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Welcome everyone!

December launches:

Completed:

  • 2023-12-01: Korea 425 and others
  • 2023-12-03: Starlink Group 6-31
  • 2023-12-07: Starlink Group 6-33
  • 2023-12-08: Starlink Group 7-8
  • 2023-12-19: Starlink Group 6-34
  • 2023-12-23: Starlink Group 6-32
  • 2023-12-24: SARah 2 & 3
  • 2023-12-29: USSF-52 (Falcon Heavy!)
  • 2023-12-29: Starlink Group 6-36

January:

  • 2024-01-03: Starlink Group 7-9
  • 2024-01-03: Ovzon-3
  • 2024-01-17: Axiom Mission 3
  • WorldView Legion 1 & 2
  • Starlink Group 6-35
  • Starlink Group 8-1
  • Starlink Group 7-10
  • Starlink Group 7-11
  • Starlink Group 7-12
  • Starlink Group 7-13
  • Starship Flight Test 3

June

  • Nusantara Lima

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[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Starlink Group 6-31 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for ~~2023-12-02 04:01 UTC, or 2023-12-01 23:01 local time (EST)~~. Booster 1078-6 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Webcasts:

Edit: Launch pushed to 2023-12-03 04:00 UTC, or 2023-12-02 23:00 local time (EST).

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1730744954862116945#m

Targeting Saturday, December 2 for a Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1730745475429789842#m

Teams are keeping an eye on weather conditions for liftoff, which are currently 40% favorable

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1731154322212503607#m

Less than 30 minutes until Falcon 9’s launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida → spacex.com/launches

Edit2: Strongback retract has started.

Edit3: Stage 1 LOx load complete.

Edit4: Stage 2 LOx load complete.

Edit5: Liftoff!

Edit6: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit7: Nominal entry burn.

Edit8: Stage 1 landing confirmed.

Edit9: SECO.

Edit10: Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1732920410566762945#m

Targeting Friday, December 8 for a Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California → spacex.com/launches

Dec 8, 2023 · 12:29 AM UTC

Starlink Group 7-8 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2023-12-08 08:03 UTC, or 2023-12-08 00:03 local time (PST). Booster 1071-13 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

Webcasts:

Edit:

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1733050469566796141#m

Deployment of 22 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Dec 8, 2023 · 9:06 AM UTC

In other news, the official twitter webcast was colossally f*cked up. Not sure what happened, but the video and audio were out of sync, and there were long periods of no audio and/or video. There has definitely been a marked decrease in quality compared to the YouTube streams...

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1734702161420763362#m

Targeting Tuesday, December 12 for a Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches

Dec 12, 2023 · 10:29 PM UTC

Starlink Group 6-34 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for ~~2023-12-12 04:00 UTC, or 2023-12-11 23:00 local time (EST)~~. Booster 1081-3 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Webcasts:

Edit: Launch rescheduled for 2023-12-13 04:00 UTC, or 2023-12-12 23:00 local time (EST).

Edit2: Launch rescheduled for 2023-12-13 04:39 UTC, or 2023-12-12 23:39 local time (EST).

Edit3: Propellant load has started: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1734786417396687310#m

Propellant load has begun for tonight’s launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go for launch

Dec 13, 2023 · 4:04 AM UTC

Edit4: Strongback retract has started.

Edit5: Abort at T-1:45.

Edit6: Scrub was due to winds: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1734799020005138588#m

Standing down from tonight's Falcon 9 launch of Starlink due to high ground-level winds. Vehicle and payload are healthy. Targeting no earlier than Wednesday, December 13 for next launch opportunity

Dec 13, 2023 · 4:54 AM UTC

Edit7: Launch postponed due to unfavorable recovery weather: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1735000272689320148#m

Due to unfavorable recovery weather conditions in the Atlantic Ocean, we are standing down from today's Falcon 9 launch of Starlink. SpaceX teams will continue to monitor weather and a new launch opportunity will be shared once confirmed on the Range

Dec 13, 2023 · 6:14 PM UTC

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1740151279132062027#m

Targeting Thursday, December 28 for a Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches

Dec 27, 2023 · 11:22 PM UTC

Starlink Group 6-36 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-12-29 04:01 UTC, or 2023-12-28 23:01 local time (EST). Booster 1069-12 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Webcasts:

Edit: Propellant load has begun.

Edit2: Liftoff!

Edit3: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit4: Booster landing confirmed.

Edit5: SECO. Webcast ended before confirmation of orbit insertion.

Edit6: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1740587469459140759#m

Falcon 9’s second stage has one additional burn coming up in ~40 minutes, followed by @Starlink satellite deployment ~11 minutes after

Dec 29, 2023 · 4:16 AM UTC

Edit7: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1740600423718047929#m

Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Dec 29, 2023 · 5:07 AM UTC

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Starlink Group 6-34 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-12-19 04:01 UTC, or 2023-12-18 23:01 local time (EST). Booster 1081-3 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Webcasts:

Edit: Liftoff!

Edit2: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit3: Stage 1 landing confirmed!

Edit4: SECO, nominal park orbital insertion.

Edit5: Starlink deploy confirmed: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1736976450228736405#m

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Starlink Group 6-32 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for ~~2023-12-23 04:00 UTC, or 2023-12-22 23:00 local time (EST)~~. Booster 1058-19 to land on Just Read the Instructions. This marks the first time a Falcon 9 booster will launch for its 19th time.

Webcasts:

Edit: ~~Launch pushed to 2023-12-23 05:02 UTC, or 2023-12-23 00:02 local time (EST)~~

Edit2: Launch pushed to 2023-12-23 05:33 UTC, or 2023-12-23 00:33 local time (EST)

Edit3: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1738423732493053978#m

Propellant load has begun for tonight’s launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go for launch

Dec 23, 2023 · 4:58 AM UTC

Edit4: Liftoff! Go B1058-19, go!

Edit5: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit6: Booster landing confirmed. B1058 has landed for the 19th time. A new record!

Edit7: M-Vac shutdown and nominal park orbit.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1732148126377750647#m

Targeting Wednesday, December 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches

Dec 5, 2023 · 9:21 PM UTC

Starlink Group 6-33 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for ~~2023-12-07 04:00 UTC, or 2023-12-06 23:00 local time (EST)~~. Booster 1077-9 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Webcasts:

Edit: Launch pushed to 2023-12-07 05:07 UTC, or 2023-12-07 00:07 local time (EST)

Edit2: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1732619213649691042#m

Propellant load has begun for tonight’s launch of 23 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go for launch

Dec 7, 2023 · 4:33 AM UTC

Edit3: Strongback retract has started

Edit4: Liftoff!

Edit5: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit6: Nominal entry burn.

Edit7: Stage 1 landing confirmed!

Edit8: SECO, nominal orbital insertion.

Edit9: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1732632245809430746#m

Approximately 50 minutes until @Starlink satellite deployment

Dec 7, 2023 · 5:24 AM UTC

Edit10: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1732644541315133596#m

Deployment of 23 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Dec 7, 2023 · 6:13 AM UTC

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1735441592146911415#m

Falcon 9 launch of 21 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California targeted for later tonight → spacex.com/launches

Dec 14, 2023 · 11:28 PM UTC

Starlink Group 7-9 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for ~~2023-12-15 05:04 UTC, or 2023-12-14 21:04 local time (PST)~~. Booster 1082-1 (new booster!) to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

Webcasts:

Edit: Launch pushed to ~~2023-12-15 08:30 UTC, or 2023-12-15 00:30 local time (PST)~~.

Edit2: Launch pushed to ~~2023-12-16 05:19 UTC, or 2023-12-15 21:19 local time (PST)~~: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1735542795149115652#m

Now targeting Friday evening on December 15 for Falcon 9's launch of @Starlink satellites → spacex.com/launches

Dec 15, 2023 · 6:10 AM UTC

Edit3: And... delayed again to 2023-12-29 05:19 UTC, or 2023-12-28 21:09 local time (PST): https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1735855397817508270#m

Now targeting Thursday, December 28 for Falcon 9 to launch @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California → spacex.com/launches

Dec 16, 2023 · 2:52 AM UTC

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