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#20
by
realnouns
on 07 May, 2024 17:26
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Go Beyond departed PoLB on May 7 @ 10:02am PT / 1:02pm ET
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#21
by
Martin_G
on 07 May, 2024 20:30
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https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:
SPACEX STARLINK 8-2 VANDENBERG SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 05/09/24 0248Z-0601Z
BACKUP: 05/10/24 0248Z-0601Z
05/11/24 0305Z-0601Z
05/12/24 0305Z-0601Z
05/13/24 0305Z-0601Z
05/14/24 0305Z-0601Z
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#22
by
zubenelgenubi
on 07 May, 2024 22:34
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#23
by
zubenelgenubi
on 08 May, 2024 01:53
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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-8-2B1082-49 May 02:48 to 05:30 UTC
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 7:48 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 10:30 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, May 9 starting at 7:48 p.m. PT.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This is the fourth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched USSF-62, and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1787979595222011983Up next, targeting back-to-back Falcon 9 launches of @Starlink tomorrow.
Approximately 12 hours later, another Falcon 9 will launch an additional 20 @Starlink satellites from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities → http://spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-8-2
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#24
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 08 May, 2024 04:30
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#25
by
Martin_G
on 08 May, 2024 07:05
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Which first stage will be used for this launch? (semi-rhetorical question)
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Edit May 7: It's B1082.4, skipping over all the other available first stages: B1063.18, B1075.11, B1071.16, and B1081.7.
Edited
Any idea what could be the reason? More required performace out of that fairly new booster?
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#26
by
catdlr
on 08 May, 2024 07:51
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#27
by
catdlr
on 08 May, 2024 08:19
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Weather for launch Launch Window in Red Bracket. Winds Alof chart is not available.
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#28
by
Ron Lee
on 08 May, 2024 12:10
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Note: This post is updated for the new 9 May 2024 launch date in a later post.
Jellyfish alert for western US. El Paso TX, much of AZ, Las Vegas, southwest Utah, much of CA.
Los Angeles (LA) sunset events on 8 May 2024:
1) Sunset: 7:43 PM PDT
2) Civil twilight: 8:10 PM PDT
3) Nautical twilight: 8:43 PM PDT
4) Astronomical twilight: 9:17 PM PDT
Jellyfish effects for LA (west coast) at the 7:48 PM PDT launch time may not be ideal but I would look anyway. It should be better further east (like Arizona and southwest Utah) where the sky will be darker. If there are backup times and the launch is delayed it improves the visibility for the coast.
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#29
by
edkyle99
on 08 May, 2024 12:35
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Which first stage will be used for this launch? (semi-rhetorical question)
[...]
Edit May 7: It's B1082.4, skipping over all the other available first stages: B1063.18, B1075.11, B1071.16, and B1081.7.
Edited
Any idea what could be the reason? More required performace out of that fairly new booster?
Only guessing, but 1082 was an LZ4 landing while the others were droneship landings (except for 1061, but that was a 20th flight and it was on May 2). Also, I've been wondering about the 1081 post-landing fire. The real puzzlers may be 1063 and 1075, which last flew in March.
- Ed Kyle
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#30
by
Ken the Bin
on 08 May, 2024 22:17
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Primary launch opportunity is now 02:52 UTC. The end of today's launch window and the beginning of tomorrow's launch window have also been adjusted.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-8-2SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 7:52 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 9:42 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, May 9 starting at 8:20 p.m. PT.
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#31
by
Ken the Bin
on 08 May, 2024 23:26
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Primary launch opportunity is now 03:50 UTC.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-8-2SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 8:50 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 9:42 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, May 9 starting at 8:20 p.m. PT.
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#32
by
Ken the Bin
on 09 May, 2024 02:19
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Primary launch opportunity is now the end of the launch window: 04:42 UTC.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-8-2SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 9:42 p.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, May 9 starting at 8:20 p.m. PT.
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#33
by
ZachS09
on 09 May, 2024 03:57
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#34
by
zubenelgenubi
on 09 May, 2024 04:19
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#35
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 09 May, 2024 06:04
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https://twitter.com/tskelso/status/1788427144139591815UPDATE #3: @SpaceX is now targeting the @Starlink Group 8-2 launch from Vandenberg SFB on 2024-05-10 at 03:20:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/. Deployment of 20 satellites at 04:21:33.900 UTC. Data for 2 backup launch opportunities also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/
Starlink G8-2 Pre-Launch
Derived from a pre-launch Starlink-G8-2 state vector, provided by SpaceX. SupGP data is provided for the entire stack, as well as one for a single satellite.
Launch: 2024-05-10 03:20:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-05-10 04:21:33.900 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #1
Launch: 2024-05-10 04:30:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-05-10 05:31:33.900 UTC.
Backup Launch Opportunity #2
Launch: 2024-05-10 05:18:00 UTC.
Deploy: 2024-05-10 06:19:33.900 UTC.
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#36
by
catdlr
on 09 May, 2024 06:22
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And SpaceX concurs
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 8:20 p.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 10:18 p.m. PT.
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#37
by
Ron Lee
on 09 May, 2024 13:33
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Jellyfish alert for western US. El Paso TX, much of AZ, Las Vegas, southwest Utah, much of CA, western TX.
Los Angeles (LA) sunset events on 9 May 2024:
1) Sunset: 7:43 PM PDT
2) Civil twilight: 8:11 PM PDT
3) Nautical twilight: 8:44 PM PDT
4) Astronomical twilight: 9:19 PM PDT
Jellyfish effects for LA (west coast) at the 8:20 PM PDT launch time will be better than the 7:48 PM launch time on 8 May. It will still be better further east (like Arizona and southwest Utah) where the sky will be darker. I am interested in how far east and north it can be seen so reports with a nearby city/state would be helpful. Another launch had a photo from Mulege, Baja California.
If the launch slips to 9:30 PM PDT, the booster and second stage may be in Earth shadow for the prime jellyfish time. I would look anyway but don't be surprised if all you see is exhaust illuminated by the engines.
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#38
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 10 May, 2024 02:44
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#39
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 10 May, 2024 02:51
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