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Posted: 7/8/2023 5:52:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Syndicate: Can anyone confirm when the launch is tonight? Seeing lots of places posted as 836pm and many others around 4am, but space x live stream says it starts in 29 hours from this posting. nothing tonight it was tomorrow morning, now it's tomorrow evening. |
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Posted: 7/8/2023 6:22:00 PM EST
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/8/2023 10:29:33 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By The_Syndicate: Can anyone confirm when the launch is tonight? Seeing lots of places posted as 836pm and many others around 4am, but space x live stream says it starts in 29 hours from this posting. See my post above or the first post on page 1. Or the thread title. Sunday night...not Saturday. You will also see a mention of the page and post number for the next launch in the summary on page 1, post 1. It can change and that will be noted either by me changing those posts or others posting it before I see it...which happens often. It did here again. Chokey was aware of the time change before I was. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/9/2023 12:45:05 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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"SpaceX will test the limits of its reusable Falcon 9 rocket on Sunday evening when it launches a booster on a record-breaking 16th flight."
Originally, the company hoped to reuse each Falcon 9 first stage 10 times. “We got to 10 [flights] and the vehicles were still looking really good, so we started the effort to qualify for 15,” Jon Edwards, SpaceX vice president of Falcon launch vehicles and Falcon engineering, told the trade publication Aviation Week & Space Technology in an interview last year. SpaceX is now further pushing the envelope by going beyond the previously certified limit of 15 flights. It has been over 200 days since booster 1058 last flew. During that time it is likely SpaceX conducted extensive inspections and refurbishment work to clear the rocket for additional launches. Source: SpaceFlightNow.com |
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ID, USA
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Posted: 7/9/2023 1:17:29 PM EST
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Groovy.
As I love to say, F9 has become the long sought Space Truck. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/9/2023 2:23:00 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#6]
Starlink 6-5 launch now 11:58 PM EDT on 9 July 2023.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/9/2023 10:23:21 PM EST
[#7]
Here is Mission control audio....this is not the webcast
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/9/2023 10:56:17 PM EST
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Webcast is live.
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Posted: 7/10/2023 4:15:41 PM EST
[#9]
Any bets whether B-1058 makes 20 launches?
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Posted: 7/10/2023 8:52:05 PM EST
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I'm guessing it's gonna exceed 20 launches. Thirty would not surprise me.
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Posted: 7/10/2023 9:09:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By sergtjim: I'm guessing it's gonna exceed 20 launches. Thirty would not surprise me. 20 wouldn’t surprise me, but 25 would. |
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Posted: 7/11/2023 3:02:47 PM EST
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PW, USA
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Posted: 7/11/2023 3:27:45 PM EST
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Meanwhile ULA can’t even successfully test fire rockets
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/11/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-be-4-rocket-engine-explodes-during-testing.html |
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Posted: 7/12/2023 7:46:15 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Lucius: Meanwhile ULA can't even successfully test fire rockets https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/11/jeff-bezos-blue-origin-be-4-rocket-engine-explodes-during-testing.html This was a flight engine for Vulcan flight 2. Ouch. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/12/2023 6:05:36 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478: This was a flight engine for Vulcan flight 2. Ouch. That is going to set back the Vulcan a while. I have no idea how Bezos can expect to compete in the space-based internet (like Starlink) arena. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/12/2023 6:06:17 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 5-15
1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V1.5 internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean." SpaceFlightNow source 2) Launch window: 11:50 PM EDT (15 July 2023). 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 5 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Starlink Mission 6) Observation comments: 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. ASOG being towed by Doug  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites:  A side-by-side comparison of the Starlink V1.5 and the Starlink V2 Mini satellites. Credit: SpaceX / Spaceflight Now c. Ready for launch: d. Navigation warning:  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recover on drone ship ASOG. 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:12 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:30 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:49 Fairing deployment 00:06:06 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:28 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:01 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:23 1st stage landing 00:08:37 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:08 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:11 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:52 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 299 x 339 kilometers altitude at 43 degrees inclination |
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Posted: 7/12/2023 6:09:38 PM EST
[Last Edit: Hesperus]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: That is going to set back the Vulcan a while. I have no idea how Bezos can expect to compete in the space-based internet (like Starlink) arena. I think their satellites are going to be much bigger than Starlinks. But lets see, Amazon has contracted with ULA, Blue Origin and ArianeGroup to launch their constellation. Ariane 6 was supposed to be flying soon but it doesn't look like that's happening soon. This is embarrassing. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/12/2023 9:53:14 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hesperus: I think their satellites are going to be much bigger than Starlinks. But lets see, Amazon has contracted with ULA, Blue Origin and ArianeGroup to launch their constellation. Ariane 6 was supposed to be flying soon but it doesn't look like that's happening soon. This is embarrassing. ULA: New rocket not operational Blue Origin: Vaporware Ariane: Ariane 6 not operational. The launch costs may be huge. |
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Posted: 7/13/2023 11:36:02 PM EST
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Posted: 7/13/2023 11:42:19 PM EST
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Aborted for tonight.
Blue balls. 
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Posted: 7/14/2023 5:53:53 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SparticleBrane: Aborted for tonight. Blue balls. Trying again tonight. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/14/2023 4:57:07 PM EST
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Starlink 5-15 now planned for a 15 July 2023, 11:50 PM EDT launch.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/15/2023 10:47:13 PM EST
[#23]
Webcast is live.
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Posted: 7/15/2023 10:48:13 PM EST
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Posted: 7/15/2023 10:56:13 PM EST
[#25]
Thanks to those bumping the thread, and the OP, I was in at 1 minute prior to take off.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/15/2023 11:03:08 PM EST
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JoseCuervo: Thanks to those bumping the thread, and the OP, I was in at 1 minute prior to take off. Four minutes for me. |
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Posted: 7/15/2023 11:19:57 PM EST
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It was the last of the V1 sats, if I heard correctly.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/17/2023 5:41:46 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-15
1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean." Source 2) Launch window: 9:09 PM PDT (19 July 2023). 3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: South southeasterly 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 5 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Starlink Mission 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Of Course I Still Love You droneship and support ship GO Beyond are underway from the Port of Long Beach to support the upcoming Starlink 6-15 mission! b. Satellites: See previous Starlink discussions. c. Ready for launch: d. Navigation warning:  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship OCISLY 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:12 Max Q (Moment of Peak Mechanical Stress on the Rocket) 00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:30 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:41 Fairing deployment 00:07:38 1st stage entry burn begins 00:08:01 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:14 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:36 1st stage landing 00:08:45 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:14:51 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 284 x 315 kilometers at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 7/17/2023 7:13:36 PM EST
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Rocket Lab targeting 9:27pm EDT launch tonight
 Rocket Lab 'Baby Come Back' Launch |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/18/2023 11:34:06 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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1025 PM PDT is the new launch time for Starlink 6-15.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/19/2023 12:23:00 AM EST
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Webcast is live.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/19/2023 12:26:17 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#32]
Abort at about T-5 seconds. Possible attempt on 19 July 2023 but will await SpaceX notification.
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Posted: 7/19/2023 12:26:41 AM EST
[Last Edit: California_Kid]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Abort at about T-5 seconds.  Despite the fog on the immediate coast, the sky is very clear in SoCal tonight. I was hoping to see something from scurvy Chula Vista. But no. Not tonight. |
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Posted: 7/19/2023 11:04:26 PM EST
[Last Edit: California_Kid]
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I have camera prepared, with low expectations for getting a good shot.
OMG, the fog is even denser now than it was last time. 
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/19/2023 11:06:04 PM EST
[#35]
Webcast is live
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Posted: 7/19/2023 11:10:06 PM EST
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Webcast is live The fog is totally ridiculous!
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Posted: 7/19/2023 11:11:17 PM EST
[Last Edit: California_Kid]
[#37]
Oh shit, that's a beautiful view over the marine layer.
Here's what it looked like from in front of my house in San Diego. 
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Posted: 7/20/2023 5:49:35 PM EST
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Here was my view 100 miles south of the launch out in Simi Valley
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/20/2023 9:18:09 PM EST
[#39]
I just watched the launch video again and for a short period the booster was sunlit so people may have been able to see the booster attitude control system firings.
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Posted: 7/21/2023 2:47:42 PM EST
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/21/2023 7:05:58 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-6
1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean." SpaceFlightNow source 2) Launch window: 8:50 PM EDT (23 July 2023). Up to three backup opportunities are also available on Sunday, July 23 starting at 8:50 p.m. ET (00:50 UTC on July 24) until 10:31 p.m. ET (2:31 UTC on July 24). 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 5 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Starlink Mission 6) Observation comments: Launch site sunset events....23 July 2023. All times EDT. Sunset: 8:19 PM Civil twilight: 8:45 PM Nautical twilight: 9:16 PM Astronomical twilight: 9:49 PM 8:50 PM EDT launch is around civil twilight. Jellyfish sightings could be good. Bahamas might be the best place to see it. 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Just Read the Instructions droneship is underway from Port Canaveral to support Starlink 6-6. b. Satellites:  File photo of SpaceX’s Starlink V2 Mini satellites inside a payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral. Image: SpaceXc. Ready for launch: d. Navigation warning:  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recover on drone ship JRTI. 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:12 Max Q (Moment of Peak Mechanical Stress on the Rocket) 00:02:27 1st Stage Main Engine Cutoff (MECO) 00:02:30 1st and 2nd Stages Separate 00:02:36 2nd Stage Engine Starts (SES-1) 00:03:07 Fairing Deployment 00:06:08 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:29 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:55 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:22 1st stage landing 00:08:35 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:01 2nd Stage Engine Starts (SES-2) 00:54:03 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:19 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion parameters: 294 x 303 kilometers at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 7:18:06 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By savage1971: Here was my view 100 miles south of the launch out in Simi Valleyhttps://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/117398/20230719_211415_jpg-2892791.JPG Not bad. Thanks for posting that. Was it taken with a phone camera? I was using a Canon full-frame DSLR with the ISO speed set to stupid fast, no tripod. Next time a launch happens on a rare clear night I'll set up two different DSLR bodies with different lenses, on tripods. |
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Posted: 7/21/2023 9:57:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F1lMRwhaUAAqsNG?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Is there a launch date for that yet? Nice pic. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/22/2023 8:27:46 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JoseCuervo: Is there a launch date for that yet? Nice pic. See Page 1, post 1 |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/22/2023 10:02:39 PM EST
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Starlink 6-6 may be delayed until Sunday, 23 July 2023
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Posted: 7/22/2023 10:04:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Starlink 6-6 may be delayed until Sunday, 23 July 2023
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/23/2023 7:42:18 PM EST
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Webcast is starting.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/23/2023 7:51:29 PM EST
[#48]
Look for jelly fish effects
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Posted: 7/23/2023 7:59:44 PM EST
[#49]
nailed it
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CO, USA
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Posted: 7/24/2023 12:30:16 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Jellyfish from the Starlink 6-6 second stage.
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