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Postponed one day per this cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Quote from: NGA
221636Z APR 24
NAVAREA IV 455/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   232215Z TO 240246Z APR, ALTERNATE
   242150Z TO 250221Z, 252124Z TO 260155Z,
   262059Z TO 270130Z, 272034Z TO 280105Z
   AND 282009Z TO 290040Z 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 NAVAREA IV 434/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 290140Z APR 24.

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New L-1 weather forecast for the postponement. >95% 'Go' for both April 23 and April 24. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

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Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated April 22; my bold:
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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 23 at 6:15-10:15 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 26 around 7-11 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch two Galileo navigation system satellites for Europe from pad 39A on April 27. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
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https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1782538805922414877

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CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the
@Starlink
 Group 6-53 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-04-23 at 22:17:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-53. Deployment of 23 satellites at 23:22:06.340 UTC. Data for 4 backup launch opportunities also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.

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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782539743764647946

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Targeting Tuesday, April 23 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → http://spacex.com/launches

Web Site: https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-53

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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, April 23 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 6:17 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:25 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, April 24 starting at 5:50 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 ninth flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Crew-6, SES O3b mPOWER, USSF-124, 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.
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SpaceX Broadcast Link on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OdKrjZoWVAKX

Space Affairs YouTube (Re-broadcast):  https://youtube.com/watch?v=-gGzs9MSqq0

Replay supplied by The Space Dev's (15 min after the broadcast end):  https://youtube.com/@thespacedevs/videos

Summary Video provided by SciNews (15 min after the broadcast ends):  https://youtube.com/@SciNewsRo/videos

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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1782533983529574882
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Upcoming launches, including one where SpaceX is set to achieve the 300th landing of a Falcon 9 booster.

By Martin Smith.
NSF Launch Roundup: SpaceX to land its 300th booster, NASA tests a solar sail, and China launches three more taikonauts, April 22, by Martin Smith
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PDF of online press kit.
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NSF webcast (video id 3hRbq4XCPOw):


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Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated April 23; my bold:
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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 23 at 6:17-9:25 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch two Galileo navigation system satellites for Europe from pad 39A on April 27 around 8:29-9:11 p.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on April 28 at 5:50-9:50 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches.
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Noting overlapping Falcon 9 and Electron countdowns.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782883226031448499
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All systems and weather are looking good for today’s launch from Florida.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782887896606994898
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Fueling of Falcon 9 is underway at pad 40 for this evening's @Starlink launch.

NSF webcast
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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1782891671933325566
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LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 B1078 with the Starlink 6-53 mission out of SLC-40.

SpaceX also going for 300 booster landings.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=3hRbq4XCPOw

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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782895242926285005
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 @Starlink satellites to orbit.

Final minutes from SpaceX via Space Affairs
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Launch!
First stage ascent
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782896724580921609
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Engines full power and liftoff!

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1782896717588754813
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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1078 launches with the Starlink 6-53 mission out of SLC-40.
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MECO
Stage 1/2 separation
SEI-1
Fairing separation

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1782897291709313195
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Staging 1-2.
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Staging and fairing separation.
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Stage 1 ballistic arc to apogee and fall
First stage entry burn
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Landing #300!!   ;D
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Reentry and landing!

SECO-1 called and nominal orbit insertion called before the end of the webcast.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782898782885339562
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Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, completing Falcon’s 300th landing!

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1782898825767579826
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Bullseye for the 300th landing of a Falcon 9 booster!
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Landing #300!!   ;D

Congratulations, SpaceX, on this CREDIBLE
achievement!

It would seem silly to call it INcredible--which means "incapable of being believed."

How can you "not believe" something when presented with 300 pieces of evidence?
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