Welcome everyone!
November launches:
Completed:
- 2023-11-04: Starlink Group 6-26
- 2023-11-08: Starlink Group 6-27
- 2023-11-10: CRS SpX-29
- 2023-11-11: Transporter 9
- 2023-11-12: O3b mPOWER 5 & 6
- 2023-11-18: Starlink Group 6-28
- 2023-11-18: Starship Flight Test 2!
- 2023-11-20: Starlink Group 7-7
- 2023-11-22: Starlink Group 6-29
- 2023-11-28: Starlink Group 6-30
Scheduled:
- NET 2023-11-29: 425 Project Flight 1 and others
Potential:
December:
- NET 2023-12-08: USSF-52 (Falcon Heavy!)
- NET 2023-12-15: Ovzon-3
- 2023-12-17: USSF-124
- Starlink Group 7-8
- Starlink Group 7-9
- Starlink Group 7-10
- SARah 2 & 3
- WorldView Legion 1 & 2
- Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM)
- Nusantara Lima
- WorldView Legion 3 & 4
- WorldView Legion 5 & 6
Previous thread (October) | Next thread (December)
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https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1725607021821796773#m
Targeting back-to-back Falcon 9 launches of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida and California this weekend → spacex.com/launches
Starlink Group 6-28 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-11-18 05:05 UTC, or 2023-11-18 00:05 local time (EST). Booster B1069.11 to land on Just Read the Instructions.
Webcasts:
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkKF-MHw-8Q
- NASASpaceflight: No dedicated stream, but they included it in their Starship stream starting around T-07:56:00 in the Starship countdown.
- The Launch Pad:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySuARpqJFw0
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1725740895587426324#m
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJTvaIkBN64
Edit: Propellant load has started: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1725733649176551793#m
Propellant load has begun for tonight’s launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go for launch
Edit2: Liftoff!
Edit3: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Edit4: Nominal entry burn.
Edit5: Stage 1 landing confirmed!
Edit6: SECO, nominal orbital insertion.
Edit7: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1725745966958117312#m
Approximately 50 minutes until @Starlink satellite deployment
Edit8: Deployment confirmed: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1725758678828249447#m
Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed
New month, new thread, and a new life-leader booster mission!
https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1720231996843307303#m
Targeting Friday, November 3 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches
Starlink Group 6-26 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-11-04 00:37 UTC, or 2023-11-03 20:37 local time (EDT). Booster B1058.18 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas. This will mark the first time a Falcon 9 booster launches for the 18th time.
B1058 previously supported Demo-2, ANASIS-II, Starlink-12 (v1.0), CRS-21, Transporter-1, Starlink-20 (v1.0), Starlink-23 (v1.0), Starlink-26 (v1.0), Starlink 4-1 (v1.5), Transporter-3, Starlink 4-8 (v1.5), Starlink 4-17 (v1.5), Starlink 4-21 (v1.5), Starlink 4-2 (v1.5), Starlink 4-37 (v1.5), Starlink 6-5, and Starlink 6-17.
Webcasts:
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq5DbACBmXo
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUY8Ukqih3A
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DW-1gEbaaKc
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JrAdyUKOmE
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1720599915095859645#m
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iENDfSRHwc
Edit: Liftoff!
Edit2: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Edit3: Stage 1 landing confirmed! B1058 has set a new record with 18 successful launches and landings!
Edit4: SECO, nominal orbital insertion.
Edit5: Deployment of 23 Starlink satellites confirmed: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1720617701779923280#m
https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1721653848304242820#m
Targeting Tuesday, November 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of 23 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches
Starlink Group 6-27 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for
2023-11-08 04:01 UTC, or 2023-11-07 23:01 local time (EST). Booster B1073.11 to land on Just Read the Instructions.Webcasts:
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scmGtpWC7jg
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUHz_Jc7tOY
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXc_1w3rnJE
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAz714MJumU
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1720599915095859645
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvLuTb0MzdQ
Edit: Launch postponed to 2023-11-08 05:05 UTC, or 2023-11-08 00:05 local time (EST)
Edit2: Propellant load has started.
Edit3: Liftoff!
Edit4: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Edit5: Stage 1 landing confirmed!
Edit6: SECO-1.
https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1720880148197826899#m
SpaceX team aboard the recovery vessel Doug in the Atlantic securing a payload fairing half, which has supported 13 missions to-date, after last night’s Starlink launch from Florida
It’s nice to get an update on fairing reuse, since they no longer regularly mention it during webcasts.
https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1725607021821796773#m
Targeting back-to-back Falcon 9 launches of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida and California this weekend → spacex.com/launches
Starlink Group 7-7 launch out of SLC-4E in Vandenberg, California currently scheduled for
2023-11-19 06:55 UTC, or 2023-11-18 22:55 local time (PST). Booster B1063.15 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.Edit: After pushing back the launch a few hours, they eventually started loading propellant last night, but ultimately scrubbed the launch. Trying again tonight at 2023-11-20 06:33 UTC, or 2023-11-19 22:33 local time (PST).
Scrubcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s8fl8lCUs8 (scrub)
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgF45Bbt0EY
- Spaceflight Now:
- NASASpaceflight:
- The Launch Pad:
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1726547502089011441#m
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XrYD83koHk
Edit: Norminal launch, booster landing, and Starlink deployment.
https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1726708649278750833#m
Targeting Tuesday, November 21 for a Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches
Starlink Group 6-29 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for
2023-11-22 04:01 UTC, or 2023-11-21 23:01 local time (EST). Booster B1067.15 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.Webcasts:
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvpr7DHAslY
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rBX71AFPRE
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANMZ8LkEXuA
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx4rj6uQn9w
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1727230726553362686#m
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTMO8bjUt9g
Edit: Launch delayed to 2023-11-22 07:27 UTC, or 2023-11-22 02:27 local time (EST).
Edit2: Launch delayed to 07:47 UTC, but ultimately went smoothly. Norminal launch, booster landing, and Starlink deployment.
https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1729308337874030673#m
Targeting tonight for a Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches
Starlink Group 6-30 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for
2023-11-28 04:01 UTC, or 2023-11-27 23:01 local time (EST). Booster 1062.17 to land on Just Read the Instructions.https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1729345717402243136#m
Propellant load has begun for tonight’s launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go for launch
Nov 28, 2023 · 3:45 AM UTC
Webcasts:
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5z0IBHQKHpk
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1Y8PIci1O0
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJcOYCGDy8w
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNw93WVWiho
- SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1729353049620217960#m
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-xOqMpQ6iw
Edit: Launch pushed to 2023-11-28 04:20 UTC, or 2023-11-27 23:20 local time (EST).
Edit2: Liftoff!
Edit3: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Edit4: Nominal entry burn.
Edit5: Stage 1 landing confirmed!
Edit6: SECO, nominal orbital insertion.
Edit7: Starlink deploy confirmed.