overshadowed by Starship edition

Livestream: https://youtu.be/d5DzoKuhdNk
Launch window: Thursday March 4 3:24 AM EST (instantaneous)
Backup launch window(s): Thursday March 45:42 AM EST or 3:03 AM EST & Friday March 5th 5:21 AM EST

Probability of violating weather constraints: 10% (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon%209%20StarlinkV1_0-L17%20L-1%20Forecast%20-%204%20Mar%20Launch.pdf?ver=AvE6tiK_XXYGJ-LYD93TsQ%3d%3d)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1049.8 (prior launches: Telstar 18V, Iridium-8, Starlink V0.9, Starlink-L2, Starlink-L7, Starlink-L10, Starlink-L15)
Launch pad: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Fairings: "One half of Falcon 9’s fairing previously flew on three Starlink missions, and the other half previously supported two Starlink missions."
Fairing recovery: Likely, but water landing/recovery (not on Ms Tree or 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-18.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: 6th orbital SpaceX launch of 2021. 108th F9 launch, 68th landing, 51st core reuse.