SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-63 : KSC LC-39A : 23/24 May 2024 (02:45 UTC)

• #20 by mn on 24 May, 2024 02:50
• Ignition and liftoff

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• #21 by mn on 24 May, 2024 02:58
• Re-entry, landing

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• #22 by mn on 24 May, 2024 02:59
• SECO. End of webcast

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• #23 by rsmath on 24 May, 2024 03:14
• Orbit appears to be nominal and the stage is set for a good visual opportunity of the upper stage and new Starlink bunch starting about 9:10 PM PT for California, Arizona, southern Nevada and southern Utah.  Only a very brief sighting for southern Colorado and New Mexico -- goes into orbital sunset about 20 degrees up from the horizon in Albuquerque followed not too long by a plume explosion which I assume is the upper stage deorbit burn ignition.
• #24 by catdlr on 24 May, 2024 03:31
• Full SpaceX replay in HD:
  
  
• #25 by catdlr on 24 May, 2024 03:32
• Summary Video:
  
  
• #26 by shiro on 24 May, 2024 03:38
• Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 6-63):
  
  Booster B1077.13 turnaround time:
  36 days 5 hours 19 minutes
  (its previous mission was Starlink Group 6-51 on Apr 17, 2024 UTC).
  
  FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 35.64 days *
  * – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.
  
  Launchpad LC-39A turnaround time:
  15 days 8 hours 3 minutes
  (the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 6-56 on May 8, 2024 UTC).
  
  FYI: median turnaround time for LC-39A is currently 17.29 days *
  * – based on the last 30 launches.
  
  The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on this spreadsheet online.
• #27 by mn on 24 May, 2024 03:54
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1793852670106878460
  
  

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  Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
• #28 by FutureSpaceTourist on 24 May, 2024 06:06
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1793850898172797436
  
  

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

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• #29 by catdlr on 24 May, 2024 19:48
• SpaceX - Starlink 6-63 - Flashback to Starlink #1
  
  

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  May 24, 2024, JOHN F. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER
  We do not usually film Starlink. With 2-3 launches pert week, the Cape really has turned into a "Spaceport". The crowds are rarely around watching launches which you can view from anywhere in central FL. We were set up for Starliner, but who knows when ??

  
  
  
  
• #30 by catdlr on 25 May, 2024 02:26
• #31 by zubenelgenubi on 25 May, 2024 05:01
• Belated update
  https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1793799610185715789
  

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  UPDATE #2: @SpaceX is now targeting a new backup launch opportunity for the @Starlink Group 6-63 launch on 2024-05-24 at 02:45:00 UTC with deployment at 03:50:22.300 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
  

  
  
• #32 by zubenelgenubi on 25 May, 2024 05:05
• https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1794052143491739808
  

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  CelesTrak has ephemeris-based SupGP data for all 23 satellites from the @Starlink Group 6-63 launch (2024-098) atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral on May 24 at 0245 UTC: https://spaceflightnow.com/2024/05/23/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-23-starlink-satellites-on-falcon-9-flight-from-nasas-kennedy-space-center/. Data for the launch can be found at: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?INTDES=2024-098.
  
• #33 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 May, 2024 05:59
• https://twitter.com/theeasternrange/status/1794568027750400481
  
  

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  Our contributors in Austin, TX spotted Starlink Group 6-63 this evening. These 23 Starlink satellites lifted off from historic LC-39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Thursday May 23rd at 10:45pm. @SpaceX @Starlink
  
  #SpaceX #starlink #space #satellite #earth #austin #texas #elonmusk
• #34 by FutureSpaceTourist on 27 May, 2024 03:35
• https://twitter.com/theeasternrange/status/1794907828626567529
  
  

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  Starlink 6-63 spotted this even over NE Florida. These 23 Starlink satellites lifted off from historic LC-39 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Thursday May 23rd at 10:45pm. @SpaceX @Starlink
  
  #SpaceX #starlink #space #satellite #earth #florida #spacecoast #elonmusk
• #35 by realnouns on 27 May, 2024 11:47
• Bob + JRTI + B1077 returned to PC on May 27 @ 12:05am ET

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• #36 by FutureSpaceTourist on 28 May, 2024 03:31
• https://twitter.com/_mgde_/status/1795229642573361439
  
  

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  Double trouble - Falcon 9 first stages B1080.8 (left) and B1077.13 (right) chilling in Port Canaveral. Recovery ops are ongoing!
  
  What’s your favorite booster in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 fleet? Mine just so happens to be B1077 😊
  
  📸 - @NASASpaceflight
  
  📺 - nsf.live/spacecoast

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