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#20 by FutureSpaceTourist on 04 Jun, 2024 19:53
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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1798080310527332715Quote
Targeting 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-8-5QuoteSpaceX 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.
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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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SpaceX Broadcast Link on Twitter: https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1vOxwjywLyEJB
Space Affairs YouTube (SpaceX Re-broadcast): https://youtube.com/watch?v=GYgdd1HpKqQ
Replay supplied by The Space Devs (15 min after the broadcast end): https://youtube.com/@thespacedevs/videos
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#23 by mn on 05 Jun, 2024 02:20
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Ignition and liftoff
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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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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1798192408364294299Quote
Deployment confirmed, marking more than 50 @Starlink satellites in orbit with Direct to Cell capabilities
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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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Items of note for this launch:Quote
The passive fairing half for this mission recently supported a @Starlink mission on May 22 – less than two weeks ago – marking our fastest launch-to-launch turn around for fairing refurbishment and reuse
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1798178272842490246QuoteFirst Direct to Cell launch from the Cape!
This brings our total DTC sat count in orbit to 51.
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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.
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#32 by FutureSpaceTourist on 05 Jun, 2024 03:44
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https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1798198791247663444Quote
Falcon 9 launches 20 @Starlink satellites – including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities – to orbit from Florida, completing this booster’s 20th launch and landing
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#33 by GewoonLukas_ on 05 Jun, 2024 07:21
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Managed to capture a photo of Starlink 8-5 from the UK about 20 minutes after launch. Can easily make out the stack of satellites and the second stage.
https://twitter.com/Ethan_Roberts02/status/1798192800053469449
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#34 by FutureSpaceTourist on 06 Jun, 2024 05:19
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https://twitter.com/carstenspete/status/1798465784097669498Quote
Last nights Starlink 8-5 from Cape Canaveral.
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#35 by FutureSpaceTourist on 07 Jun, 2024 11:32
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https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1799041500250357912Quote
Another beautiful morning in Florida as Falcon 9 returns from Starlink 8-5 atop JRTI droneship! nsf.live/spacecoast 🌞
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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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https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1799926499044364469Quote
SpaceX recovery ship Bob delivers a big haul of four fairing halves back to Florida, after concurrently supporting the Starlink 8-5 and 10-1 missions this week. 🎥 nsf.live/spacecoast
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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