SpaceX Starlink 6-13 Mission
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the company’s latest batch of Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on August 31, 2023.
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The SpaceX team at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida is on track to launch a Falcon 9 rocket carrying another batch of the company’s Starlink internet satellites on Friday.
The 230-foot rocket’s launch from Launch Complex 40 has been rescheduled to 10:00 p.m. EDT, with the time slot extended to 10:15 p.m. EDT. This will be the Space Coast’s 52nd launch of the year.
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6:45pm ET: A quick look shows that while weather conditions remain a concern for tonight’s launch, there is some improvement around the spaceport. Finally, Space Force predicted he had a 40% chance of favorable conditions throughout tonight’s window. stay tuned.
5:55 p.m. EDT: SpaceX is currently targeting a launch date for tonight’s Starlink 6-19 mission at 10pm ET. stay tuned.
— Jamie Groh
5:49pm ET: At T minus 1 hour, everything seems to be going according to plan. SpaceX has not yet announced whether the target launch time of 6:49 p.m. EDT will be maintained, but the weather around the spaceport remains a “no-go” due to clouds and lightning. If necessary, the team has until 10:15 p.m. to launch tonight’s Starlink 6-19 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
If SpaceX is indeed sticking to a 6:49 p.m. EDT launch, launch managers should give the go-ahead to continue refueling the Falcon 9 within 22 minutes. stay tuned.
— Jamie Groh
5:15pm (ET): Good evening. Welcome to our space team as we broadcast live tonight’s SpaceX Starlink 6-19 mission launch attempt from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
Last we checked, SpaceX is working toward a 6:49 p.m. ET launch. Weather conditions around the spaceport were last predicted by the Space Force to be 40% favorable. A quick look reveals that launches are currently “impossible” due to lightning in the area. The SpaceX team has nearly four hours of work tonight, ending at 10:15 p.m. EDT.
More frequent updates will be provided as the pre-launch countdown progresses. stay tuned.
— Jamie Groh
The original story is as follows.
The first opportunity to launch the Starlink 6-19 mission will be Friday night at 10pm EDT, within a nearly four-hour launch window, with three additional opportunities before 10:15pm EDT.
According to the Space Force’s Space Launch Delta 45, weather conditions are expected to be poor for the Starlink 6-19 mission. Forecasters last predicted on Friday night that there was a 40% chance of a “go” condition during the launch period.
Forecasters cited the threat of lightning as a major concern, with clouds and rain associated with thunderstorms being a major concern.
Conditions for recovery of the booster, which landed on a drone ship stationed in the Atlantic Ocean near the Bahamas, are listed as “low risk.”
- It will be hosted by Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
- The payload is the next batch of the company’s Starlink internet beam satellites.
- The 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket will follow a southeast trajectory between Florida and the Bahamas.
- If the launch goes as planned, it will be the Space Coast’s 52nd launch of the year.
- There will be no localized sonic booms in this mission. The 130-foot-tall first-stage booster will target the drone ship, which will land about eight minutes after liftoff.
- This will be the 10th flight of the first stage booster.
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The United Launch Alliance team at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is preparing to launch an Atlas V rocket carrying KuiperSat-1 and 2, the first pair of prototype satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper Broadband System. Internet service connection.
Launch hours for launches from Launch Complex 41 open at 2:00 PM EDT on Friday, October 6th.
Meanwhile, the SpaceX team at Kennedy Space Center is preparing to launch its Falcon Heavy rocket. The mission’s payload will be NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which will study a metal-rich asteroid between Mars and Jupiter.
On Thursday, NASA and SpaceX adjusted the target launch window for the Psyche mission to Oct. 5 to Oct. 12.
“This change will allow the NASA team to complete validation of the parameters used to control the Psyche spacecraft’s nitrogen cold gas thruster,” NASA said in a statement Thursday. “These thrusters are used to orient vehicles to support science, power, thermal, and other demands. Parameters were recently adjusted in response to the latest high temperature forecasts for these thrusters. .”
The Psyche mission marks the first time a triple-core rocket has been selected to host a dedicated payload for NASA. Previous Falcon Heavy missions have supported commercial satellites and U.S. Space Force national security missions.
The interplanetary mission launch is tentatively scheduled to lift off from Pad 39A by 10:16 a.m. ET on Thursday, October 12.
It is not yet known how the status and launch dates of these missions will be further affected if a partial government shutdown occurs this weekend. NASA directed all inquiries to the White House Office of Management and Budget, which did not respond to requests for comment. For the latest schedule updates, please visit: floridatoday.com/launchschedule.
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