DocM Posted September 24, 2022 Author Share Posted September 24, 2022 "SpaceX is targeting Saturday, September 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is at 7:32 p.m. ET (23:32 UTC), and a backup opportunity is available on Sunday, September 25 at 7:10 p.m. ET (23:10 UTC). The first stage booster supporting this mission previously launched SES-22 and two Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. You can watch the live launch webcast starting about 5 minutes before liftoff." https://youtu.be/VVu2bSJJhgI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 6, 2022 Author Share Posted October 6, 2022 This Starlink launch snuck in under the radar, going uphill 7 hours after Crew 5 bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 Another Starlink launch coming up in a few minutes https://youtu.be/iYtH2khNIgU bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) Likely Starlink Gen 2 An order of magnitude more bandwidth, much larger satellites, more capabilities. Two different form factors; one for Falcon 9, and one four Starship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted December 28, 2022 Author Share Posted December 28, 2022 Starlink 5-1webcast, the first Gen2 launch bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted January 26 Author Share Posted January 26 The previous Falcon 9 mass to LEO record was 16.7 metric tons, another flock of Starlinks. bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 (edited) Starlink 5-3 Payload: 53 Starlink v1.5 Date: February 2, 2023 Time: 0258 Eastern (0758 UT) Pad: LC-39A Booster: 1069.5 Recovery: A Shortfall of Gravitas Edited February 2 by DocM bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 Starlink Gen 2 Mini takes a selfie. Gen 2 has 4x the throughput and uses E band for ground stations. They'll also use Argon Hall Effect ion thrusters vs their previous Krypton thrusters. A first. Gen 2 Mini can launch on Falcon 9, with the larger full Gen 2s launching on Starship. Gen 2 full will have 5G antennas for remote & black-zone phone service, larger solar arrays and other enhancements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 Sterling to cell phone service tests coming up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted Tuesday at 20:01 Author Share Posted Tuesday at 20:01 (edited) If successful, this will be Falcon 9's 200th straight success Starlink 2-10 52 Starlink 1.5's Date: May 30, 2023 Time: 2002 Eastern, 2302 Pacific (May 31 0602 UT) Booster: B1063. 13* Pad: SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB Recovery: Of Course I Still Love You * Crew-1, Crew-2, SXM-8, CRS-23, IXPE, Transporter-4, Transporter-5, Globalstar FM15, ISI EROS C-3, and four Starlink missions. bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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