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#20 by Ken the Bin on 31 May, 2024 23:59
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NSF webcast (video id T40HpZ3Jj3g):
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#21 by Ken the Bin on 01 Jun, 2024 01:43
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Now targeting 02:37 UTC (the last listed launch opportunity).
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-64Quote from: SpaceXSpaceX 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/1796714487866953932QuoteLaunch 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/1796726057405722811QuoteUPDATE #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/.
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#22 by Galactic Penguin SST on 01 Jun, 2024 01:45
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Now targeting 02:37 UTC (the last listed launch opportunity).
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-6-64Quote from: SpaceXSpaceX 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...QuoteLaunch 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
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#23 by ZachS09 on 01 Jun, 2024 02:10
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That's a weird reason for a launch delay; waiting for recovery assets to get into final position.
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#24 by Galactic Penguin SST on 01 Jun, 2024 02:35
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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
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Well, they better be ready, because it's on the way…!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). -
#26 by r8ix on 01 Jun, 2024 02:49
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Well, they better be ready, because it's on the way…!
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#27 by Ron Lee on 01 Jun, 2024 02:51
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Starlink 6-64 launched at
10:1110:37 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
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#28 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:02
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Full Broadcast Replay in HD
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#29 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:06
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Summary Video
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#30 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:24
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https://twitter.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/1796736037739270432Quote
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
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#31 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:27
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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1796737792887701608Quote
Jonathan McDowell
@planet4589
LAUNCH at 0237 UTC Jun 1 of Starlink Group 6-64 from Canaveral on SpaceX Falcon 9
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#32 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:40
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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1796735051746758966Quote
Landing burn and touchdown of Falcon 9 on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship
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#33 by catdlr on 01 Jun, 2024 03:44
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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1796749258076664271Quote
Deploy of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
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#34 by shiro on 01 Jun, 2024 03:59
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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.
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#35 by Ron Lee on 01 Jun, 2024 04:31
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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
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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:Quote“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.
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#37 by Comga on 01 Jun, 2024 05:03
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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.
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#38 by FutureSpaceTourist on 01 Jun, 2024 05:08
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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1796750829954978225Quote
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
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#39 by FutureSpaceTourist on 01 Jun, 2024 08:30
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1796784064101224455Quote
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.
San Diego, CA