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Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0dkyV09Zso
SpaceX launch of 60 Starlink satellites....
Landing on drone ship is expected.
T-6 minutes and change and all looks go...
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
"Falcon 9 is in startup" - the computer has taken control...
Launch Director called "Go for launch"
30 seconds to go..
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
Good liftoff!
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
Through "Max Q" (maximum dynamic pressure)...
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
MECO/stage separation and second stage startup look good...
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
Fairings separated... on their way to hopefully be caught by recovery ships "Ms Tree" and "Ms Chief".
First stage is headed for "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Atlantic.
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
First Stage 20 second "entry burn" looked good...But, some extra fire at the bottom? Seem to have lost Stage 1 video... we'll know in 30 seconds if it's still with us.
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
Welllll..... Nothing landed on the drone ship, but there was a brightening of the sky off to the right of OCISLY...
Second stage and payload are in the proper insertion orbit!
So, this booster's 6th mission was it's last (moment of silence for booster 1059)
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - GGD - 02-16-2021
Paul F. wrote:
Welllll..... Nothing landed on the drone ship, but there was a brightening of the sky off to the right of OCISLY...
I did see a few seagulls land on OCISLY. They were probably glad that they didn't get BBQ'd.
Re: Short Notice Alert: SpaceX Starlink launch at 7:58pm PST... - Paul F. - 02-16-2021
This "Flight" is "Flock 19" and the satellites will deploy in about 40 minutes, whereupon the second stage will be in an orbit to reenter and burn up in a month or so. The Starlink Satellites will slowly climb into their permanent orbits.
"Flock 17" that got skipped over (having been delayed from a couple weeks ago) will launch in a couple days from the Cape, weather permitting. Flock 17 will be riding Booster 1049, for it's 8th mission.
Watching rockets take off, and LAND, never gets old. :-)