SpaceX F9 : WorldView Legion Flight 2 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 15 Aug 2024 (13:00 UTC)

[lucas071200]

Small correction B1085.2 is set aside for crew-9.
B1085.1 will fly on a Starlink mission before.

[Ken the Bin]

NGA Rocket Launching notice.

090932Z AUG 24
NAVAREA IV 944/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   141300Z TO 141628Z AUG, ALTERNATE 
   1300Z TO 1628Z DAILY 15 THRU 20 AUG
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-38.29N 080-37.18W, 28-45.00N 080-24.00W,
      28-42.00N 080-22.00W, 28-31.00N 080-25.00W,
      28-26.79N 080-32.07W, 28-26.86N 080-32.12W.
   B. 30-42.00N 077-34.00W, 32-00.00N 076-20.00W,
      31-59.00N 075-34.00W, 31-35.00N 075-15.00W,
      31-04.00N 075-33.00W, 30-30.00N 077-22.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 201728Z AUG 24.//

[OneSpeed]

NOTAM is out:

NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Maps from the combined notices.

[zubenelgenubi]

Due to today's Starlink 8-3 scrub, these Florida launches are now scheduled for the same morning.

Starlink 10-7  11:27 UTC = 7:27 am EDT  LC-39A
Starlink 8-3    12:50 UTC = 8:50 am EDT  SLC-40

This launch, also from SLC-40, may be delayed one day to August 15 circa 13:00 UTC.

My bold:

Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated August 9 (after Starlink 8-3 scrub):

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on August 10 at 8:50-10:48 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch a Starlink batch from pad 39A on August 10 earliest at 7:27-11:27 a.m. EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch the Worldview Legion 3 & 4 satellites from pad 40 on August 14 at 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the Polaris Dawn spaceflight participant mission from pad 39A on August 26 in the early morning EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the BlueBird-1 mobile communication satellite for AST Mobile on early September. A Falcon 9 will launch the Galileo L13 navigation satellite mission for Europe on September TBD.

Edited

[Ken the Bin]

NGA Space Debris notice.

100457Z AUG 24
HYDROPAC 2653/24(61,75).
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   1523Z TO 1844Z DAILY 14 THRU 20 AUG
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   44-25.00S 097-50.00E, 42-39.00S 098-46.00E,
   38-45.00S 084-21.00E, 40-32.00S 083-27.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 201944Z AUG 24.

[Ken the Bin]

Cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice postponing to August 15.

101247Z AUG 24
NAVAREA IV 950/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   151300Z TO 151628Z AUG, ALTERNATE 
   1300Z TO 1628Z DAILY 16 THRU 20 AUG
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-38.29N 080-37.18W, 28-45.00N 080-24.00W,
      28-42.00N 080-22.00W, 28-31.00N 080-25.00W,
      28-26.79N 080-32.07W, 28-26.86N 080-32.12W.
   B. 30-42.00N 077-34.00W, 32-00.00N 076-20.00W,
      31-59.00N 075-34.00W, 31-35.00N 075-15.00W,
      31-04.00N 075-33.00W, 30-30.00N 077-22.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 944/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 201728Z AUG 24.

[zubenelgenubi]

SFN Launch Schedule, updated August 10:
Launch 15 August ~14:00 UTC = ~10:00 am EDT

[realnouns]

Bob departed PC on Aug 13 @ 8:16pm ET

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1823687261193384076

SpaceX recovery ship Bob departed Port Canaveral overnight to recover the fairing for the WorldView Legion 3 & 4 mission. The booster will return and land at LZ-1.

[Martin_G]

https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:

FALCON 9 DIGITAL GLOBE 2 (X2379), CCSFS/KSC, FL
PRIMARY:   08/15/24   1300Z-1428Z
BACKUP(S):   08/16-20/24   1300Z-1628Z

[Ken the Bin]

L-1 weather forecast. 80% 'Go' for August 15. 90% 'Go' for August 16. Upper-Level Wind Shear risk is Low-Moderate for August 15. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low.

[GewoonLukas_]

Booster B1076-16

SpaceX is targeting Thursday, August 15 for launch of the Maxar 2 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The 60-minute window opens at 9:00 a.m. ET. If needed, a backup launch opportunity is available on Friday, August 16 with a three-hour window opening at 9:00 a.m. ET.

Maxar 2 is the second of three missions with Maxar to deliver their six WorldView Legion satellites to orbit. Earlier this year, Falcon 9 launched the first two WorldView Legion satellites to orbit from California.

A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX.

This will be the 16th flight for the Falcon 9 first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, Eutelsat 36D, Turksat 6A, and eight Starlink missions. After stage separation, the first stage will land on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=maxar2

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1823812606718828575

Targeting Thursday, August 15 for a Falcon 9 launch of the @Maxar 2 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida → http://spacex.com/launches

Twitter/X Webcast: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1yoJMyQzMOdJQ

SpaceX Mission Patch:

[Ken the Bin]

Cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

No change to the schedule, just some changes to the Location B coordinates.

141954Z AUG 24
NAVAREA IV 975/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   151300Z TO 151628Z AUG, ALTERNATE 
   1300Z TO 1628Z DAILY 16 THRU 20 AUG
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-38.29N 080-37.18W, 28-45.00N 080-24.00W,
      28-42.00N 080-22.00W, 28-31.00N 080-25.00W,
      28-26.79N 080-32.07W, 28-26.86N 080-32.12W.
   B. 30-24.00N 078-05.00W, 32-00.00N 076-20.00W,
      31-59.00N 075-34.00W, 31-35.00N 075-15.00W,
      31-04.00N 075-33.00W, 30-12.00N 077-54.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 950/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 201728Z AUG 24.

[Ken the Bin]

NSF webcast (video id cju0XNW2Ut0):

[catdlr]

Here is a consolidated post of available video links for this launch:

SpaceX direct live broadcast on Twitter:  https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1yoJMyQzMOdJQ

Space Affairs YouTube (SpaceX Re-broadcast):  https://youtube.com/watch?v=o12UhwZY4gQ

NSF Live Coverage: https://youtube.com/watch?v=cju0XNW2Ut0

Replay supplied by The Space Devs (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

[Steven Pietrobon]

PDF of online press kit.

[OneSpeed]

Cancel-and-replace NGA Rocket Launching notice.

No change to the schedule, just some changes to the Location B coordinates.

Area B has been extended uprange by 60km.

[StraumliBlight]

https://twitter.com/Maxar/status/1823836645415686261

Here’s a peek at the mission patch for tomorrow's launch of our next two WorldView Legion satellites!

The two gold stars symbolize that these are the third and fourth satellites in our first block of six WorldView Legions.

[zubenelgenubi]

NSF webcast has begun.  Screencaps from same.

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1824054559150379029

SpaceX Falcon 9 B1076-16 is set to launch two WorldView Legion satellites from SLC-40. The booster will be RTLS to LZ-1.

Overview:
https://nasaspaceflight.com/2024/08/launch-roundup-081224/

Live:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=cju0XNW2Ut0

[zubenelgenubi]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1824059914282811764

Propellant load has begun for Falcon 9’s launch of the @Maxar 2 mission from Florida. All systems are looking good, and weather is currently 70% favorable for liftoff.