SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-64 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 31 May/1 June 2024 (02:37 UTC)

SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 6-64 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 31 May/1 June 2024 (02:37 UTC) by Galactic Penguin SST on 24 May, 2024 16:47
Thread for the Starlink 6-64 group launch.

Launched 1 June 2024, at 02:37:00 UTC (31 May 10:37 pm EDT), from CCSFS SLC-40, on booster 1076-14. The first stage successfully landed aboard A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Payload 23 Starlink V2 Mini satellites to 43 degree inclination orbit on a southeastern trajectory. Initial orbit 274 x 282 km.

Please use the Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.

Check the Starlink Index Thread for links to more Starlink information.
#1 by Galactic Penguin SST on 24 May, 2024 16:50
A1855/24 NOTAMN Q) FAJO/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/4144S02938E999 A) FAJO B) 2405310059 C) 2406060316 D) 31 MAY 0059-0553, 01 JUN 0033-0527, 02 JUN 0006-0500 2340-0434, 03 JUN 2314-0408, 04 JUN 2248-0342, 5 JUN 2222-0316. E) AREA BOUNDED BY (4256S 00224W, 4045S 00221W, 3210S 05700E, 3515S 05700E): SPACEX STARLINK 6-64 ROCKET RE-ENTRY OPS TAKING PLACE. APPLICABLE AIRSPACE DOWNGRADED TO GLASS G. F) SFC G) UNL

F1901/24 NOTAMN Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/1610S08231E999 A) YMMM B) 2405310059 C) 2406060316 D) 2405310059 TO 2405310553 2406010033 TO 2406010527 2406020006 TO 2406020500 2406022340 TO 2406030434 2406032314 TO 2406040408 2406042248 TO 2406050342 2406052222 TO 2406060316 E) ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND SPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE FALCON-9 STARLINK 6-64 WI THE FOLLOWING AREAS: 2033S 07500E 0746S 08927E 0853S 09228E 2422S 07500E TO BEGINNING PRIMARY LAUNCH 240531 BACKUP AS PER FIELD D F) SFC G) UNL

This will be the launch to make it 14 in a month: https://twitter.com/turkeybeaver/status/1793974512662266360

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#54 on the year and 11th launch of May. We have a shot at 14 this month… won’t be easy, but the team is laser focused on the goal and ensuring we do our work with safety and reliability as the priorities

Also @edwards345 pointed out that it’s exactly five years since the first Starlink launch! Exciting to think what the next five years will bring.
#2 by Ken the Bin on 25 May, 2024 02:39

NGA Rocket Launching notice.

The Starlink standard four hours and 31 minutes hazard period, implying a launch window of the first four hours.

Quote from: NGA

211606Z MAY 24
NAVAREA IV 599/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   302309Z TO 310340Z MAY, ALTERNATE
   312243Z MAY TO 010314Z JUN, 012216Z TO 020247Z, 
   022150Z TO 030221Z, 032124Z TO 040155Z, 042058Z 
   TO 050129Z AND 052032Z TO 060103Z JUN
   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 080-32.50W.
   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 THIS MSG 060203Z JUN 24.

Multi-launch Space Debris notices, but they only cover the first day of the launch period.

Quote from: NGA

240407Z APR 24
HYDROLANT 869/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   0001Z TO 2359Z DAILY 27 APR THRU 31 MAY
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
   30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
   42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010059Z JUN 24.//

Quote from: NGA

240407Z APR 24
HYDROPAC 1342/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 01, DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   0001Z TO 2359Z DAILY 27 APR THRU 31 MAY
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
   30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
   42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 010059Z JUN 24.//

#3 by zubenelgenubi on 25 May, 2024 07:15
Which first stage will be used for this launch? (semi-rhetorical question)

Falcon 9 first stages are now apparently cleared for use up to twenty times for non-crewed launches, although that number is apparently more restricted for Cargo Dragon or Cygnus than these other payloads.

1064.6 and 1065.6 are the Falcon Heavy side boosters for Europa Clipper. 1072.1 and 1086.1 are assigned as the Falcon Heavy side boosters for GOES-U.

1073.16 and 1076.14 may undergo modifications to become Falcon Heavy side boosters for a future launch, but both are currently available for "single-stick" launches. (I personally wonder if the above will be done.)

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 08 May, 2024 19:02
B1083 is for Polaris Dawn?
Quote from: Chris Bergin tweet
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1083 is set to launch the Starlink 6-56 mission from 39A. [May 8]
Quote from: Jared Isaacman tweet
["The Phantom Menace" meme]
"We will watch your career with great interest."

Quote from: SpaceX tweet
Blue seas and blue skies for Falcon 9 landing. [May 8]
Quote from: Jared Isaacman tweet
Welcome back 1083

Available first stages, with UTC date of most recent recovery:
1076.14 Apr 28
1067.20 May 3
1069.16 May 6
1083.4 May 8 Polaris Dawn?

Edit May 31: It's B1076.14.

Edited
#4 by OneSpeed on 25 May, 2024 09:56
Quote from: Ken the Bin on 25 May, 2024 02:39
NGA Rocket Launching notice.

Maps from the NGA notices. Almost identical to 6-60, which launched from SLC-40.
#5 by zubenelgenubi on 25 May, 2024 21:28
There will not be enough time to turn around ASOG after the May 27 launch.

So, JRTI should be the ASDS.

I think LC-39A is, or will soon be, transitioning to Falcon Heavy operations.

I expect this launch, and all other Falcon 9 Florida June launches, will depart from SLC-40.

The June Starlink launches should alternate between ASOG and JRTI.

What remains to be revealed is when the Florida Starlink Group 7 and Group 8 launches will begin.
#6 by Ken the Bin on 27 May, 2024 13:49

The NGA has created two new multi-launch Space Debris notices (the same notice for two different Navigational Areas), then canceled the old ones that ended at the end of May.

The new ones still start on April 27, the day that the old ones started, but run just through June 4, which covers all of 6-60, but does not cover all of this launch.

Quote from: NGA

271234Z MAY 24
HYDROPAC 1817/24(57,61,71).
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 02, DNC 03.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   270001Z APR TO 042359Z JUN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
   30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
   42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 050100Z JUN 24.

Quote from: NGA

HYDROLANT 1129/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 01
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   270001Z APR TO 042359Z JUN
   IN AREA BOUND BY
   08-53.00S 092-28.00E, 07-46.00S 089-27.00E,
   30-12.00S 061-09.00E, 40-45.00S 002-21.00W,
   42-56.00S 002-24.00W, 32-16.00S 063-10.00E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 050100Z JUN 24.

Quote from: NGA

271247Z MAY 24
HYDROLANT 1130/24(57,61,71).
EASTERN SOUTH ATLANTIC.
DNC 01.
CANCEL HYDROLANT 869/24 AND THIS MSG.

Quote from: NGA

271247Z MAY 24
HYDROPAC 1818/24(57,61,71).
INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 02, DNC 03.
CANCEL HYDROPAC 1342/24 AND THIS MSG.

#7 by zubenelgenubi on 27 May, 2024 17:01
Given that Starlink 6-60 did not launch today, May 27, and both launches are launching/will likely launch from SLC-40, then I suspect Starlink 6-64 will also be delayed one day to May 31.
#8 by Ken the Bin on 28 May, 2024 13:08

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

Quote from: NGA

281047Z MAY 24
NAVAREA IV 611/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   312243Z MAY TO 010314Z JUN, ALTERNATE
   012216Z TO 020247Z, 022150Z TO 030221Z,
   032124Z TO 040155Z, 042058Z TO 050129Z,
   AND 052032Z TO 060103Z JUN
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-30.00N 080-10.00W, 28-39.00N 080-28.00W,
      28-39.00N 080-37.69W, 28-29.35N 080-32.50W,
      28-23.00N 080-19.00W, 28-21.00N 080-11.00W,
      28-24.00N 080-09.00W, 28-30.00N 080-10.00W.
   B. 25-36.00N 074-03.00W, 26-06.00N 074-58.00W,
      26-15.00N 076-00.00W, 25-58.00N 075-59.00W,
      25-18.00N 075-00.00W, 25-08.00N 074-38.00W,
      25-06.00N 074-16.00W, 25-09.00N 074-01.00W,
      25-23.00N 073-53.00W, 25-36.00N 074-03.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 599/24.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 060203Z JUN 24.

#9 by zubenelgenubi on 30 May, 2024 00:35
Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated May 28 after Starlink 6-60 launch; my bold:
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The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Starlink batch from pad 40 on May 31 at 6:43-10:43 p.m. EDT. Upcoming launches include more Starlink batches. A Falcon 9 will launch the SES-24/Astra 1P communications satellite for SES from pad 40 on mid-June.
#10 by zubenelgenubi on 30 May, 2024 10:30
When did JRTI depart?

Edit May 30: ASOG is recovering the 1st stage.
#11 by FutureSpaceTourist on 30 May, 2024 12:32
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1796155564465991815

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ASOG droneship is back to sea to support Starlink 6-64.

This was a potential turnaround record of just four hours from docking with F9 from the previous mission to undocking for the next.

Busy times.... nsf.live/spacecoast
#12 by FutureSpaceTourist on 30 May, 2024 14:04
L-1 launch weather forecast is 90% GO, all additional risk criteria are low

Falcon 9 Starlink 6-64 L-1 Forecast - 31 May Launch.pdf
#13 by zubenelgenubi on 30 May, 2024 14:09
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 30 May, 2024 12:32
Quote from: Gav Cornwall tweet
ASOG droneship is back to sea to support Starlink 6-64.

This was a potential turnaround record of just four hours from docking with F9 from the previous mission to undocking for the next.

Busy times.... nsf.live/spacecoast

https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1796158349869789599
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Doug also underway and following behind.
#14 by realnouns on 30 May, 2024 15:08
Signet Warhorse I + ASOG departed PC on May 30 @ 8:42am ET
#15 by realnouns on 30 May, 2024 15:10
Doug departed PC on May 30 @ 8:51am ET
#16 by Galactic Penguin SST on 31 May, 2024 00:47
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1796341328118431911

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CelesTrak has pre-launch SupGP data for the @Starlink Group 6-64 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-05-31 at 23:43:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-64. Deployment of 23 satellites 2024-06-01 at 00:48:18.980 UTC. Data for 5 backup opportunities also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
#17 by FutureSpaceTourist on 31 May, 2024 13:58
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1796541373476491496

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

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-64

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SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 31 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 7:47 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 10:23 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Saturday, June 1 starting at 7:08 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 14th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-26, OneWeb Launch 16, Intelsat IS-40e, O3b mPOWER, Ovzon 3, EUTELSAT 36D, and seven Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.

B1076-14

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1796601313712824655
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UPDATE #1: @SpaceX has adjusted the time for the @Starlink Group 6-64 launch to 2024-05-31 at 23:47:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g6-64. Deployment of 23 satellites at 2024-06-01 at 00:52:18.980 UTC. Data for 3 backup launch opportunities also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
#18 by Galactic Penguin SST on 31 May, 2024 18:27
And big delay in the night already:

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-64
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...Liftoff is targeted for 10:11 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 10:37 p.m. ET.

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1796684670362661247
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UPDATE #2: @SpaceX is now targeting the 2nd backup launch opportunity for the @Starlink Group 6-64 launch on 2024-06-01 at 02:11:00 UTC with deployment at 03:16:18.980 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1796711714354057587
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Less than one hour to tonight's Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink from Florida. Teams are keeping an eye on winds, but otherwise looking good to step into propellant load.
#19 by Steven Pietrobon on 31 May, 2024 22:04
PDF of online press kit and link to X livestream.

https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwjELoMbJB

Starlink Group 6-64.pdf
#20 by Ken the Bin on 31 May, 2024 23:59
NSF webcast (video id T40HpZ3Jj3g):
#21 by Ken the Bin on 01 Jun, 2024 01:43
Now targeting 02:37 UTC (the last listed launch opportunity).

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-64

Quote from: SpaceX
SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 31 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 10:37 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Saturday, June 1 starting at 7:08 p.m. ET.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1796714487866953932
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Launch team now targeting the end of tonight's window to allow recovery assets to get into final position. Counting down now to launch at 10:37 p.m. ET.

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1796726057405722811
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UPDATE #3: @SpaceX is now targeting the 3rd backup launch opportunity for the @Starlink Group 6-64 launch on 2024-06-01 at 02:37:00 UTC with deployment at 03:42:18.980 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
#22 by Galactic Penguin SST on 01 Jun, 2024 01:45
Quote from: Ken the Bin on 01 Jun, 2024 01:43
Now targeting 02:37 UTC (the last listed launch opportunity).

https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-64

Quote from: SpaceX
SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 31 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 10:37 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Saturday, June 1 starting at 7:08 p.m. ET.

And the cause is...

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Launch team now targeting the end of tonight's window to allow recovery assets to get into final position. Counting down now to launch at 10:37 p.m. ET.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1796714487866953932
#23 by ZachS09 on 01 Jun, 2024 02:10
That's a weird reason for a launch delay; waiting for recovery assets to get into final position.

I wonder what caused them to not be in their final positions earlier this evening. Are the recovery teams getting a bit fatigued from all these fast turnarounds?
#24 by Galactic Penguin SST on 01 Jun, 2024 02:35
Quote from: ZachS09 on 01 Jun, 2024 02:10
That's a weird reason for a launch delay; waiting for recovery assets to get into final position.

I wonder what caused them to not be in their final positions earlier this evening. Are the recovery teams getting a bit fatigued from all these fast turnarounds?

Perhaps because this particular turn around is breaking the record by a long shot.
Currently tracking 3 days 12 hours 13 minutes between consecutive launches with ASOG (previous record is 4 days 6 hours 11 minutes).
#25 by r8ix on 01 Jun, 2024 02:38
Quote from: Galactic Penguin SST on 01 Jun, 2024 02:35
Quote from: ZachS09 on 01 Jun, 2024 02:10
That's a weird reason for a launch delay; waiting for recovery assets to get into final position.

I wonder what caused them to not be in their final positions earlier this evening. Are the recovery teams getting a bit fatigued from all these fast turnarounds?

Perhaps because this particular turn around is breaking the record by a long shot.
Currently tracking 3 days 12 hours 13 minutes between consecutive launches with ASOG (previous record is 4 days 6 hours 11 minutes).
Well, they better be ready, because it's on the way…!
#26 by r8ix on 01 Jun, 2024 02:49
Quote from: r8ix on 01 Jun, 2024 02:38
Well, they better be ready, because it's on the way…!

Well, it landed nicely, so the ASDS was there on time. 😀
#27 by Ron Lee on 01 Jun, 2024 02:51
Starlink 6-64 launched at ~~10:11~~ 10:37 PM EDT on 31 May 2024. This is 26 minutes later than the 10:11 PM EDT launch time that I used to generate the data below so add 26 minutes to all the times below for each city and allow 1-2 minutes uncertainty.

I will be using 9:40:45 PM MDT (or adjusted for other time zones) as the start of the event window. It may start roughly 1.5 minutes later. 9:40:45 + 26 minutes = 10:06:45 PM MDT / 9:06:45 PM PDT or MST

Shadow entry around 10:08:40 PM MDT, 9:08:40 PM PDT/MST. (updated for the 10:37 PM EDT launch time).

Azimuth and elevation explained

Go outside at least ten minutes early to allow your eyes time to adapt to the darkness. Allow some uncertainty in time and azimuth/elevation.

Data format: I list the local time followed by two numbers separated by a "/" Those two numbers are azimuth/elevation.

Add 26 minutes to all the times below;

1) Albuquerque, NM

9:40:45 PM MDT 287/5 Deorbit event

2) Colorado Springs, CO

9:40:45 PM MDT 270/5 Deorbit event. Moving to the southeast. Maximum elevation 15 degrees.

3) Dallas

10:40:45 PM CDT 287/0 Deorbit event. It may occur just as it rises or soon after. Moving left and up (southeast)

4) El Paso, TX

9:40:45 PM MDT 302/1 Deorbit event. The second stage is moving almost straight up...just a little movement to the south as it rises.

5) Las Vegas, NV

8:40:45 PM PDT 290/23 Deorbit event
8:42:07 PM PDT 209/75 Maximum elevation

6) Phoenix AZ

8:40:45 PM MST 303/12 Deorbit event.
8:43:00 PM MST 28/79 Maximum elevation. It is moving clockwise (right) and up.

7) Salt Lake City, UT

9:40:45 PM MDT 251/13 Deorbit event
9:42:05 PM MDT 210/20 Maximum elevation

San Diego, CA

8:40:45 PM PDT 328/19 Deorbit event
8:42:06 PM PDT 26/37 Maximum elevation. It is moving clockwise (right) and up.
#28 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:02
Full Broadcast Replay in HD
#29 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:06
Summary Video
#30 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:24
https://twitter.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/1796736037739270432

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This landing is special because the recovery team just chattered our fastest ever landing to landing turn. Roughly 84 hours between two booster touchdowns on ASOG. It traveled roughly 640 nautical miles in that time with only 3.5 hrs at the dock to drop off a rocket.

Unreal!!! Well done recovery team!!!

https://twitter.com/Alexphysics13/status/1796735200086409330

https://twitter.com/MarcusHouse/status/1796736873085481222
#31 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:27
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1796737792887701608

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Jonathan McDowell
@planet4589
LAUNCH at 0237 UTC Jun 1 of Starlink Group 6-64 from Canaveral on SpaceX Falcon 9
7:57 PM · May 31, 2024
#32 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:40
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1796735051746758966

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Landing burn and touchdown of Falcon 9 on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship
#33 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:44
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1796749258076664271

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Deploy of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
#34 by shiro on 01 Jun, 2024 03:59
Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 6-64):

Booster B1076.14 turnaround time:
33 days 4 hours 29 minutes
(its previous mission was Starlink Group 6-54 on Apr 28, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 34.92 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.

Launchpad SLC-40 turnaround time:
3 days 12 hours 13 minutes
(the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 6-60 on May 28, 2024 UTC).

The turnaround time of SLC-40 achieved by SpaceX today ranks as the 2nd best ever, with the record remaining at 2 days and 20 hours between the launches of Starlink Group 6-48 and Starlink Group 6-49 in April, 2024.

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.
#35 by Ron Lee on 01 Jun, 2024 04:31
I saw the de-orbit event first at 10:06:25 PM MDT as it rose over the roof of a distant house. It could have started TBD seconds before I saw it in binoculars. Elevation about four degrees. It became an easy naked eye object.

I watched it dim as it entered Earth's shadow then around 10:09:06 PM there was a short lived burst upward of what was perhaps a gas/propellant. How I saw it when it was in shadow is unknown.
#36 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 04:37
Quote from: Ron Lee on 01 Jun, 2024 04:31
I saw the de-orbit event first at 10:06:25 PM MDT as it rose over the roof of a distant house. It could have started TBD seconds before I saw it in binoculars. Elevation about four degrees. It became an easy naked eye object.

I watched it dim as it entered Earth's shadow then around 10:09:06 PM there was a short lived burst upward of what was perhaps a gas/propellant. How I saw it when it was in shadow is unknown.

Ron,
Your post, when I first read it, sounded like the basis for a poem. I know that sounds strange, but it does. I took the liberty to use your post and an AI to generate the following:

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“Stardust’s Descent”

I glimpsed the cosmic ballet, A de-orbit waltz in twilight’s sway, At 10:06:25 PM, MDT’s embrace, As it pirouetted over distant space.

A distant house played an audience, Its roof a stage for celestial cadence, TBD seconds prior, it stirred unseen, In binoculars’ gaze, a stellar dream.

Elevation—barely four degrees, Yet it danced, unshackled and free, An easy naked-eye companion, A fleeting star, my silent champion.

But then, oh then, it dimmed its glow and slipped into Earth’s shadow’s flow, Around 10:09:06 PM, a gasp of surprise, A burst of life—a propellant’s rise.

How it shimmered in twilight’s veil, A secret encore, a celestial tale, And as shadows whispered their refrain, I wondered: How much more remains?

For in that fleeting moment’s grace, I glimpsed the cosmos face to face, A stardust waltz, a silent plea, To unravel the unknown mystery.

So let it linger in memory’s keep, That de-orbit’s dance, both bold and deep, And when night’s curtain falls once more, Perhaps it’ll pirouette by my door.

AI
#37 by Comga on 01 Jun, 2024 05:03
Something strange was visible in the webcast around time mark 3:08.
Just after fairing separation, a glint is seen for a few seconds on the edge of a few of the Starlink satellites.
It lasts about three seconds in the video and can be seen in the attached image, near the lower right corner.
Because of the gold color and position, my (professional) impression is that it is light from the second stage engine, loosely focused by the shiny concave inner surface of the fairing half onto the Starlnks, and reflected and/or scattered back to the camera on top of the second stage.
It was curious, indeed.
#38 by FutureSpaceTourist on 01 Jun, 2024 05:08
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1796750829954978225

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Falcon 9 launching 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida on our 14th launch in May. Congratulations to the entire SpaceX team on continuously raising the bar for rapid and reliable launch
#39 by FutureSpaceTourist on 01 Jun, 2024 08:30
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1796784064101224455

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Great work by the SpaceX Falcon team launching 14 times in a single month!

Irrespective of the temporal frame of reference, 14 F9 orbital flights in under 30 days is very impressive.
#40 by realnouns on 03 Jun, 2024 13:26
Doug returned to PC on Jun 2 @ 9:03pm ET
#41 by realnouns on 03 Jun, 2024 18:02
Signet Warhorse I + ASOG + B1076 returned to PC on Jun 3 @ 11:28am ET