Starlink Group 7-18 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2024-04-02 02:30 UTC, or 2024-04-01 19:30 local time (PDT). Booster 1071-15 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNjFElHB0UE
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sw-p6dwafks
- NASASpaceflight:
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TocCFoYToVI
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1774986362837770715
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_hQTIknefE
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1773126185121116513
Targeting Thursday, March 28 for Falcon 9 to launch 22 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California → http://spacex.com/launches
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1774306219219689959
Due to unfavorable weather, we are standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink from California. Vehicle and payload remain healthy. Teams continue to keep an eye on the weather as they work toward the next best opportunity for liftoff – we will announce a new launch date once confirmed on the Range
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1774495199726805350
Now targeting Monday, April 1 for Falcon 9 to launch @Starlink satellites to orbit → http://spacex.com/launches
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1773545771570180605
Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink. Targeting no earlier than Friday, March 29 for liftoff
Launch rescheduled for Saturday:
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1773871502884302914
Targeting Saturday, March 30 for back-to-back-to-back launches from all three launch pads in Florida and California → http://spacex.com/launches
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1774269716355510587
Up next, teams in California are readying to launch Falcon 9 from pad 4E while also keeping a close eye on the weather → http://spacex.com/launches
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1774973353004265832
With less than an hour to liftoff, weather is not tracking any issues ahead of tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from California
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1774978930266837114
Fueling is underway at pad 4E in California for tonight’s sunset launch of Falcon 9. All systems are currently go for launch
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Stage 1 landing confirmed!
M-vac shutdown and nominal orbit insertion.
Liftoff!
Starlink deploy confirmed: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1775004723172790689
Deployment of 22 @Starlink satellites confirmed