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September launches:

Completed:

  • 2023-09-02: Transport & Tracking Layer (Tranche 0, Flight 2)
  • 2023-09-04: Starlink Group 6-12
  • 2023-09-09: Starlink Group 6-14
  • 2023-09-13: Starlink Group 7-2
  • 2023-09-16: Starlink Group 6-16
  • 2023-09-20: Starlink Group 6-17
  • 2023-09-24: Starlink Group 6-17
  • 2023-09-25: Starlink Group 7-3
  • 2023-09-30: Starlink Group 6-19

Scheduled:


October:

  • 2023-05-05: Psyche (Falcon Heavy)
  • SARah 2 & 3
  • WorldView Legion 1 & 2
  • Starship Flight Test 2

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[–] pigeonberry@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Just wanted to point out a glamor video of Starlink deployment.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Starlink Group 6-14 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-09-09 03:12 UTC, or 2023-09-08 23:12 local time (EDT).

NSF webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWL0BvwlD6Q

SpaceX webcast: https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1700345337322537111

Edit: NSF are live.

All SpaceX systems are go, weather looking good: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1700336022222164474

All systems are looking good for tonight’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. Weather is >90% favorable for liftoff.

Edit2: SpaceX is live.

Edit3: Liftoff! Norminal mission so far.

Edit4: Stage-1 landing and SECO-1 confirmed.

Edit5: Starlink deploy confirmed: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1700363061989867778

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1702880920032669706

All systems are looking good and weather is trending favorably for tonight’s Falcon 9’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. Propellant load is underway → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 6-16 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-09-16 03:38 UTC, or 2023-09-15 23:38 local time (EDT). Booster to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Spaceflight Now webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwZb5Eu3c6s

NSF webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZtcZ924kOQ

The Launch Pad webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sWARbQUUbs

SpaceX webcast: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1702888419691524380

Edit: Norminal launch. B1078 has landed for the 5th time.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1701325498981482745

Targeting tonight, September 11, for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 7-2 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2023-09-13 06:57 UTC, or 2023-09-12 23:57 local time (PDT). Booster to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

NSF webcast: none

SpaceX webcast: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1701488948139422072

Space Devs rehost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DugxmrIvUE

Edit: Norminal mission. B1071 has landed for the 11th time.

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1701506196010914102#m

Deployment of 21 @Starlink satellites confirmed

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1703933837271765427

Targeting Tuesday, September 19 for Falcon 9's launch of 22 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 6-17 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-09-20 03:38 UTC, or 2023-09-19 23:38 local time (EDT). Booster ~~1060~~ 1058 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

This will be a "life leader" mission, as it marks the first time a Falcon 9 booster will fly for it's 17th flight.

Webcasts:


Edit1: Delayed to 2023-09-20 03:38 UTC, or 2023-09-19 23:38 local time (EDT).

Edit2: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1704330509453820366

All systems are looking good for tonight’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. Weather is 90% favorable for liftoff

Edit3: Liftoff!

Edit4: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit5: ~~B1060~~ B1058 has performed its 17th landing! New high score!

Edit6: M-vac shutdown and end of official webcast.

Edit7: It turns out that this was B1058, not B1060. Still the 17th flight though!

Edit8: Deployment confirmed: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1704355789232861666

Deployment of 22 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Was this the first time we had a live audio feed from the droneship? I don't remember hearing that before.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1705388026971771261

Targeting Saturday, September 23 and Monday, September 25 for Falcon 9 launches of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida and California → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 6-18 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for ~~2023-09-24 01:07 UTC, or 2023-09-23 21:07 local time (EDT).~~ Booster 1060.17 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Following this mission, B1060 will be tied with B1058, each having completed 17 flights.

Webcasts:


Edit: Launch pushed to 2023-09-24 03:38 UTC, or 2023-09-23 23:38 local time (EDT).

Edit2: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1705780046634566135

Starting propellant load for tonight’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go

Edit3: Liftoff!

Edit4: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit5: B1060 has performed its 17th landing, tying B1058 for a record 17 landings.

Edit6: M-vac shutdown and end of official webcast.

Edit7: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1705805958348460207

Deployment of 22 @Starlink satellites confirmed

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Starlink Group 7-3 launch out of SLC-4E in Vandenberg, California currently scheduled for 2023-09-25 08:48 UTC, or 2023-09-25 01:48 local time (PDT). Booster B1075.6 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

Webcasts:


Edit: Norminal mission. First stage landing and Starlink deploy confirmed.

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1706231510632951924

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1706245123288567969

Deployment of 21 @Starlink satellites confirmed

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1707428083538841902#m

Now targeting Friday, September 29 for Falcon 9's launch of @Starlink satellites → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 6-19 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for ~~2023-09-29 22:49 UTC, or 2023-09-29 18:49 local time (EDT)~~. Booster B1069.10 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Webcasts:


Edit: Due to inclement weather, launch pushed to 2023-09-30 02:00 UTC, or 2023-09-23 22:00 local time (EDT).

Edit2: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1707931360504230287

Less than 30 minutes until tonight’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. Teams are keeping an eye on weather conditions at the launch site → spacex.com/launches

Edit3: Liftoff!

Edit4: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit5: Stage 1 landing confirmed!

Edit6: SECO, nominal orbital insertion.

[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters More Letters
ASDS Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (landing platform)
MECO Main Engine Cut-Off
~ MainEngineCutOff podcast
NSF NasaSpaceFlight forum
~ National Science Foundation
SECO Second-stage Engine Cut-Off
SLC-40 Space Launch Complex 40, Canaveral (SpaceX F9)
SLC-4E Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg (SpaceX F9)
Jargon Definition
Starlink SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation

7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

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