Starlink Group 8-5 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-06-05 02:16 UTC, or 2024-06-04 10:16 local time (EDT). Booster 1067-20 to land on Just Read the Instructions.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYgdd1HpKqQ
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jiXEv-U6Zw
- NASASpaceflight:
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujNrPBEPl0Q
- SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798175816880394271
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phbOCuAOdDA
Liftoff!
LOL, “ground grass closeout has started”.
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798080310527332715
Targeting tonight for a Falcon 9 launch of 20 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798167170888892801
All systems are looking good, weather is 95% favorable, and propellant load is about to begin for tonight’s launch of 20 @Starlink satellites from Florida
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Stage 1 landing confirmed! B1067 lands for the 20th time!
SECO, nominal orbital insertion.
Starlink deploy confirmed: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798192408364294299
Deployment confirmed, marking more than 50 @Starlink satellites in orbit with Direct to Cell capabilities
Also a note about fairing reuse turnaround times: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1798178272842490246
The passive fairing half for this mission recently supported a @Starlink mission on May 22 – less than two weeks ago – marking our fastest launch-to-launch turn around for fairing refurbishment and reuse
more future space trash
Someone pointed out in another thread that these things are too low to stay in orbit without upkeep from their thrusters, so even if a satellite dies, it will just burn up on its own.
