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Optus-X/TD7 launch thread (sh.itjust.works)
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| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-11-17, 22:28 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-11-17, 17:28 (EST) | | Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA | | Booster | B1077-16 | | Landing | A Shortfall of Gravitas | | Payload | Optus-X/TD7 | | Customer | Optus | | Mission success criteria | Successful delivery of payload to Geostationary Transfer Orbit |

Webcasts

| Stream | Link | |

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUgL7P8LrOk | Spaceflight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9a0aMJ7Lyo | NASASpaceflight | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p11tCjqKN5I | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/@TheLaunchPad/streams | SpaceX | https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1858273649871982643 | The Space Devs |

Stats

Sourced from NextSpaceflight and r/SpaceX:

☑️ 21st launch from LC-39A this year

☑️ 6 days, 5:06:00 turnaround for this pad

☑️ 44th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)

☑️ 85th landing on ASOG

☑️ 371st Falcon family booster landing, 377th Falcon recovery attempt

☑️ 111th Falcon 9 mission this year, 397th Falcon 9 mission overall

☑️ 113th SpaceX mission of 2024, 413th mission overall (excluding Starship flights)

☑️ 116th SpaceX launch this year, 427th SpaceX launch overall (including Starship flights)

Mission info

An unannounced geostationary communication satellite built by Northrop Grumman, alleged for the Australian telecommunications operator Optus. Details TBD.

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

SECO, nominal parking orbit.

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

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

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Liftoff!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Stage 2 LOX load is complete.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Stage 1 LOX load is complete.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Fairing halves are flying for their 20th and 10th times.

Stage 1 RP-1 load is complete.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

Hosted webcast has started. Chris Gebhardt is hosting!

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours ago

Propellant load has started.