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SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-51 : KSC LC-39A : 17 April 2024 (21:26 UTC)
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 11 Apr, 2024 01:18
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Thread for the Starlink 6-51 group launch.
NSF Threads for Starlink 6-51: DiscussionLaunch 17 April 2024, at NET 21:26:00 UTC (5:26 pm EDT), from KSC LC-39A, on booster 1077-12. The first stage will land aboard Just Read the Instructions.Payload 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to 43 degree inclination orbit on a southeastern trajectory. Initial orbit 285 x 294 km.
Please use the
Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.
Check the
Starlink Index Thread for links to more Starlink information.
L2 SpaceX:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=60.0
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#1
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 11 Apr, 2024 01:21
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NET late April 17 UTC per these NOTAMs:
A1244/24 NOTAMN
Q) FAJO/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/4142S02856E999
A) FAJO B) 2404172314 C) 2404240137
D) 17-18 APR 2314-0408, 18-19 APR 2249-0343, 19-20 APR 2224-0318,
20-21 APR 2158-0252, 21-22 APR 2133-0227, 22-23 APR 2108-0202, 23-24
APR 2043-0137
E) AREA BOUNDED BY (4256S 00224W, 4045S 00221W, 3210S 05700E, 3515S
05700E): SPACEX STARLINK 6-51 ROCKET RE-ENTRY OPS TAKING PLACE.
APPLICABLE AIRSPACE DOWNGRADED TO CLASS G.
F) SFC G) UNL
F1372/24 NOTAMN
Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/1611S08231E800
A) YMMM
B) 2404172314 C) 2404240137
D) 2404172314 TO 2404180408
2404182249 TO 2404190343
2404192224 TO 2404200318
2404202158 TO 2404210252
2404212133 TO 2404220227
2404222108 TO 2404230202
2404232043 TO 2404240137
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 6-51 WI THE FLW AREAS:
2033S07500E, 0746S08927E, 0853S09228E, 2422S07500E TO BEGINNING
F) SFC G) UNL
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#2
by
Salo
on 11 Apr, 2024 18:17
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https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ April 17 Falcon 9 Starlink 6-51
Launch time: Window opens at 5:24 p.m. EDT (2124 UTC)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of second-generation Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9s first stage booster will return to a droneship in the Atlantic Ocean about 8.5 minutes after liftoff.
https://www.launchphotography.com/Launch_Viewing_Guide.htmlUPDATED APRIL 9, 2024
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FALCON 9
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 13 at 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on April 17 at 5:24-9:24 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch two Galileo navigation system satellites for Europe on late April. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
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#3
by
zubenelgenubi
on 11 Apr, 2024 20:33
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Cross-post:
More Starlinks from Florida
0550-EX-ST-2024 Mission 1946 Starlink Group 6-51
[Launch NET April 15]
<snip>
ASDS
North 25 51 24 West 75 20 18
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated April 11; my
bold:
The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 12 very earliest at 9:22 p.m. to 12:48 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on April 17 at 5:24-9:24 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch two Galileo navigation system satellites for Europe on late April. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
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#4
by
Ken the Bin
on 12 Apr, 2024 16:46
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NGA Rocket Launching notice.
120928Z APR 24
NAVAREA IV 415/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
BAHAMAS.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
172124Z TO 180155Z APR, ALTERNATE
182059Z TO 190130Z, 192034Z TO 200105Z,
202008Z TO 210039Z, 211943Z TO 220014Z,
221918Z TO 222349Z AND
231853Z TO 232324Z APR IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 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 080-32.49W.
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 075-59.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 240024Z APR 24.//
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#5
by
zubenelgenubi
on 12 Apr, 2024 19:08
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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.
1073.15 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:
1077.12 Mar 10
1080.7 Mar 21
1060.20 Mar 24
1078.9 Mar 25
1076.13 Mar 30 (maybe)
1067.19 Mar 31 (maybe)
Edit April 16: It's B1077.12.
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#6
by
Ken the Bin
on 12 Apr, 2024 20:26
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Here are two pairs of NGA Space Debris notices (each pair has the same notice for two different Navigational Areas). Neither one exactly matches this launch.
The NGA Rocket Launching notice is for April 17 to April 23, as are the S2 NOTAMs posted by Galactic Penguin SST.
One pair of the Space Debris notices is for April 16 to April 24; the other pair is for April 17 to April 26.
121914Z APR 24
HYDROLANT 777/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2048Z TO 0413Z DAILY 16 THRU 24 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 250513Z APR 24.
121914Z APR 24
HYDROPAC 1201/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2048Z TO 0413Z DAILY 16 THRU 24 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 250513Z APR 24.
121937Z APR 24
HYDROLANT 778/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2203Z TO 0529Z DAILY 17 THRU 26 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 270629Z APR 24.
121937Z APR 24
HYDROPAC 1202/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
2203Z TO 0529Z DAILY 17 THRU 26 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 270629Z APR 24.
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#7
by
OneSpeed
on 13 Apr, 2024 00:24
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NGA Rocket Launching notice.
Maps from the NGA notices. ASDS 604km downrange.
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#8
by
zubenelgenubi
on 13 Apr, 2024 06:50
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Possibility B1060.20?
Edit April 16: No, not
Starlink 6-51.
Another F9 (either 1060 or 1061) will fly for the 20th time next week.
https://twitter.com/edwards345/status/1779004912720081170
May there be many boosters hitting 20 or 30 or 50, with an unbroken success streak. Kudos to the team!
Another one next week!
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#9
by
catdlr
on 14 Apr, 2024 19:16
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#10
by
realnouns
on 15 Apr, 2024 02:13
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Bob + JRTI departed PC on Apr 14 @ 1:42pm ET
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#11
by
Ken the Bin
on 16 Apr, 2024 12:57
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L-1 weather forecast. 90% 'Go' for both April 17 and April 18. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
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#12
by
zubenelgenubi
on 16 Apr, 2024 15:04
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https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jspSPACEX STARLINK 6-51, KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL
PRIMARY: 04/17/24 2124Z-0155Z
BACKUP(S): 04/18/24 2059Z-0130Z
04/19/24 2034Z-0105Z
04/20/24 2008Z-0039Z
04/21/24 1943Z-0014Z
04/22/24 1918Z-2349Z
04/23/24 1853Z-2324Z
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#13
by
GewoonLukas_
on 16 Apr, 2024 20:52
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Targeting NET
21:26 UTCBooster
B1077-12SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, April 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 5:26 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:24 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, April 18 starting at 5:05 p.m. ET.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about five minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This is the 12th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-5, GPS III Space Vehicle 06, Inmarsat I6-F2, CRS-28, Intelsat G-37, NG-20, and five Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-51Twitter/X Webcast:
https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1djxXNdmNBLGZhttps://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1780327198190432330Targeting Wednesday, April 17 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → http://spacex.com/launches
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#14
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 16 Apr, 2024 23:38
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#15
by
zubenelgenubi
on 17 Apr, 2024 00:22
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#16
by
Ken the Bin
on 17 Apr, 2024 03:02
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Primary launch opportunity = 2024-04-17 21:26:00 UTC per CelesTrak.
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1780397690050027812CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the @Starlink Group 6-51 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-04-17 at 21:26:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-51. Deployment of 23 satellites at 22:31:22.740 UTC. Data for 10 backup launch opportunities is also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Launch: 2024-04-17 21:26:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-17 22:31:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-17 21:34:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-17 22:39:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-17 22:16:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-17 23:21:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-17 22:36:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-17 23:41:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-17 23:10:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-18 00:15:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-17 23:20:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-18 00:25:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-17 23:40:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-18 00:45:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-18 00:10:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-18 01:15:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-18 00:32:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-18 01:37:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-18 01:14:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-18 02:19:22.740 UTC.
Launch: 2024-04-18 01:24:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-04-18 02:29:22.740 UTC.
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#17
by
catdlr
on 17 Apr, 2024 13:52
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#18
by
edkyle99
on 17 Apr, 2024 21:31
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SpaceX feed cut off after staging. Hmmm.
- Ed Kyle
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#19
by
Comga
on 17 Apr, 2024 21:35
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Landing confirmed (tentatively)
Ed: Don't Hmm at us. Both first and second stage video cut out after separation. It is unlikely something happened to them rather than the video being interrupted after being broadcast.
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#20
by
Perchlorate
on 17 Apr, 2024 21:36
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Landing and orbital insertion appear to have been successful. Reloading feed shows current, but frozen, frame.
To be clear, I saw a landed booster and Stage 2 velocity static at 27,000±. Sorry, didn't get screen cap.
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#21
by
edkyle99
on 17 Apr, 2024 21:38
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Landing and orbital insertion appear to have been successful. Reloading feed shows current, but frozen, frame.
Shows landed booster, but Stage 2 still short of orbital velocity, but seemed to be well on its way at the time of the capture. EDIT. If later update showed 27,000 km/hr, then seems good orbit. My Hmmm wasn't at this thread, but at X for its failed SpaceX webcast. Again. It cut off at T+3:00 it seems.
EDIT 2: SpaceX now confirms good initial orbit. Second burn coming.
NSF had some great shots of ascent.
- Ed Kyle
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#22
by
wannamoonbase
on 17 Apr, 2024 21:52
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Landing confirmed (tentatively)
Ed: Don't Hmm at us. Both first and second stage video cut out after separation. It is unlikely something happened to them rather than the video being interrupted after being broadcast.
I find it easier to believe that Twitter is horrid at streaming and it just failed, not that SpaceX did anything wrong.
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#23
by
Perchlorate
on 17 Apr, 2024 22:02
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American Airlines flight 1914 from Dallas-Fort Worth just landed successfully at Norfolk International Airport. Saw that on FlightAware.
No news coverage of that routine event.
Are we getting to the point that Starlink 6-51 is so routine that it is worthy of no live coverage?
(Rhetorical...and I'll show myself out.)
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#24
by
RedLineTrain
on 17 Apr, 2024 22:04
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Landing confirmed (tentatively)
Ed: Don't Hmm at us. Both first and second stage video cut out after separation. It is unlikely something happened to them rather than the video being interrupted after being broadcast.
I find it easier to believe that Twitter is horrid at streaming and it just failed, not that SpaceX did anything wrong.
They appeared to be testing streaming where you could rewind or come back to live, just as with YouTube. Looks like that new feature glitched.
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#25
by
edkyle99
on 17 Apr, 2024 22:37
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#26
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 17 Apr, 2024 23:26
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#27
by
raptorx2
on 18 Apr, 2024 01:19
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Perhaps this is part of the reason that the Launch Communications cut out?
There was none licensed?
Tomorrows flight of 6-52 also shows >>>Pending<<<<
0550-EX-ST-2024 WG9XHP Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) 03/27/2024
>>>>Pending<<<< 03/27/2024
This application uses information from previous application 0161-EX-ST-2024. This STA is necessary to authorize launch vehicle communications for
Mission 1946 Starlink Group 6-51 from Cape Canaveral FL at LC-40 CCAFS or LC-39a at KSC, and the experimental recovery operation following the Falcon 9 launch. Includes sub-orbital first stage, and orbital second stage.
https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=132838&RequestTimeout=1000
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#28
by
catdlr
on 18 Apr, 2024 01:46
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#29
by
catdlr
on 18 Apr, 2024 01:48
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#30
by
catdlr
on 18 Apr, 2024 02:40
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https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1780736905090351402https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1780737177745297866Tyler Gray
@TylerG1998
Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 17:
Earth 🌎 73/74
USA 🇺🇸 45/45
China 🇨🇳 16/16* (1 partial failure)
Russia 🇷🇺 6/6
Japan 🇯🇵 2/3
Iran 🇮🇷 2/2
India 🇮🇳 2/2
1/3
Orbital launches by organization:
🇺🇸 39 SpaceX, 4 Rocket Lab, 2 ULA
🇨🇳 12 CASC (1 partial failure), 2 CASIC, 1 OrienSpace, 1 CAS Space
🇷🇺 5 RKTs-Progress, 1 Khrunichev
🇯🇵 2 MHI, 1 Space One ❌
🇮🇳 2 ISRO
🇮🇷 1 IRGC, 1 ISA
2/3
Launches by spaceport:
🇺🇸 19 CCSFS, 13 Vandy, 9 KSC, 1 Wallops
🇨🇳 5 Xichang, 5 Jiuquan, 3 Wenchang, 2 offshore, 1 Taiyuan
🇳🇿 3 Māhia
🇷🇺 3 Baikonur, 2 Vostochny, 1 Plesetsk
🇯🇵 2 Tanegashima, 1 Space Port Kii
🇮🇳 2 Satish Dhawan
🇮🇷 1 Shahrud, 1 Semnan
3/3
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#31
by
catdlr
on 18 Apr, 2024 02:42
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#32
by
Kasponaut
on 18 Apr, 2024 06:05
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https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1780736905090351402
https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1780737177745297866
Tyler Gray
@TylerG1998
Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 17:
Earth 🌎 73/74
USA 🇺🇸 45/45
China 🇨🇳 16/16* (1 partial failure)
Russia 🇷🇺 6/6
Japan 🇯🇵 2/3
Iran 🇮🇷 2/2
India 🇮🇳 2/2
1/3
Orbital launches by organization:
🇺🇸 39 SpaceX, 4 Rocket Lab, 2 ULA
🇨🇳 12 CASC (1 partial failure), 2 CASIC, 1 OrienSpace, 1 CAS Space
🇷🇺 5 RKTs-Progress, 1 Khrunichev
🇯🇵 2 MHI, 1 Space One ❌
🇮🇳 2 ISRO
🇮🇷 1 IRGC, 1 ISA
2/3
Launches by spaceport:
🇺🇸 19 CCSFS, 13 Vandy, 9 KSC, 1 Wallops
🇨🇳 5 Xichang, 5 Jiuquan, 3 Wenchang, 2 offshore, 1 Taiyuan
🇳🇿 3 Māhia
🇷🇺 3 Baikonur, 2 Vostochny, 1 Plesetsk
🇯🇵 2 Tanegashima, 1 Space Port Kii
🇮🇳 2 Satish Dhawan
🇮🇷 1 Shahrud, 1 Semnan
3/3
Can someone tell Tyler that he is still missing one US launch this year? 😊 Starship IFT-3 should also be included.
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#33
by
FLHerne
on 18 Apr, 2024 07:55
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Tyler Gray
@TylerG1998
Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 17:
Can someone tell Tyler that he is still missing one US launch this year? 😊 Starship IFT-3 should also be included.
Not technically orbital?
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#34
by
daedalus1
on 18 Apr, 2024 09:02
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Tyler Gray
@TylerG1998
Updated orbital launch count as of Apr. 17:
Can someone tell Tyler that he is still missing one US launch this year? 😊 Starship IFT-3 should also be included.
Not technically orbital?
It's in the orbital section of Jonathan's space report and it achieved orbital velocity. So that is well good enough for me.
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#35
by
Vettedrmr
on 18 Apr, 2024 10:35
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1780741818830709033
Chris Bergin - NSF
@NASASpaceflight
Here's SpaceX's Falcon 9 B1077 landing for a 12th time, which wasn't shown live due to X's technical problems.
Boy, the control system looks like it got saturated there for a minute a low altitude. One fin went to full deflection
and stayed there for a couple of seconds, plus the RCS got into the act to help out. I'm guessing some low level winds needed to be countered.
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#36
by
edkyle99
on 18 Apr, 2024 13:40
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It's in the orbital section of Jonathan's space report and it achieved orbital velocity. So that is well good enough for me.
If it was orbital, if it achieved orbital velocity at orbital altitude above the atmosphere, it wouldn't have reentered. You would also be able to find it on Space Track with an International Designation, etc., but you can't. Also, if it was an orbital attempt, it failed.
Unlike Starlink 6-51, which was a successful orbital launch!
- Ed Kyle
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#37
by
catdlr
on 18 Apr, 2024 14:33
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#38
by
catdlr
on 18 Apr, 2024 15:44
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#39
by
catdlr
on 19 Apr, 2024 21:56
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#40
by
catdlr
on 19 Apr, 2024 21:56
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#41
by
realnouns
on 20 Apr, 2024 01:25
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Bob returned to PC on Apr 19 @ 5:38pm ET
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#42
by
shiro
on 20 Apr, 2024 05:07
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Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 6-51):
Booster B1077.12 turnaround time:
37 days 22 hours 21 minutes(its previous mission was Starlink Group 6-43 on Mar 10, 2024 UTC).
FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 43.90 days *
* based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.
Launchpad LC-39A turnaround time:
9 days 22 hours 10 minutes(the previous launch from this pad was Bandwagon-1 on Apr 7, 2024 UTC).
FYI: median turnaround time for LC-39A is currently 17.64 days *
* based on the last 30 launches.
The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on
this spreadsheet online.
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#43
by
Comga
on 20 Apr, 2024 05:42
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It's in the orbital section of Jonathan's space report and it achieved orbital velocity. So that is well good enough for me.
If it was orbital, if it achieved orbital velocity at orbital altitude above the atmosphere, it wouldn't have reentered. You would also be able to find it on Space Track with an International Designation, etc., but you can't. Also, if it was an orbital attempt, it failed.
Unlike Starlink 6-51, which was a successful orbital launch!
- Ed Kyle
Your OPINION is noted
JCMs CALCULATION shows that the semimajor axis of IFT-3s exceeded Rearth plus some margin like our favorite 100km, making it a successful orbital launch as designed.
To do otherwise is to call OFT-1 and -2, and the upcoming CFT and all Starliner launches orbital failures by design.
Yeah, its Tylers list and he can put what he wants in it, but my sincere suggestion is that we take this argument, and all the record keeping, launch, landing, and reuse, OUT of the launch specific threads and give it their own. Some of those already exist and dont need replicating elsewhere.
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#44
by
edkyle99
on 20 Apr, 2024 12:36
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It's in the orbital section of Jonathan's space report and it achieved orbital velocity. So that is well good enough for me.
If it was orbital, if it achieved orbital velocity at orbital altitude above the atmosphere, it wouldn't have reentered. You would also be able to find it on Space Track with an International Designation, etc., but you can't. Also, if it was an orbital attempt, it failed.
Unlike Starlink 6-51, which was a successful orbital launch!
- Ed Kyle
Your OPINION is noted
JCMs CALCULATION shows that the semimajor axis of IFT-3s exceeded Rearth plus some margin like our favorite 100km, making it a successful orbital launch as designed.
To do otherwise is to call OFT-1 and -2, and the upcoming CFT and all Starliner launches orbital failures by design.
JCM wrote in his Space Report that the "orbit" achieved had a negative perigee: -50 x 234 km x 26.5 deg. He also wrote that "[t]he Ship flight was not fully in orbit and so did not receive a US Space Force catalog number
or an international launch designation.
- Ed Kyle
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#45
by
realnouns
on 22 Apr, 2024 03:00
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Signet Warhorse III + JRTI + B1077 returned to PC on Apr 20 @ ~2am
Gav Cornwell
@SpaceOffshore
JRTI departs for Starlink 6-53! - A super rapid turnaround.
Not certain what the record is for the time between delivering a F9 and departing for the next but 8 hrs and 15 mins must be close!
https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1781764723710525538
There was none licensed?