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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 7-10

1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 22 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: 12:59 AM PST (14 January 2024).

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

4) Launch direction: South-southeasterly

5) Webcast viewing options:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-10 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - January 14, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMvgnrw1P2o

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Kimberly C (fka. Scorpius) departed PoLB on Jan 7 @ 9:45am PT / 12:45pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Go Beyond (fka. Go Crusader) departed PoLB on Jan 8 @ 8:40am PT / 11:40am ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites:

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)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:05 Fairing deployment
00:06:12 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:36 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:06 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:28 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:33 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:35 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:02:36 Starlink satellites deploy

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

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92348 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/9/2024 12:46:52 AM EDT [#2] SpaceX completed 18 successful missions in 2017, launching flight-proven rockets and spacecrafts for the first time. It was a record-setting year and we were just getting started on our path toward a more exciting future. Watch the full company talk with @elonmusk: pic.twitter.com/L24bWkIBTf SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 9, 2024

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92425 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/12/2024 4:49:17 PM EDT [#3] Dragon arrives at the hangar at pad 39A in Florida ahead of next week’s Falcon 9 launch of Ax-3 to the @space_station pic.twitter.com/w1moadyhgP SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 12, 2024

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92428 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/12/2024 6:56:43 PM EDT [#4] In 2023, SpaceX completed 96 successful missions, safely flew 12 more astronauts to orbit, launched two flight tests of Starship, and more than doubled the number of people around the world connected by @Starlink. Watch @elonmusk deliver a company update: pic.twitter.com/7zeTlQLgp9 SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 12, 2024

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-37

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: 8:52 PM EST (14 January 2024). Backup opportunities available until 11:25 p.m. ET.

3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida

4) Launch direction: Southeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-37 - SLC-40 - CCSFS - January 15, 2024

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

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Signet Warhorse III + ASOG departed PC on Jan 11 @ 9:50pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Doug departed PC on Jan 11 @ 10:13pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided.

c. Ready for launch: Not found

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)
00:03:07 Fairing deployment
00:06:05 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:51 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:13 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:21 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:23 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:04:39 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit insertion: 284 x 293 kilometers at 43 degree inclination

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 59458 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 1/13/2024 5:48:20 PM EDT [#6] 30% POV. We had quite a robust thunderstorm this morning and the clouds are taking their sweet time clearing out.
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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58112 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 1/13/2024 8:47:36 PM EDT [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#7] Starlink 6-37 Scrubbed

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92440 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/13/2024 8:47:41 PM EDT [#8] Now targeting Sunday, January 14 for Falcon 9's launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 14, 2024

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58116 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 1/14/2024 12:08:21 PM EDT [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#9] Starlink 7-10 launched early on 14 January 2024. Next up: Starlink 6-37 from Florida later tonight (14 January 2024).

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Mission: Falcon 9, Axiom-3

1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program’s 13th flight with astronauts. The commercial mission, managed by Axiom Space, is commanded by former NASA astronaut, Michael López-Alegría. Three passengers, Walter Villadei, Alper Gezeravci and Marcus Wandt, will fly on this two-week commercial mission to the International Space Station. The first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station." SpaceFlightNow source

2) Launch window: 4:49 PM EST (18 January 2024).

3) Launch site: SLC-39A, Florida

4) Launch direction: Northeast

5) Webcast viewing option(s):

SpaceX/Axiom - Falcon 9/Dragon - Axiom 3 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - January 18, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s8BjSA28Pg

Axiom Mission 3 Launches to the International Space Station (Official NASA Broadcast)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nXlbgjIoP4

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Great timing on the below tweet as at the exact same moment Dragon recovery ship Megan departed Port Canaveral and is heading to Tampa to support AX-3 recovery in the Gulf of Mexico!

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Crew Dragon. See post #3 above.

c. Ready for launch:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery at Landing Zone-1

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)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:02:43 Boostback burn starts
00:03:29 Boostback burn ends
00:06:18 1st stage entry burn starts
00:06:29 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:23 1st stage landing burn
00:07:40 1st stage landing
00:08:48 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:12:00 Dragon separates from 2nd stage
00:12:46 Dragon nosecone open sequence begins

10) Orbit insertion: Rendezvous with ISS

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 7-11

1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 22 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: 4:35 PM PST (23 January 2024). Backup opportunities available until 8:35 p.m. PT.
The launch was scrubbed on 18 January 2024. An abort occurred at T-59 seconds on 19 January 2024. The 20 January delay may have been due to weather. Another possible weather scrub on 21 January.

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

4) Launch direction: South-southeasterly

5) Webcast viewing options:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-11 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - January 24

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yUiymnVUDA

6) Observation comments: Evening civil twilight in Los Angeles on 23 January 2024 is at 5:40 PM PST.

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Kimberly C (fka. Scorpius) + OCISLY (unclear if with ASDS) departed PoLB on Jan 17 @ 6:39am PT / 9:39am 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: 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)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:05 Fairing deployment
00:06:12 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:36 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:06 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:28 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:33 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:35 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:02:36 Starlink satellites deploy

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

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92486 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 3:42:35 PM EDT [Last Edit: Chokey] [#12] Watch Falcon 9 launch Dragon and Ax-3 to the @space_station https://t.co/XDQBOfFq2N SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 18, 2024

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92487 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 3:45:02 PM EDT [#13] SpaceX support ship Doug is en-route to Charleston, where it will seemingly join twin ship Bob and JRTI at a shipyard Looks like there is quite a sizeable gap in offshore recovery requirements for a few weeks now that might allow some heavy work to be done across SpaceX's fleet pic.twitter.com/v6TjGnX4py Gav Cornwell (@SpaceOffshore) January 18, 2024

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 59600 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 4:04:36 PM EDT [Last Edit: Dagger41] [#14] METAR KCOF 181955Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM OVC065 22/19 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02230189 The cloud ceiling at 6500 feet is concerning, plus it's 1500 feet deep. Here is a link to save for aviation weather here. It's kind of a widget and will help explain the nomenclature. https://metar-taf.com/KCOI
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Chris_in_TX Joined May 2001 Posts 10071 EE 0% (0) UT, USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 5:46:19 PM EDT [#15] 3 minutes.

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 32499 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 6:05:26 PM EDT [Last Edit: Hesperus] [#16] Good launch, good booster landing. I just like this whole setup so much more than the Shuttle. I know I've said that before and I'll probably say it again.
	It’s… probably not as bad as you think it is.

Antero Member Joined Aug 2014 Posts 9711 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 6:10:25 PM EDT [#17] That one landing strut barely got down in time. For a second there I thought it was going to get stuck and the booster would topple. Fortunately it got down and their landing record remains perfect.
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Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 59602 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 1/18/2024 9:11:36 PM EDT [#18] Heard it but didn't see it. Launch and landing. It drizzled a bit here right after liftoff. Not many a few miles inland caught it.
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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58205 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 1/19/2024 12:02:17 AM EDT [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#19] Starlink 7-11 on 18 January 2024 was scrubbed. No other information known. New launch date 19 January 2024.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92503 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/19/2024 10:15:18 PM EDT [#20] aborted

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58221 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 1/19/2024 10:15:44 PM EDT [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#21] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: aborted View Quote Immediately after Start Up. Webcast ended so at least a day delay.

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 32526 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 1/19/2024 10:33:06 PM EDT [#22] Slightly odd. Maybe it's some big, scary thing! Or maybe a squirrel chewed through some wires someplace...
	It’s… probably not as bad as you think it is.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92546 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/21/2024 10:46:38 PM EDT [#23] this one just doesn't want to go up Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch attempt due to weather, now targeting January 23 ? https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 22, 2024

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92579 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/26/2024 6:25:47 PM EDT [#24] We're targeting Jan. 29 at 12:29pm ET for @NorthropGrumman's 20th cargo resupply mission to @Space_Station, this time onboard a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SLC-40. Tune in for our pre-launch media telecon starting at 6pm ET on https://t.co/A9sbAYbCl3 pic.twitter.com/8qodbMIiYu — NASA's Kennedy Space Center (@NASAKennedy) January 26, 2024

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 32644 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 1/26/2024 6:48:07 PM EDT [#25] As weird as this may sound this is the mission I've been most looking forward to for awhile. Proof that old space and new space can play nice.
	It’s… probably not as bad as you think it is.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92581 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/26/2024 7:18:46 PM EDT [#26] I'm looking forward to this one. Very solid @PolarisProgram training week. In addition to the sims, we spent a lot of time pressurized in the EVA suits working contingencies. Lots to get done, but it feels like momentum is building. Very grateful to the engineers & training team @SpaceX Jared Isaacman (@rookisaacman) January 26, 2024

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 32645 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 1/26/2024 7:31:15 PM EDT [#27] Polaris is a very neat mission. They have stated an intention to go work on Hubble after their first successful EVA. But I do wonder if anything will come of that. It seems like every time they sent someone up to work on Hubble the astronauts had trained for months or years to fix the thing and practically every time Hubble threw them a curveball or 2.
	It’s… probably not as bad as you think it is.

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[#28]

To accommodate the requirement for late load capability for Cygnus SpaceX had to modify the fairing to add a door and also add essentially a clean room to avoid introducing contamination in the fairing area.

So a customer needed a new capability and SpaceX just added it, uh...
Massimo (@Yrouel86) January 27, 2024

We add new capabilities for our customers much more often than people realize. In general, we will do whatever it takes to get the best result for our customers.
Jon Edwards (@edwards345) January 27, 2024

Targeting Tuesday, January 30 for NG-20, Falcon 9’s first launch of a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the @space_station ? https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/mZEU2orMMU
SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 27, 2024

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-38

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: 8:10 PM EST (28 January 2024). Backup opportunities available until 9:55 p.m. ET.

3) Launch site: SLC-39A, Florida

4) Launch direction: Southeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-38 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - January 29, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QoyT161rdU

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Signet Warhorse III + ASOG departed PC on Jan 26 @ 2:47pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Credit: Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship is outbound to support Starlink 6-38. Tug Signet Warhorse III is towing.

Bob departed PC on Jan 26 @ 7:11pm ET
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided.

c. Ready for launch:

A Falcon 9 rocket arrives at launch pad 39A on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, ahead of a planned Starlink delivery mission. Image: Spaceflight Now.

A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to support the launch of the Starlink 6-38 mission on Jan. 28, 2024, as the sun begins to set. Image: Adam Bernstein/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)
00:03:08 Fairing deployment
00:06:10 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:33 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:05 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:37 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:54:04 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:06 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:05:22 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit insertion: 284 x 293 kilometers at 43 degree inclination

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 7-12

1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 22 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: 9:57 PM PST (28 January 2024)

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

4) Launch direction: South-southeasterly

5) Webcast viewing options:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-12 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - January 29, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh-_Z_c5t0Y

6) Observation comments: Evening civil twilight in Los Angeles on 28 January 2024 is at 5:45 PM PST.

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Debra C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Jan 26 @ 10:16pm PT / Jan 27 @ 1:16am ET

Go Beyond (fka. Go Crusader) departed PoLB on Jan 27 @ 10:34am PT / 1:34pm 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: 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)
00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:30 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:06 Fairing deployment
00:06:04 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:57 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:18 1st stage landing
00:08:37 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:23 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:25 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:02:18 Starlink satellites deploy

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

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 59844 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 8:56:39 PM EDT [#31] Gassing up the F9 now. Launch time now 8:10 EST. Wind has died down and it's clear as a bell. Should good viewing with a SE track.
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Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 59845 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 9:07:21 PM EDT [Last Edit: Dagger41] [#32] NO SCRUB. Fucking spammers !
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Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92643 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 9:09:03 PM EDT [#33] Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 Starlink satellites to orbit https://t.co/Yei74ocKHo SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 29, 2024

Harmonic_Distortion Member Joined Feb 2013 Posts 36182 EE 100% (57) USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 9:11:30 PM EDT [#34] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: Watch Falcon 9 launch 23 Starlink satellites to orbit https://t.co/Yei74ocKHo SpaceX (@SpaceX) January 29, 2024 View Quote For fucks sake, bring back the YT streams
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Jack_Rackham NRA, FPC, SAF Member Joined Feb 2006 Posts 9724 EE 100% (1) AL, USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 9:13:43 PM EDT [#36] Quote History Originally Posted By Harmonic_Distortion: For fucks sake, bring back the YT streams View Quote I'm guessing they stopped to save $$$$
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Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 59846 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 9:17:27 PM EDT [#37] Very nice ! Lot's of color, good rocket noise, followed the 2nd stage till it was out of sight.
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CJ7365 Member Joined Sep 2009 Posts 10283 EE 0% (0) NM, USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 9:29:00 PM EDT [#38] What would be the farthest away you could see this launch?
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Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92645 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 9:38:14 PM EDT [#39] @SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink 6-38 mission tonight with a night vision view. pic.twitter.com/fX771fA9hp LabPadre Space (@LabPadre) January 29, 2024

NwG The Inky Darkside Joined Nov 2005 Posts 29943 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 1/28/2024 10:20:41 PM EDT [#40] Quote History Originally Posted By CJ7365: What would be the farthest away you could see this launch? View Quote I have seen a bunch of pictures from New Mexico of west coast launches.
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California_Kid Something something of the something Joined Jan 2001 Posts 80201 EE 0% (0) CA, USA	Posted: 1/29/2024 2:09:23 AM EDT [#41] I had a pretty good view from my back yard in San Diego. Saw the second stage light up, watched it cross just under Orion and Leo then fade out into the haze to the southwest, and saw the reentry burn. That was much brighter than I expected.
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WesJanson Joined Oct 2007 Posts 10898 EE 100% (3) FL, USA	Posted: 1/29/2024 3:14:25 AM EDT [#42] Polar launches from either coast = awesomeness. Best launch (of a non-FH) I've ever seen.

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Mission: Falcon 9, NG-20

1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch Northrop Grumman’s 21st Cygnus cargo freighter on the 20th operational cargo delivery flight to the International Space Station. The mission is known as NG-20. The launch vehicle for this mission was changed from Northrop Grumman’s own Antares 230+ rocket to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ended engine and booster production for the Antares program. " SpaceFlightNow source

2) Launch window: 12:07 PM EST (30 January 2024).

3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida

4) Launch direction: Northeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

Northrop Grumman/NASA - Cygnus NG-20 - Rendezvous & Capture ISS - February 1, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_fIlDZsc7A

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Doug departed Port of Charleston on Jan 29 @ 12:44pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellite:

c. Ready for launch:

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands ready to launch a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft for the first time on the NG-20 mission. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now

Credit: Max Evans. NASASpaceFlight.com

d. Navigation warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Return to Landing Zone 1

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

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

00:01:07 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:16 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:20 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:27 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:02:33 Boostback Burn Starts
00:02:55 Fairing deployment
00:03:22 Boostback Burn Ends
00:06:38 1st stage entry burn start
00:06:55 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:50 1st stage landing burn start
00:08:15 1st stage landing
00:08:38 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:14:40 NG-20 Deploys

10) Orbit insertion: ISS rendezvous orbit

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 59882 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 12:00:14 PM EDT [#44] 95% GO for launch at 12:07 EST. Weather is perfect.
	It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 32728 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 1:04:35 PM EDT [#45] "1 2 3 4 Ah get up, come on get down with the Cygnus."
	It’s… probably not as bad as you think it is.

Jack_Rackham NRA, FPC, SAF Member Joined Feb 2006 Posts 9736 EE 100% (1) AL, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 1:09:47 PM EDT [#46] Gorgeous day for a launch.
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Jack_Rackham NRA, FPC, SAF Member Joined Feb 2006 Posts 9737 EE 100% (1) AL, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 1:16:17 PM EDT [#47] It's still incredible to see.
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Hadrian Individual Rights Absolutist Joined Sep 2001 Posts 29566 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 1:16:23 PM EDT [#48] Quote History Originally Posted By Hesperus: "1 2 3 4 Ah get up, come on get down with the Cygnus." View Quote
	The demand for racism has FAR exceeded the supply.

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 32729 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 1:17:02 PM EDT [Last Edit: Hesperus] [#49] Quote History Originally Posted By kill-9: View Quote Here it comes! Get ready to fly! Perfect landing. Really beautiful launch. Couldn't have asked for anything more.
	It’s… probably not as bad as you think it is.

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58382 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 1/30/2024 1:36:11 PM EDT [#50] The view of the booster coming in was amazing. You could see when the entry burn went from three engines and an elongated flame to a single engine and a circular flame.

Official SpaceX launch thread. Falcon 9, Turksat 6A. 8 July 2024, 5:20 PM EDT. Florida (Page 135 of 143)

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