@SpaceX Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed3:18 AM · Apr 5, 2024·