SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-53 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 23 April 2024 (22:17 UTC)

• #40 by Galactic Penguin SST on 23 Apr, 2024 23:01
• #41 by catdlr on 23 Apr, 2024 23:10
• Thanks to zubenelgenubi, Galatic and Pete for the coverage.  A wonderfull milestone occurred today.
• #42 by zubenelgenubi on 24 Apr, 2024 00:45
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782915406535282713
  

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  Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed.
• #43 by Galactic Penguin SST on 24 Apr, 2024 01:50
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1782923098658140336
  
  

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  Falcon 9 launches 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida

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• #44 by zubenelgenubi on 24 Apr, 2024 13:05
• 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.
  
• #45 by jedijeff123 on 24 Apr, 2024 16:00
• Viewed from Titan III rd

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• #46 by FutureSpaceTourist on 25 Apr, 2024 22:30
• https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1783624092056219729
  
  

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  That's 9 landings for this booster but 300 overall for SpaceX! 🔥
  
  Welcome back F9 B1078! Now do it again... 😈
  🎥 nsf.live/spacecoast
• #47 by Lewis007 on 26 Apr, 2024 06:29
• https://twitter.com/JerryPikePhoto/status/1783613303622648103
• #48 by Lewis007 on 26 Apr, 2024 06:29
• https://twitter.com/JerryPikePhoto/status/1783622088684642507
• #49 by Lewis007 on 26 Apr, 2024 06:29
• https://twitter.com/JerryPikePhoto/status/1783622967156519372
• #50 by Lewis007 on 26 Apr, 2024 06:39
• https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1783630297239593341
• #51 by realnouns on 26 Apr, 2024 11:35
• Signet Warhorse III + JRTI + B1078 returned to PC on Apr 25 @ 6:16pm ET

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• #52 by shiro on 27 Apr, 2024 17:03
• 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.
• #53 by realnouns on 01 May, 2024 13:20
• Quote from: realnouns on 01 May, 2024 13:19

  Bob returned to PC on Apr 30 @ 10:41pm ET