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Thread for the Starlink Group 11-2 launch.

Launch NET November 2024, from Vandenberg SLC-4E, on booster 10xx-xx.  The first stage will land aboard Of Course I Still Love You.

Payload ~20 Starlink V2.0 Mini satellites, to a 53 degree inclination orbit on a southeastern trajectory.  Initial orbit nnn x nnn km.

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Next Falcon 9 Vandenberg launches:

Sep 30              OneWeb Flight 20   LZ-4

NET early Oct  Starlink 9/11-TBD  OCISLY

OCISLY turnaround does not matter for the launch following OneWeb's.  Launch circa October 5?



Which first stage will be used for this launch?  (semi-rhetorical question)

Falcon 9 first stages are now cleared for use up to forty times for non-human spaceflight missions, although that number is apparently more restricted for Cargo Dragon and Cygnus than these other payloads.

Available first stages, with UTC date of most recent recovery:
1082.7    Aug 4    OneWeb Flight 20
1061.23  Aug 12  (transported to Cape Canaveral for October 7 expendable launch of Hera)
1063.21  Sep 6
1071.19  Sep 13   Starlink 9-7
1075.14   Sep 20
1081.11   Sep 25

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It looks like per this very cool Vestaboard at SpaceX's Cape Canaveral LCC, the OneWeb launch was supposed to be followed by Starlink Group 11-2 at the West Coast on October 4, 17:00 UTC (the launch times on that board is evidentially EDT compared with what we knew for OneWeb 20 and Starlink Group 10-10).

It's delayed of course given the Crew-9 Falcon 9 S2 de-orbit issue.

https://twitter.com/v_wyche/status/1840167783423672720
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First time this launch shows up on https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp - and it's holding the October 4 17:00 UTC launch time!

SPACEX STARLINK 11-2, VANDENBERG SFB,CA
PRIMARY:   10/04    1700Z-2131Z
BACKUP:   10/05   1700Z-2131Z
      10/06   1300Z-1731Z
      10/07   1200Z-1631Z
      10/08   1200Z-1631Z
      10/09   1200Z-1631Z
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First time this launch shows up on https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp - and it's holding the October 4 17:00 UTC launch time!

SPACEX STARLINK 11-2, VANDENBERG SFB,CA
PRIMARY:   10/04    1700Z-2131Z
BACKUP:   10/05   1700Z-2131Z
      10/06   1300Z-1731Z
      10/07   1200Z-1631Z
      10/08   1200Z-1631Z
      10/09   1200Z-1631Z


And OneWeb has been removed, so 11-2 is the only Vandy launch now listed.

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This launch has been removed from the FAA Advisory, and given the lack of NOTAMs or NGA Notices, this launch is now TBD.
https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp
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If I recall correctly, NASA LSP launches and all USA-based crewed launches (not commercial cargo to ISS) require ~48 hours spacing between launches using the same model (ex. Falcon 9/Falcon Heavy) to allow post-flight launch vehicle performance analysis.

So, no Falcon 9 launches within 48 hours before Falcon Heavy/Europa Clipper.

See the Starlink 6-22 launch with respect to Psyche last year.

Seeking correction or clarification.



Perhaps:
Second Vandenberg Falcon 9 launch after Europa Clipper, NET circa October 15?

(Hypothetical) next Falcon 9 Vandenberg launches:

NET Oct 11  OneWeb Flight 20  LZ-4

NET Oct 15  Starlink 11-2           OCISLY

OCISLY turnaround does not matter for the launch following OneWeb's.

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Cross-post:
Starlink 9-7 launched October 15, as the Vandenberg return-to-flight after the September 28 second stage de-orbit over-burn.

SFN Launch Schedule, updated October 14:
(Still) TBD

Next?
Or will SpaceX go next with Starlink 11-2?

Edit: No, OneWeb Flight 20 is next on October 20 UTC.

Edit October 18: Followed on October 24 by the fourth Starshield launch.

Edit/add: How early in "early November" will Transporter-12 launch?  The next Vandenberg Starlink launch could be after Transporter-12.

Edit October 23: Starlink 9-9 is announced to launch on October 29, pushing Starlink 11-2 to NET early November, either before or after Transporter-12, also launching in early November.
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Starlink 9-10 was announced for launch today, launching November 5 2 from Vandenberg.

V2 Mini not-Direct-to-Cell satellite launches from Vandenberg (Group 11) appear to take the back seat 💺 to Group 9.  And, we haven't had a Group 7 launch in months (last on April 2).

This launch definitely TBD/NET November, but it could pop up anytime.

No further information on the launch date/time of Transporter-12, still listed for early November (as of this posting).

https://twitter.com/longmier/status/1851606262774939789
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Only 5 more launches left for @Starlink Direct to Cell in order to complete the first commercial constellation. We will continue to launch and improve the service after that in order to improve the coverage and latency for our partner telcos around the world.

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