Launch Thread: SpaceX Falcon 9 - Turksat 5A

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Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I0UYXVqIn8
Launch window: Thursday January 7 8:28 PM EST / 01:28 UTC (4 hour window)

Probability of violating weather constraints: 30% (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon%209%20TurkSat-5A%20L-0%20Forecast%20-%207%20Jan%20Launch.pdf?ver=AwZHbnU9dCUTnG_A3Dnh-A%3d%3d)
Backup launch window: January 9 8:28 PM EST / 01:28 UTC (4 hour window)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1060.4 (prior launches: GPS III SV03, Starlink-L11, Starlink-L14)
Launch pad: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Fairings: One half flew ANASIS-II, the other half flew GPS III SV03
Fairing recovery: Possible, on fairing recovery vessels 'Ms. Tree' & 'Ms. Chief'
First stage landing: On autonomous spaceport droneship 'Just Read the Instructions'
Payload: Turksat 5A, a Ku-band communications satellite for Türksat AS, based on the Airbus Eurostar-3000EOR bus
Payload mass & deployment orbit: 3,500 kg; GTO (will end up at 31°E)
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/turksat-5a.htm
>https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/spacex-turkish-satellite-first-launch-year/

Launch viewing guide for Florida: http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html
SpaceX twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX
F9 stats: 103rd launch, 64th landing, 46th core reuse
* you may have noticed the stats have shifted, that is as they no longer include FH core landings and reuse