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#20
by
Ken the Bin
on 11 Jun, 2024 18:00
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The primary launch opportunity is now 2024-06-12 21:20:00 UTC per this CelesTrak update.
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1800581921094992261UPDATE #1: @SpaceX has provided new data for the @Starlink Group 10-2 launch, now set for 2024-06-12 at 21:20:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g10-2. Deployment of 22 satellites at 22:12:53.660 UTC. Data for 9 backup launch opportunities also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Launch: 2024-06-12 21:20:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-12 22:12:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-12 22:00:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-12 22:52:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-12 22:10:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-12 23:02:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-12 22:54:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-12 23:46:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-12 23:16:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 00:08:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-12 23:42:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 00:34:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-12 23:52:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 00:44:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 00:52:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 01:44:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 01:06:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 01:58:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 01:08:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 02:00:53.660 UTC.
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#21
by
Ron Lee
on 11 Jun, 2024 21:28
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Opinion based upon a 13 June 2024 (local time at launch site) launch:
The latest launch per element set data from Dr Kelso is at 8:32 PM EDT. Local civil twilight is at 8:47 PM EDT. If I were along the path I would look but it may not be ideal lighting conditions.
Outdated information based upon a 12 June 2024 (local time) launch below:
I would put the best launch times for jellyfish effects at 8:52 PM, 9:06 PM and 9:08 PM EDT. With a northeast trajectory eastern portions of GA, SC, NC and VA might see it as well.
Launch site sun events:
Sunset: 8:20 PM EDT
Civil twilight: 8:47 PM EDT
Nautical twilight: 9:22 PM EDT
Astronomical twilight: 9:56 PM EDT
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#22
by
Perchlorate
on 11 Jun, 2024 22:16
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I would put the best launch times for jellyfish effects at 8:52 PM, 9:06 PM and 9:08 PM EDT. With a northeast trajectory eastern portions of GA, SC, NC and VA might see it as well.
Agreed. Sunset will be about 8:23 ET in my area.
I'm on NC Outer Banks. Previous NE-bound launch, Starlink 10-1, launched just before 10 p.m....late in the window. Had a nice view from my deck of the 2nd half of Stage 2 flight. It was a pretty sight, but plume was not brightly lit. Hope for better tomorrow night.
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#23
by
Ron Lee
on 11 Jun, 2024 22:31
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I'm on NC Outer Banks. Previous NE-bound launch, Starlink 10-1, launched just before 10 p.m....late in the window. Had a nice view from my deck of the 2nd half of Stage 2 flight. It was a pretty sight, but plume was not brightly lit. Hope for better tomorrow night.
10-1 launched at 9:56 PM EDT so around astronomical twilight. I looked at the launch video and did not see any sunlight on the booster up to about 117 km and higher for the second stage. Some folks did get photos of it including one person using night vision equipment. It is possible that the second stage engine was illuminating the plume a little but it was in Earth shadow making it a lesser visual experience.
Hence the last three launch times for 10-2 may turn out much better.
If I had ascent trajectory data (longitude, latitude, height) as a function of time I have a program that would show when it was sunlit.
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#24
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 12 Jun, 2024 01:42
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Targeting Wednesday, June 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → http://spacex.com/launches
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1800676202409345293SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 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 5:20 p.m. ET, with backup opportunities available until 9:00 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, June 13 starting at 4:46 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 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched previously launched SES-22, ispace's HAKUTO-R MISSION 1, Amazonas-6, CRS-27, Bandwagon-1, and 10 Starlink missions. (=B1073.16) Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Just Read the Instructions droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-2Webcast link:
https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1eaKbgrljqRGXAll might be moot for tomorrow though with the weather predicted to be only 5% (!) GO:
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#25
by
GewoonLukas_
on 12 Jun, 2024 16:50
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Launch is now targeted for 01:00 UTC:
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 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 9:00 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, June 13 starting at 4:46 p.m. ET.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-2
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#26
by
Elthiryel
on 12 Jun, 2024 20:06
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According to the official website, they are now targeting June 13. No surprise with this weather I guess.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-2SpaceX is targeting Thursday, June 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 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 4:46 p.m. ET, with additional opportunities available until 6:40 p.m. ET.
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#27
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 12 Jun, 2024 20:16
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#28
by
Ken the Bin
on 12 Jun, 2024 21:48
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Primary launch opportunity = Launch: 2024-06-13 20:46:00 UTC per CelesTrak.
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1800993480950566968UPDATE #2: @SpaceX has moved the @Starlink Group 10-2 launch from Cape Canaveral to 2024-06-13 at 20:46:00 UTC: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/table.php?FILE=starlink-g10-2. Deployment of 22 satellites at 21:38:53.660 UTC. Data for 10 backup launch opportunities also provided: https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/.
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/supplemental/Launch: 2024-06-13 20:46:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 21:38:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 20:56:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 21:48:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 21:42:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 22:34:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 21:48:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 22:40:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 22:28:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 23:20:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 22:38:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-13 23:30:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 23:18:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-14 00:10:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-13 23:28:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-14 00:20:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-14 00:10:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-14 01:02:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-14 00:28:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-14 01:20:53.660 UTC.
Launch: 2024-06-14 00:32:00 UTC. Deploy: 2024-06-14 01:24:53.660 UTC.
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#29
by
Ken the Bin
on 12 Jun, 2024 21:56
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New L-1 weather forecast. 25% 'Go' for June 13. 40%->80% 'Go' for June 14. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low.
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#30
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 13 Jun, 2024 00:03
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#31
by
Ken the Bin
on 13 Jun, 2024 16:56
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NSF webcast (video id BFGSrV4Yr_M):
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#32
by
Ken the Bin
on 13 Jun, 2024 19:33
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SpaceX is now targeting 22:10 UTC, which is NOT one of the launch opportunity times that they provided to CelesTrak.
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-2SpaceX is targeting Thursday, June 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 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 6:10 p.m. ET, with opportunities available until 8:30 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are available on Friday, June 14 starting at 4:35 p.m. ET.
Edit
https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1801355974541983784UPDATE #3: It appears from the @SpaceX web site (https://spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-2) that the @Starlink Group 10-2 launch has been moved to 2210 UTC. Trying to get confirmation and new launch data now.
[edit: zubenelgenubi]
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#33
by
mto
on 13 Jun, 2024 20:45
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Video is live on X but with no sound??
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#34
by
ZachS09
on 13 Jun, 2024 21:14
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Video is live on X but with no sound??
Maybe the webcast producers were preparing to go live until they got the word that the launch slipped into the window.
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#35
by
wannamoonbase
on 13 Jun, 2024 21:17
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Video is live on X but with no sound??
Maybe the webcast producers were preparing to go live until they got the word that the launch slipped into the window.
NSF stream also spinning it's wheels.
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#36
by
dccraven
on 13 Jun, 2024 21:26
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SpaceX video site now saying that coverage begins at 8:07 PM EDT.
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#37
by
mto
on 13 Jun, 2024 21:55
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#38
by
Ken the Bin
on 13 Jun, 2024 22:11
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SpaceX video site now saying that coverage begins at 8:07 PM EDT.
SpaceX is now targeting 00:14 UTC on June 14.
(Also, 00:14 is not listed in TS Kelso's June 13/14 launch times, update #2 tweet.)
https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-10-2SpaceX is targeting Thursday, June 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 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 8:14 p.m. ET, with opportunities available until 8:30 p.m. ET. If needed, additional opportunities are available on Friday, June 14 starting at 4:35 p.m. ET.
[edit: zubenelgenubi]
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#39
by
zubenelgenubi
on 13 Jun, 2024 22:24
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