Launch Thread: SpaceX Falcon 9 - SXM-8

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rip in peace SXM-7 edition

Livestream: https://youtu.be/bgtDRR2F2wA
Launch window: Sunday, June 6 2:26 AM EDT / 4:26 UTC (1:59:00 long window)

Probability of violating weather constraints: 30% (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon%209%20Sirius%20XM-8%20L-1%20Forecast%20-%206%20Jun%20Launch.pdf?ver=qky2fZkqZNRkXvF-CUJUEg%3d%3d)
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1061.3 (previous missions: Crew-1, Crew-2)
Launch pad: Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
First stage landing: On autonomous spaceport droneship "Just Read the Instructions”
Payload: S-band MAXAR-built SiriusXM geostationary commsat
Payload mass & payload final orbit: ~7,000 kg; GEO: ~36,000 km at 115.25° W.L. (or 85°? unclear)

>https://www.spacex.com/launches/
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sxm-7.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

>120th Falcon 9 flight, 80th first stage landing, 62nd re-flown 1st stage booster
>18th SpaceX orbital launch of 2021