Hi folks, we’ve got another Starlink launch from the Cape this coming evening!
Starlink Group 6-39 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-02-24 21:59 UTC, or 2024-02-24 16:59 local time (EST). Booster B1069-13 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Edit: T-0 pushed to 2024-02-24 23:41 UTC, or 2024-02-24 18:41 local time (EST).
Edit2: T-0 pushed to 2024-02-25 01:59 UTC, or 2024-02-24 20:59 local time (EST).
Edit3: T-0 pushed to 2024-02-25 22:06 UTC, or 2024-02-25 17:06 local time (EST).
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=003X7G9DPX0
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjPGONm5bNM
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MIde52DeeE
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ4ZxXYzQFE
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1761873758124691836
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xyde0iLeKmI
https://nitter.esmailelbob.xyz/SpaceX/status/1761123585098494164#m
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1761123585098494164#m
Targeting Saturday, February 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 24 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1761541461001269523
Now targeting Sunday, February 25 for Falcon 9 to launch @Starlink → http://spacex.com/launches
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1761866527824101879
Propellant load has begun for today’s launch of 24 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go for launch
Stage 1 landing confirmed!
SECO, nominal orbital insertion.
Liftoff!
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
NASASpaceflight note that this M-vac, and one on Starlink 7-15 is being flown without a stiffener ring.
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1761877866386747666
This mission is carrying one additional @Starlink satellite from previous east coast missions thanks in part to performance increases on Falcon 9
Amazing to see how they continue to squeeze additional performance out of Falcon 9.
Starlink deploy confirmed: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1761892451978199343
Deployment of @Starlink satellites confirmed. Falcon 9’s second stage has an additional deorbit burn remaining