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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58927 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 3/2/2024 5:25:04 PM EST [#1] L-1 weather forecast. 40% 'Go' for March 2/3. 75% 'Go' for March 3/4. 70% 'Go' for March 4/5. Ascent Corridor Weather risk is Moderate-High for March 2/3. Upper-Level Wind Shear risk is Low-Moderate for March 3/4. All other Additional Risk Criteria are Low. Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Jack_Rackham NRA, FPC, SAF Member Joined Feb 2006 Posts 9876 EE 100% (1) AL, USA	Posted: 3/2/2024 8:03:09 PM EST [#2] Trying again 7:15 pm tomorrow?
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Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93277 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/2/2024 8:23:56 PM EST [#3] Due to weather, we are standing down on today’s #Crew8 launch attempt. Join us for our launch attempt tomorrow, March 3. We will go live at 6:45pm ET (2345 UTC) for a targeted liftoff at 10:53pm ET (0353 UTC). NASA (@NASA) March 3, 2024

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93294 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 8:41:33 PM EST [#4] Weather is now 85% go for launch of Crew-8 SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024

DarkStar Joined Nov 2000 Posts 22950 EE 100% (29) MI, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 8:47:45 PM EST [#5] Such a cool image.

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 60483 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 9:14:53 PM EST [#6] Sky is almost clear. Visible stars, virtually no wind. Barring tech, the enviro is go.
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Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93299 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 9:22:47 PM EST [#7] NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe_1qo6teZs

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93300 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 9:59:40 PM EST [#8] Crew-8 is go for launch! pic.twitter.com/UvhocWCObv SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024

Blu3Ridge Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 4611 EE 0% (0) VA, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:16:18 PM EST [#9] NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 Launch (Official NASA Broadcast) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe_1qo6teZs

DarkStar Joined Nov 2000 Posts 22962 EE 100% (29) MI, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:23:42 PM EST [#10] T-35 minutes until liftoff. Propellant load of Falcon 9 is underway, and Dragon’s escape system is armed SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024 Crew access arm retracts from Dragon and Falcon 9 pic.twitter.com/b1YpJb0XEZ SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024

SLRBoy Joined Oct 2020 Posts 447 EE 0% (0) WY, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:27:22 PM EST [#11] Stoked on this one Clear night , NODS , 43miles

Wangstang Member Joined Jan 2007 Posts 8786 EE 100% (56) NC, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:49:40 PM EST [#12] less than 5 minutes to launch

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93302 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:50:10 PM EST [#13] well this will be interesting. crack found on the door seal, but it has been reviewed and going with launch anyways. They say the seal will not be an issue and the heat from reentry will expand the seal and be ok.

Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 15080 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:52:45 PM EST [#14] here we go

Mars87 6.5 FTW Joined Mar 2009 Posts 5771 EE 100% (10) CA, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:53:45 PM EST [#15] 30 seconds!

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93303 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:53:55 PM EST [#16] GO for launch

Mars87 6.5 FTW Joined Mar 2009 Posts 5772 EE 100% (10) CA, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 10:56:25 PM EST [#17] This never gets old.

Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 15081 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:02:09 PM EST [#18] Love RTLS landings.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93304 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:02:11 PM EST [#19] nailed it

Blu3Ridge Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 4612 EE 0% (0) VA, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:04:03 PM EST [Last Edit: Blu3Ridge] [#20] Space x double booster landing #sonicboom#spacex#launch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL76wRIYIb8 Not from tonight, but just as cool. Sound is a must!

Mars87 6.5 FTW Joined Mar 2009 Posts 5773 EE 100% (10) CA, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:04:06 PM EST [#21] 27,000 km/h. They're moving pretty good.

DarkStar Joined Nov 2000 Posts 22967 EE 100% (29) MI, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:06:09 PM EST [#22] So cool.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93305 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:18:49 PM EST [#23] 50 crewmembers launched and counting! Earlier tonight, Crew-8 signed the White Room at the end of the crew access arm ahead of boarding Dragon and liftoff pic.twitter.com/yu0EP2bW70 SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 4, 2024

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93306 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:19:04 PM EST [#24]

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93308 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:29:26 PM EST [#25] Falcon 9 boostback nebula! Humans going to space on the bottom, rockets returning to land on the top! pic.twitter.com/tn3ng2pYYt Jerry Pike (@JerryPikePhoto) March 4, 2024

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58949 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 3/3/2024 11:53:24 PM EST [#26] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: Falcon 9 boostback nebula! Humans going to space on the bottom, rockets returning to land on the top! pic.twitter.com/tn3ng2pYYt Jerry Pike (@JerryPikePhoto) March 4, 2024 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GHzJCJwWIAAoyzx?format=jpg&name=orig View Quote Amazing pictures.

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Mission: Falcon 9, Transporter-10

1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Transporter 10 mission, a rideshare flight to a low-Earth orbit with 53 small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. The first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) about 7.5 minutes after launch." Source

2) Launch window: 2:05 PM PST (4 March 2024).

3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

4) Launch direction: South-southwesterly

5) Webcast viewing options:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Transporter 10 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, March 4, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTrHZ56bPxI

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Go Beyond departed PoLB on Mar 2 @ 7:28pm PT / 10:28pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites:

Credit: SpaceX

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

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.

00:01:10 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:20 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:23 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:31 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:02:36 1st stage boostback burn begins
00:03:02 Fairing deployment
00:03:31 1st stage boostback burn ends
00:06:08 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:20 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:14 1st stage landing burn begins
00:07:32 1st stage landing
00:08:17 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:50:12 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:50:16 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:53:44 HAMMER deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:53:54 MH-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:53:58 CONTECSAT-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:54:04 PY-4 SV1 and SV2 deploy, manifested by Maverick
00:54:06 Veery Fledgling “Ectobius” deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:54:15 LEMUR 2 ROCINANTE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:54:35 LEMUR 2 JOHNNYTRUONG deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:54:48 OrbAstro-TR-2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:54:59 SONATE-2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:55:09 PY-4 SV3 and SV4 deploy, manifested by Maverick
00:55:11 ONDOSAT-OWL-1 and ONDOSAT-OWL-2 deploy, manifested by Exolaunch
00:55:24 LEMUR 2 CHARLIE-ROSE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:55:35 NCKU-IRIS-F1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:55:46 LEMUR 2 FELDHUS deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
00:56:23 NewSat-44 deploys, manifested by Satellogic
00:57:28 Lynk Tower 5 deploys, manifested by Lynk Global
00:57:59 Lynk Tower 6 deploys, manifested by Lynk Global
00:58:19 OQTech Tiger-7 deploys, manifested by SEOPS
00:58:57 Missouri S&T M3 deploys, manifested by SEOPS
01:00:08 OQTech Tiger-8 deploys, manifested by SEOPS
01:00:33 NWIC Pacific Lace-A deploys, manifested by SEOPS
01:01:07 NWIC Pacific Lace-B deploys, manifested by SEOPS
01:02:20 Quantum Space Sentry deploys, manifested by SEOPS
01:03:05 Axelspace Pyxis deploys, manifested by SEOPS
01:03:38 Fifi deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:04:09 Rose deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:04:36 Riri deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:06:26 YAM-6 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:09:49 Loulou deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
01:10:24 Apex Aries 1 deploys, manifested by Apex Technologies
01:11:00 Optimus deploys, manifested by Space Machines
01:12:01 True Anomaly’s Jackal X-1L-002 deploys, manifested by True Anomaly
01:13:11 True Anomaly’s Jackal X-1L-001 deploys, manifested by True Anomaly
01:13:43 Quark-lite and Gluon deploy, manifested by Atomos Space
01:14:16 GHOSt-4 deploys, manifested by Maverick
01:16:36 GHOSt-5 deploys, manifested by Maverick
01:18:33 Sidus Space LizzieSat - 1 deploys, manifested by Sidus Space
01:44:26 2nd stage engine starts (SES-3)
01:44:27 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-3)
02:25:51 2nd stage engine starts (SES-4)
02:25:51 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-4)
02:28:39 BRO-12 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:28:51 BRO-13 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:29:05 HORACIO deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:29:17 RROCI-2 deploys, manifested by Maverick
02:29:40 MuSat-2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:29:53 Pony Express-2 SV2 deploys, manifested by Maverick
02:30:33 Pony Express-2 SV1 deploys, manifested by Maverick
02:31:07 1st ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:31:35 3rd ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:32:03 2nd ICEYE satellite deploys, manifested by Exolaunch
02:33:01 MethaneSAT deploys, manifested by MethaneSat

10) Orbit destination: Payloads will be deployed in two sun-synchronous orbits at approximately 510 x 520 km and 585 x 600 km.

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-41

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: 6:56 PM EST (4 March 2024). Backup opportunities available until 10:54 p.m. ET

3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida

4) Launch direction: Southeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-41 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - March 5, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7fxpyCSHdo

6) Observation comments: Possible good launch for jellyfish sightings if they launch close to the current 6:56 PM EST time. Local Sunset: 6:24 PM EST. Civil Twilight: 6:48 PM EST.

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats departing:

Doug + ASOG depart PC on Feb 29 @ 6:28pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Credit: Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Departure! SpaceX marine assets Doug and ASOG droneship are underway from Port Canaveral to support the Starlink 6-41 mission.

b. Satellites: Previously provided.

c. Ready for launch:

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery 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)
00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:28 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:03 Fairing deployment
00:06:07 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:30 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:52 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:15 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:28 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:29 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:04:37 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit insertion: 275 x 283 kilometers at 43 degree inclination

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 33393 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 9:56:20 AM EST [#29] These Transporter missions are so cool. Dozens of sattelites beboping and scatting across the sky.
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https://www.space.com/crew-8-mission-launches-spacex-nasa-space-station

Shortly after the four astronauts were locked inside Endeavour, mission team members noticed a slight crack in the thermal seal around the capsule's hatch. After considerable discussion and analysis, NASA and SpaceX determined that the issue is minor and would pose no excess risk to the crew, so they went ahead with the launch

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Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 15082 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 5:13:28 PM EST [#31] Great shots of the first stage all the way to landing!

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58957 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 5:15:00 PM EST [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#32] Quote History Originally Posted By Plumber576: Great shots of the first stage all the way to landing! View Quote Indeed. We could see the cold gas thruster firings prior to the entry burn. Next up....deploying payloads willy nilly throughout space.

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58960 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 5:38:30 PM EST [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#33] Updated video link or this [tweet]https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1RDxllLyVXzxL[/tweet] Second post (of a tweet) on this page Click on the play arrow.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93310 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 6:06:33 PM EST [#34] Boostback burns are my favorite part of many Falcon 9 launches. Yesterday's launch of Crew-8 put on a glorious display of color in the sky. \uD83C\uDFA5 - @NASASpaceflight pic.twitter.com/vEx6K22xhk D. Wise (@dwisecinema) March 4, 2024

RiverSwine45 Member Joined Nov 2008 Posts 3528 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 6:55:42 PM EST [#35] Sea fog rolled in. Can't see anything around here

Yea-Right Member Joined Jul 2012 Posts 2192 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 7:07:21 PM EST [#36] Ft. Myers checking in...another great looking launch. Even though it's pretty overcast I saw more of the launch trajectory than was obscured.
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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58969 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 9:12:08 PM EST [#37] I did get to see what I believe was the deorbit burn of the Starlink 6-41 second stage from Colorado Springs CO. Very easy to see naked eye even in less than dark twilight sky condition.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93312 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 9:49:21 PM EST [#38] Three Falcon 9 launches in 20 hours, carrying to orbit: - 4 crewmembers headed to the @Space_Station - 53 rideshare spacecraft - 23 @Starlink satellites pic.twitter.com/KtBlMrwLDv SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 5, 2024

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 60506 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 9:56:21 PM EST [#39] Quote History Originally Posted By RiverSwine45: Sea fog rolled in. Can't see anything around here View Quote Yep.
	It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93313 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/4/2024 9:57:09 PM EST [#40] Tonight’s Starlink launch got fogged out at KSC, But it was clear over at the Cape and I was able to capture the Jellyfish over the clouds with one of our @NASASpaceflight Space Coast Live cameras! https://t.co/MuLjv5ppus pic.twitter.com/69hvBRDvbH Rough Riders Show (@RoughRidersShow) March 5, 2024

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-43

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: 7:05 PM EDT (10 March 2024). Backup opportunities available until 11:03 p.m. ET

3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida

4) Launch direction: Southeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-43 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - March 11, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6C7k5XLb1S4

6) Observation comments: Sunset: 7:28 PM EDT and Civil Twilight: 7:51 PM EDT. Enough of a launch delay (~ 40 minutes) and jellyfish sightings during launch are possible. That amount of delay and longer opens up the chance to see what may be the deorbit burn in the US southwest and west coast states.

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats departing:

Credit: Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Just Read the Instructions droneship is underway from Port Canaveral to support the Starlink 6-43 mission. Tug Signet Warhorse III is towing.

Signet Warhorse III + JRTI departed PC on Mar 8 @ 12:38pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Bob departed PC on Mar 8 @ 7:17pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided.

c. Ready for launch:

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship JRTI.

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:10 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:03 Fairing deployment
00:06:09 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:32 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:03 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:25 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:54:11 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:54:13 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:05:21 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit insertion: 275 x 283 kilometers at 43 degree inclination

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 7-17

1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 23 Starlink internet satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean." Source

2) Launch window: ~~7:13~~ 9:09 PM PDT (10 March 2024). Backup opportunities available until 11:13 p.m. PT

3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

4) Launch direction: South-southeasterly

5) Webcast viewing options:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-17 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - March 11, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmK5bltEm6I

6) Observation comments: In Los Angeles, Sunset at 6:56 PM PDT and civil Twilight at 7:21 PM PDT means possible jellyfish sightings during ascent.

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Mar 8 @ 6:31pm PT / 9:31pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided

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.

00:01:09 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:28 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:32 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:38 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:08 Fairing deployment
00:06:14 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:32 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:52 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:14 1st stage landing
00:08:41 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:00 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:02 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:01:54 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit destination: 286 kilometers perigee x 295 kilometers apogee, 53 degree inclination

WILSON Laissez-faire Joined Nov 2000 Posts 59764 EE 100% (187) IL, USA	Posted: 3/7/2024 3:09:02 PM EST [#43] Quote History Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: 10) Orbit destination: 286 x 295 kilometers, 53 degree inclination View Quote @AmericanPeople, please excuse my ignorance, but,... why do they do it that way (instead of using the square root or whatever)?
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Originally Posted By WILSON:
@AmericanPeople, please excuse my ignorance, but,...
why do they do it that way (instead of using the square root or whatever)?

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If you mean the "286 x 295 kilometers" the lower number is the perigee or lowest point of the orbit (height above Earth) and the larger number is the apogee or furthest point from the Earth.

The inclination is the angle that the orbit plane makes with the equator (inclination = 0) or a exactly polar orbit/inclination of 90 degrees.

WILSON Laissez-faire Joined Nov 2000 Posts 59765 EE 100% (187) IL, USA	Posted: 3/7/2024 5:11:56 PM EST [#45] Oh!
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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 59020 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 3/7/2024 8:48:41 PM EST [#46] Quote History Originally Posted By WILSON: Oh! View Quote No problem. I try to avoid using terms that are not common or used frequently in this thread. If I can add something to minimize confusion let me know.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93389 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 3/10/2024 5:11:36 PM EST [#47] All systems are looking good and weather is 95% favorable for today’s first Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink satellites from Florida ? https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK SpaceX (@SpaceX) March 10, 2024

NwG The Inky Darkside Joined Nov 2005 Posts 30246 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 3/10/2024 6:14:18 PM EST [#48] Great view tonight
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-44

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

"This is the 19th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission." That ties the record for the one that fell down on the barge last year. (1058 and 1061 got to 19)

2) Launch window: 8:21 PM EDT (15 March 2024). Backup opportunities available until 10:39 p.m. ET

3) Launch site: SLC-39A, Florida

4) Launch direction: Southeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-44 - LC-39A - KSC - March 16, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUhPlI9brUg

6) Observation comments: Sunset: 7:30 PM EDT. Civil Twilight: 7:53 PM EDT

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats departing:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Doug + ASOG departed PC on Mar 10 @ 1:41pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided.

c. Ready for launch:

A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to support the Starlink 6-44 launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on March 13, 2024. Image: Spaceflight Now

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery 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)
00:03:04 Fairing deployment
00:06:10 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:33 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:58 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:26 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:54:11 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:54:13 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:05:20 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit insertion: 285 x 294 kilometers at 43 degree inclination