Thread for the Starlink 7-25 group launch.
Launch NET April 2024, from CCSFS SLC-40 or KSC LC-39A, on booster 10xx-x. The first stage will land aboard one of the two East Coast ASDS near Exuma Island.Payload 22? Starlink V2 Mini satellites to 53 degree inclination orbit on a southeastern trajectory. Initial orbit ?? x ?? km?
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0443-EX-ST-2024 Mission 2207 Starlink Group 7-25/Exuma trajectory from Florida ASDS North 24 29 51 West 76 25 36
[Launch NET Apr 8]
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7531
Starlink Group 7-25
Launch Time
NET April 2024
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SLC-40 or LC-39A, Florida, USA
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated March 23; my
bold:
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.
NGA Rocket Launching notice that appears to be for this launch (Starlink Group 6-45).
210012Z MAR 24
NAVAREA IV 338/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
292100Z TO 300125Z MAR, ALTERNATE
2100Z TO 0125Z DAILY 30 MAR THRU 04 APR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W,
28-28.00N 080-10.00W, 28-20.00N 080-15.00W,
28-29.16N 080-32.40W.
B. 24-55.00N 076-51.00W, 24-57.00N 076-45.00W,
24-20.00N 076-03.00W, 24-13.00N 075-42.00W,
24-09.00N 075-37.00W, 24-06.00N 075-34.00W,
24-00.00N 075-30.00W, 23-53.00N 075-28.00W,
23-36.00N 075-33.00W, 23-35.00N 075-35.00W,
23-49.00N 076-04.00W, 24-14.00N 076-19.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 050225Z APR 24.
NGA Rocket Launching notice that appears to be for this launch (Starlink Group 6-45).
Map from the NGA notice. This appears to be the first Exuma booster recovery, ASDS 613km downrange. A booster dogleg is implied by the areas, so the payload may be less than 23 satellites.
Launch cannot be
Starlink Group 6. It must be
Group 7 or
Group 8, to 53 degrees orbital inclination.
As the first three
Group 8 launches are scheduled from Vandenberg SFB,
I think this launch will be
Starlink 7-28, with the earlier launch NET date.
Starlink 7-25 has the lower numerical designation, but launch NET is April 8.
Also,
Starshield satellite launches cannot be precluded.
A cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice, postponing whatever launch this actually is out to April 5.
Note: I posted this in the 6-45 and 7-28 topics also.
251703Z MAR 24
NAVAREA IV 345/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
052100Z TO 060125Z APR, ALTERNATE
2100Z TO 0125Z DAILY 06 THRU 12 APR
IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W,
28-28.00N 080-10.00W, 28-20.00N 080-15.00W,
28-29.16N 080-32.40W.
B. 24-55.00N 076-51.00W, 24-57.00N 076-45.00W,
24-20.00N 076-03.00W, 24-13.00N 075-42.00W,
24-09.00N 075-37.00W, 24-06.00N 075-34.00W,
24-00.00N 075-30.00W, 23-53.00N 075-28.00W,
23-36.00N 075-33.00W, 23-35.00N 075-35.00W,
23-49.00N 076-04.00W, 24-14.00N 076-19.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 338/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 130225Z APR 24.
NextSpaceflight has converted it to just a generic Starlink Mission. The FCC permit is valid until October 8th so maybe eventually SpaceX will use it.