Starlink Group 6-58 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-05-13 00:53 UTC, or 2024-05-12 20:53 local time (EDT). Booster 1073-15 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dytbHKQlUI
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77lYUQpcsNM
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX6KeBEuVU8
- The Launch Pad:
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1789819605944574006
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41tBnJAIDN8
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Liftoff!
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1789063978435645631
Targeting Sunday, May 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → http://spacex.com/launches
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1789812522440167713
Propellant load of Falcon 9 is underway ahead of tonight’s @Starlink launch from Florida
Stage 1 landing confirmed!
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1789837693024633307
Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1789838269418471902
All @Starlink satellites on-orbit weathered the geomagnetic storm and remain healthy
Edit: Additional info from VP of Starlink Engineering, Michael Nicolls: https://twitter.com/michaelnicollsx/status/1789882269131284609
Raising / newly launched sats weathered through as well. Conditions were intense - 2-3x density increase at around 300km (and even bigger relative density changes at higher altitudes).