Vandenberg and RTLS! edition
Livestream: https://youtu.be/aVFPzTDCihQ
Launch window: Saturday November 21 9:17 AM PST / 17:17 UTC (instantaneous)
Probability of violating weather constraints: 20%
Backup launch window: Sunday November 22 9:04 AM PST / 17:04 UTC (instantaneous)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1063.1 (prior launches: N/A)
Launch pad: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Fairings: New
Fairing recovery: Possible water recovery from NRC Quest
First stage landing: RTLS; At Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4)
Payload: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (Jason-CS)
Payload mass & deployment orbit: 1,192 kg; 1,336 km @ 66°
>https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jason-cs-sentinel-6/summary/
>https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/sentinel-6/
>https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-6
>https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/11/sentinel-6-michael-freilich-launch/
>Upon the re-entry of the vehicle, spectators and local residents from Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties can anticipate to hear multiple sonic booms, as the vehicle breaks the sound barrier.
SpaceX twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX
Launch stats:
>66th booster landing
>22nd Falcon 9 launch of the year (21st orbital launch)
Livestream: https://youtu.be/aVFPzTDCihQ
Launch window: Saturday November 21 9:17 AM PST / 17:17 UTC (instantaneous)
Probability of violating weather constraints: 20%
Backup launch window: Sunday November 22 9:04 AM PST / 17:04 UTC (instantaneous)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1063.1 (prior launches: N/A)
Launch pad: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Fairings: New
Fairing recovery: Possible water recovery from NRC Quest
First stage landing: RTLS; At Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4)
Payload: Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich (Jason-CS)
Payload mass & deployment orbit: 1,192 kg; 1,336 km @ 66°
>https://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/jason-cs-sentinel-6/summary/
>https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/sentinel-6/
>https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-6
>https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/11/sentinel-6-michael-freilich-launch/
>Upon the re-entry of the vehicle, spectators and local residents from Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties can anticipate to hear multiple sonic booms, as the vehicle breaks the sound barrier.
SpaceX twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX
Launch stats:
>66th booster landing
>22nd Falcon 9 launch of the year (21st orbital launch)
