SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Thread - Starlink-7 (StarlinkV1.0-L6)
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Earth day! edition
WHEN: Wednesday, April 22 3:30 PM EDT / 19:30 UTC
STREAM: https://www.spacex.com/webcast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSge0I7pwFI]
Probability of weather delay: 10% [https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2022%20APR%20Launch.pdf?ver=2020-04-21-095834-617]
Backup launch date: Thursday, April 23 3:15 PM EDT / 19:15 UTC
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (East Coast)
Booster number & previous flights: B1051.4 [DM-1, RADARSAT, Starlink-4]
Previous fairing flights: AMOS-17
First stage landing: Yes, on autonomous spaceport droneship Of Course I Still Love You
Fairing catch attempt: Yes, on fairing recovery vessels “Ms. Tree” and “Ms. Chief”
SpaceX press kit: https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/seventh_starlink_mission_overview_0.pdf
Payload: 60 Starlink V1 satellites
Payload mass & destination orbit: >15,600 kg (~260 kg / sat); 210 x 366 km @ ~53°; satellites will orbit-raise after deployment to 550 km
TLEs: https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/starlink-7.txt
Payload information:
>https://www.starlink.com/
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/starlink-v1-0.htm
>https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/04/falcon-9-us-leader-starlink/
>(Starlink viewing utility) https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink
How to watch a launch at the cape: http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html
Stats:
This will be the 51st landed first stage, 35th booster re-flight, and 84th Falcon 9 launch. It is the 7th SpaceX launch of 2020.
WHEN: Wednesday, April 22 3:30 PM EDT / 19:30 UTC
STREAM: https://www.spacex.com/webcast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSge0I7pwFI]
Probability of weather delay: 10% [https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2022%20APR%20Launch.pdf?ver=2020-04-21-095834-617]
Backup launch date: Thursday, April 23 3:15 PM EDT / 19:15 UTC
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (East Coast)
Booster number & previous flights: B1051.4 [DM-1, RADARSAT, Starlink-4]
Previous fairing flights: AMOS-17
First stage landing: Yes, on autonomous spaceport droneship Of Course I Still Love You
Fairing catch attempt: Yes, on fairing recovery vessels “Ms. Tree” and “Ms. Chief”
SpaceX press kit: https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/seventh_starlink_mission_overview_0.pdf
Payload: 60 Starlink V1 satellites
Payload mass & destination orbit: >15,600 kg (~260 kg / sat); 210 x 366 km @ ~53°; satellites will orbit-raise after deployment to 550 km
TLEs: https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/starlink-7.txt
Payload information:
>https://www.starlink.com/
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/starlink-v1-0.htm
>https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/04/falcon-9-us-leader-starlink/
>(Starlink viewing utility) https://james.darpinian.com/satellites/?special=starlink
How to watch a launch at the cape: http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html
Stats:
This will be the 51st landed first stage, 35th booster re-flight, and 84th Falcon 9 launch. It is the 7th SpaceX launch of 2020.
