Launch Thread: SpaceX Falcon 9 - Starlink-L19

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Livestream: https://youtu.be/L0dkyV09Zso
Launch window: Sunday, February 14 11:21 PM EST / 4:21 UTC (instantaneous)
Probability of violating weather constraints: 60% (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon%209%20Starlink-19%20L-1%20Forecast%20-%2014%20Feb%20Launch.pdf?ver=mKWu1TwVDW8DcJGT1saYNg%3d%3d)
Backup launch window: ?
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1059.6 (prior launches: CRS-19, CRS-20, Starlink-L9, SAOCOM 1B, NROL-108)
Launch pad: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Fairings: New, assumed
Fairing recovery: On fairing recovery vessels 'Ms. Tree' & 'Ms. Chief'
First stage landing: On autonomous spaceport droneship 'Of Course I Still Love You'
Payload: 60 Starlink satellites
Payload mass & deployment orbit: ~15,600 kg (~260 kg / Starlink sat); 261 x 278 km @ ~53°
TLE: https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/starlink-V1.0-19.txt

>https://www.starlink.com
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/starlink-v1-0.htm

Launch viewing guide for Florida:
>http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html
>https://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/launches-and-events/events-calendar/see-a-rocket-launch#LaunchViewingTips

SpaceX twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX

Stats: 5th orbital SpaceX launches of 2021. 107th F9 launch, 68th landing, 50th core reuse.