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SpaceX F9 : Starlink group 8-5 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 4/5 June 2024 (02:16 UTC)
by
zubenelgenubi
on 27 May, 2024 21:38
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Thread for the Starlink 8-5 group launch.
Launch 5 June 2024, at 02:16:00 UTC (4 June 10:16 pm EDT), from CCSFS SLC-40, on booster 1067-20. The first stage successfully landed aboard Just Read the Instructions.Payload 13 Direct-to-Cell and 7 Starlink V2 Mini satellites (total 20) to 53 degree inclination orbit on a northeastern trajectory. Initial orbit 273 x 286 km.
Please use the
Starlink Discussion Thread for all general discussion on Starlink.
Check the
Starlink Index Thread for links to more Starlink information.
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#1
by
zubenelgenubi
on 27 May, 2024 22:25
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Starlink 6-60 launch May 28 UTC from SLC-40,
ASOG 1st stage recovery
Starlink 6-64 likely will launch May 31 UTC from SLC-40, likely
JRTI first stage recovery
Starlink 6-6X likely will launch NET June 4 UTC from SLC-40, likely
ASOG 1st stage recovery
I think LC-39A is, or will soon be, transitioning to Falcon Heavy operations.
I expect [Starlink 6-64] 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.
Edit May 28: I find it interesting that SpaceX chose to go with
Starlink 8-5, skipping
8-4.
Also, noting that SpaceX has not yet started the Florida
Starlink Group 7 launches.
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#2
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 29 May, 2024 00:11
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Well the next Starlink launch has been filed and...it's Group 8-5, previous filed at the FCC to launch from the Cape.
F1956/24 NOTAMN
Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/5249S12008E999
A) YMMM
B) 2406040240 C) 2406100509
D) 2406040240 TO 2406040626
2406050217 TO 2406050626
2406060155 TO 2406060626
2406070133 TO 2406070616
2406080111 TO 2406080554
2406090048 TO 2406090531
2406100026 TO 2406100509
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 8-5 WI THE FOLLOWING
AREAS:
4903S 16101E
4711S 15859E
5117S 11527E
3952S 08205E
4136S 08009E
5337S 11428E TO BEGINNING
F) SFC G) UNL
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#3
by
OneSpeed
on 29 May, 2024 03:26
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Well the next Starlink launch has been filed and...it's Group 8-5, previous filed at the FCC to launch from the Cape.
Map from the NOTAM. Looks like a 53° orbital inclination rather than 43°.
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#4
by
zubenelgenubi
on 29 May, 2024 17:40
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Cross-posts:
Five Starlinks from Florida using the new landing area...
<snip>
0300-EX-ST-2024 Mission 2110 Starlink Group 8-5/Exuma trajectory
ASDS position:
North 24 29 51 West 76 25 36
and SpaceX being SpaceX...
<snip>
0308-EX-ST-2024 Mission 2110 Starlink Group 8-5/Northbound Trajectory
ASDS position:
North 32 29 0 West 76 0 28
Well the next Starlink launch has been filed and...it's Group 8-5, previous filed at the FCC to launch from the Cape.
Map from the NOTAM. Looks like a 53° orbital inclination rather than 43°.
Launch to the northeast would place the orbit's southernmost latitude south of Australia.
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#5
by
zubenelgenubi
on 30 May, 2024 00:36
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Ben Cooper's Launch Photography Viewing Guide; updated May 28 after
Starlink 6-60 launch; my
bold:
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.
If the Astra/SES launch goes on June 10 or 11 of "NET June 10," then
Starlink 8-5 and it will be consecutive SLC-40 launches.
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.)
B1083 is for Polaris Dawn?
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1083 is set to launch the Starlink 6-56 mission from 39A. [May 8]
["The Phantom Menace" meme]
"We will watch your career with great interest."
Blue seas and blue skies for Falcon 9 landing. [May 8]
Welcome back 1083
Available first stages, with UTC date of most recent recovery:
1076.14 Apr 28 Starlink 6-641067.20 May 3
1069.16 May 6
1083.4 May 8
Polaris Dawn?
1073.16 May 13
Edit June 4: It's B1067.20.
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#6
by
GewoonLukas_
on 30 May, 2024 06:15
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Delayed by 24 hours per this NOTAM:
F1966/24 NOTAMR F1956/24
Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/5249S12008E999
A) YMMM
B) 2406050217 C) 2406100509
D) 2406050217 TO 2406050626
2406060155 TO 2406060626
2406070133 TO 2406070616
2406080111 TO 2406080554
2406090048 TO 2406090531
2406100026 TO 2406100509
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 8-5 WI THE FOLLOWING
AREAS:
4903S 16101E
4711S 15859E
5117S 11527E
3952S 08205E
4136S 08009E
5337S 11428E TO BEGINNING
F) SFC G) UNL
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#7
by
Comga
on 31 May, 2024 01:17
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Delayed by 24 hours per this NOTAM:
F1966/24 NOTAMR F1956/24
Q) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/5249S12008E999
A) YMMM
B) 2406050217 C) 2406100509
D) 2406050217 TO 2406050626
2406060155 TO 2406060626
2406070133 TO 2406070616
2406080111 TO 2406080554
2406090048 TO 2406090531
2406100026 TO 2406100509
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 8-5 WI THE FOLLOWING
AREAS:
4903S 16101E
4711S 15859E
5117S 11527E
3952S 08205E
4136S 08009E
5337S 11428E TO BEGINNING
F) SFC G) UNL
Could you please help out those of us who struggle to translate the bare-bones compact format to common time?
I see “D) 2406050217 TO 2406050626”
and think: 2024 June 5 2:17 UTC to 6:26 UTC
Is my reading correct?
Wouldn't that be an over 26 hr delay?
That’s really “one day” but not “24 hrs”
(Yes, my engineering training and German heritage are showing but numbers are either correct or incorrect.)
If you are facile with these, could you and our other knowledgeable contributors please just include the common time label in your posts?
Thank you
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#8
by
GewoonLukas_
on 31 May, 2024 05:09
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Could you please help out those of us who struggle to translate the bare-bones compact format to common time?
I see “D) 2406050217 TO 2406050626”
and think: 2024 June 5 2:17 UTC to 6:26 UTC
Is my reading correct?
Yes, your reading is correct
Wouldn't that be an over 26 hr delay?
No. This NOTAM is for the reentry of the second stage, which doesn't start until after lift-off. There are people who know how to extrapolate the approximate launchtime using that information, but I'm not one of them.
If you are facile with these, could you and our other knowledgeable contributors please just include the common time label in your posts?
Thank you
I'll try to keep that in mind
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#9
by
JPSwartz1
on 31 May, 2024 16:45
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I’ll be close to Exuma next week. At one time 8-5 was going to be the first exuma landing if I’m not mistaken. Can anyone confirm if that’s still happening? I see something about NE trajectory now
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#10
by
Ken the Bin
on 01 Jun, 2024 11:04
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NGA Rocket Launching notice.
Note that this notice does not have the four hours and 31 minutes hazard period that has been standard for Starlink launches for quite a while, so a four-hour launch window is not implied.
There are no multi-launch Space Debris notices in effect for this launch.
010440Z JUN 24
NAVAREA IV 630/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
050004Z TO 050358Z JUN, ALTERNATE
052342Z TO 060358Z, 062320Z TO 070348Z,
072258Z TO 080326Z, 082235Z TO 090303Z AND
092213Z TO 100241Z JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.02N 080-37.70W, 28-52.00N 080-21.00W,
28-48.00N 080-15.00W, 28-37.00N 080-22.00W,
28-32.11N 080-33.73W.
B. 32-13.00N 076-41.00W, 33-04.00N 075-53.00W,
33-24.00N 075-03.00W, 33-16.00N 074-50.00W,
32-37.00N 075-04.00W, 31-58.00N 076-17.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 100341Z JUN 24.
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#11
by
OneSpeed
on 01 Jun, 2024 11:50
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NGA Rocket Launching notice.
Map from the NGA notice. ASDS 618km downrange.
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#12
by
Martin_G
on 01 Jun, 2024 17:44
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https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:
SPACE-X STARLINK 8-5 CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL
PRIMARY: 6/5/24 0004Z-0358Z
BACKUP: 6/5/24 2342Z-0358Z
6/6/24 2320Z-0348Z
6/7/24 2258Z-0326Z
6/8/24 2235Z-0303Z
6/9/24 2213Z-0241Z
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#13
by
Ken the Bin
on 03 Jun, 2024 04:40
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Somebody at Patrick must have been bored.
L-2 weather forecast. 90% 'Go' for both June 4/5 (00:04 UTC) and June 5 (23:42 UTC). All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
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#14
by
realnouns
on 03 Jun, 2024 13:29
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Signet Warhorse III + JRTI departed PC on Jun 2 @ 1:35pm ET
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#15
by
realnouns
on 03 Jun, 2024 13:30
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Bob departed PC on Jun 2 @ 8:40pm ET
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#16
by
Ken the Bin
on 03 Jun, 2024 19:39
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A new NGA Rocket Launching notice with some changes to the Location B coordinates. I'm pretty sure this should have been a cancel-and-replace, but it isn't, so both notices will be in effect.
031737Z JUN 24
NAVAREA IV 636/24(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
050004Z TO 050358Z JUN, ALTERNATE
052342Z TO 060358Z, 062320Z TO 070348Z
072258Z TO 080326Z, 082235Z TO 090303Z, AND
092213Z TO 100241Z JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
A. 28-39.02N 080-37.70W, 28-52.00N 080-21.00W,
28-48.00N 080-15.00W, 28-37.00N 080-22.00W,
28-32.11N 080-33.73W.
B. 32-02.00N 076-52.00W, 33-04.00N 075-53.00W,
33-24.00N 075-03.00W, 33-16.00N 074-50.00W,
32-37.00N 075-04.00W, 31-48.00N 076-35.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 100341Z JUN 24.
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#17
by
Ken the Bin
on 03 Jun, 2024 21:35
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L-1 weather forecast. 90% 'Go' for June 4/5 (00:04 UTC). 80%->90% 'Go' for June 5 (23:42 UTC). All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
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#18
by
OneSpeed
on 04 Jun, 2024 02:07
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A new NGA Rocket Launching notice with some changes to the Location B coordinates. I'm pretty sure this should have been a cancel-and-replace, but it isn't, so both notices will be in effect.
They've extended area B. about 30km uprange. Agree it should be cancel-and-replace.
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#19
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 04 Jun, 2024 16:39
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#20
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 04 Jun, 2024 19:53
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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1798080310527332715Targeting tonight for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities →
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-8-5SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, June 4 for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 10:16 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Wednesday, June 5 starting at 7:50 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 20th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched CRS-22, Crew-3, Turksat 5B, Crew-4, CRS-25, Eutelsat HOTBIRD 13G, mPOWER-a, PSN SATRIA, Telkomsat Merah Putih 2, and 10 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
B1067.20
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#21
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 04 Jun, 2024 22:09
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#22
by
catdlr
on 04 Jun, 2024 22:14
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#23
by
mn
on 05 Jun, 2024 02:20
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#24
by
mn
on 05 Jun, 2024 02:22
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MECO, stage separation, and 2nd stage ignition
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#25
by
mn
on 05 Jun, 2024 02:23
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Fairing deploy.
Nice earth background behind grid fin deploy
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#26
by
mn
on 05 Jun, 2024 02:28
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Landed, SECO 1, End of webcast.
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#27
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 05 Jun, 2024 03:19
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#28
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 05 Jun, 2024 03:29
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Launch highlights:
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#29
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 05 Jun, 2024 03:29
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Full webcast:
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#30
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 05 Jun, 2024 03:31
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#31
by
shiro
on 05 Jun, 2024 03:42
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Some reusability stats for this launch (Starlink Group 8-5):
Booster B1067.20 turnaround time:
32 days 23 hours 39 minutes(its previous mission was Starlink Group 6-55 on May 3, 2024 UTC).
FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 34.78 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.
Launchpad SLC-40 turnaround time:
3 days 23 hours 39 minutes(the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 6-64 on Jun 1, 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.
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#32
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 05 Jun, 2024 03:44
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#33
by
GewoonLukas_
on 05 Jun, 2024 07:21
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#34
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 06 Jun, 2024 05:19
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#35
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 07 Jun, 2024 11:32
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#36
by
realnouns
on 07 Jun, 2024 13:43
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Signet Warhorse III + ASOG + B1067 returned to PC on Jun 7 @ 6:54am ET
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#37
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 09 Jun, 2024 22:09
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#38
by
realnouns
on 09 Jun, 2024 22:09
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Bob returned to PC on Jun 9 @ 5:31pm ET