Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-53 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 23 April 2024 (22:17 UTC)  (Read 12570 times)

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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782915406535282713
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Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed.
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Falcon 9 launches 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida
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https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1783030734359556346
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CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 23 satellites from the @Starlink Group 6-53 launch (2024-076) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on Apr 23 at 2217 UTC: https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/04/23/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-flight-from-cape-canaveral/. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2024-076.
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That's 9 landings for this booster but 300 overall for SpaceX! 🔥

Welcome back F9 B1078! Now do it again... 😈
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Signet Warhorse III + JRTI + B1078 returned to PC on Apr 25 @ 6:16pm ET

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Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 6-53):

Booster B1078.9 turnaround time:
28 days 22 hours 35 minutes
(its previous mission was Starlink Group 6-46 on Mar 25, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 40.25 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.

Launchpad SLC-40 turnaround time:
4 days 23 hours 37 minutes
(the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 6-52 on Apr 18, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-40 is currently 5.08 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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