Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 9-171) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 20 Starlink internet,
including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, 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."
Source2) Launch window: 5:00 AM PDT (20 September 2024)
3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
4) Launch direction: Southeasterly
5) Webcast viewing options: SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-17 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - Space Affairs Live
6) Observation comments: No sunlit jellyfish on this launch.
7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.
Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Sep 16 @ 4:39pm PT / 7:39pm ET
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com
Go Beyond departed PoLB on Sep 16 @ 5:52pm PT / 8:52pm 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 OCISLY
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)
00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:28 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:02 Fairing deployment
00:06:01 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:49 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:12 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:52:20 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:52:21 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:59:14 Starlink satellites deploy
10) Orbit destination: 283 kilometers perigee x 293 kilometers apogee, 53.16 degree inclination