First launch of a possible double-header tonight!
Starlink Group 10-4 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-07-28 05:09 UTC, or 2024-07-28 01:09 local time (EDT). Booster 1077-14 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9bMt4MpDVw
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFmSw8j5CJQ
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_DwxgIP8BI
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FPsFwviAjU
- SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1817425590531858564
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTu6BrBjJcU
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1817357043386449964
Targeting back-to-back @Starlink launches tonight from Florida and California
Liftoff!
Conditions are looking good; they are go for propellant load: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1817416364207767646
Less than one hour to our first @Starlink launch tonight. Falcon 9 is go for propellant load, range and weather are currently green
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Stage 1 landing confirmed!
Edit: No callout for SECO, but it was visible just before the webcast ended.
Nominal upper stage burn and Starlink deploy!
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1817441130667290859
Falcon 9’s upper stage completed its second planned burn and is in the expected orbit for @Starlink deploy
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1817443238795739451
Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
Apparently, this was the 300th launch using a flight-proven booster.