Starship Flight Test 2

Yay!

I don't know whether to post these here or off the main page.

Jerry Pike Photo has some nice pictures on Instagram of booster return at Cape Canaveral. The rusty ASDS really gives an interesting "gritty space" feel to it. These are links to each image, but you can just click on the first and use the ">" arrow on the image to go to each in turn.

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Crew-6 undocking currently scheduled for 2023-09-03 11:05 UTC.

SpaceX livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz6qdzVCN9g

Edit:

Undocking confirmed by SpaceX: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1698291169325908068

Mission Control Audio was here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9KNK3nXKos

Mission Control Audio webcast set to private. I definitely did not download it while it was live. Do not PM me if you want a copy. :)

Just wanted to point out a glamor video of Starlink deployment.

NASA is live for Crew-6 splashdown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8n5OA1m5o8

Only 720p :(

Edit: SpaceX was also live on the platform formerly known as twitter, but viewing experience was terrible.

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Fewer Letters	More Letters
ASDS	Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (landing platform)
MECO	Main Engine Cut-Off
~	MainEngineCutOff podcast
NSF	NasaSpaceFlight forum
~	National Science Foundation
SECO	Second-stage Engine Cut-Off
SLC-40	Space Launch Complex 40, Canaveral (SpaceX F9)
SLC-4E	Space Launch Complex 4-East, Vandenberg (SpaceX F9)

Jargon	Definition
Starlink	SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation

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7 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 9 acronyms.

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Starlink Group 6-14 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-09-09 03:12 UTC, or 2023-09-08 23:12 local time (EDT).

NSF webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWL0BvwlD6Q

SpaceX webcast: https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1700345337322537111

Edit: NSF are live.

All SpaceX systems are go, weather looking good: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1700336022222164474

All systems are looking good for tonight’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. Weather is >90% favorable for liftoff.

Edit2: SpaceX is live.

Edit3: Liftoff! Norminal mission so far.

Edit4: Stage-1 landing and SECO-1 confirmed.

Edit5: Starlink deploy confirmed: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1700363061989867778

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1701325498981482745

Targeting tonight, September 11, for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from California → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 7-2 launch out of SLC-4E in California currently scheduled for 2023-09-13 06:57 UTC, or 2023-09-12 23:57 local time (PDT). Booster to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

NSF webcast: none

SpaceX webcast: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1701488948139422072

Space Devs rehost: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DugxmrIvUE

Edit: Norminal mission. B1071 has landed for the 11th time.

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1701506196010914102#m

Deployment of 21 @Starlink satellites confirmed

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1702880920032669706

All systems are looking good and weather is trending favorably for tonight’s Falcon 9’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. Propellant load is underway → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 6-16 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-09-16 03:38 UTC, or 2023-09-15 23:38 local time (EDT). Booster to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Spaceflight Now webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwZb5Eu3c6s

NSF webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZtcZ924kOQ

The Launch Pad webcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sWARbQUUbs

SpaceX webcast: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1702888419691524380

Edit: Norminal launch. B1078 has landed for the 5th time.

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1707428083538841902#m

Now targeting Friday, September 29 for Falcon 9's launch of @Starlink satellites → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 6-19 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-09-29 22:49 UTC, or 2023-09-29 18:49 local time (EDT). Booster B1069.10 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

Webcasts:

• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GDS6KoQ4uk
• NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8mKreIf6Fk
• The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQKIb7x3_a8
• SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1707937115265519985
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYAbCI8SFno

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Edit: Due to inclement weather, launch pushed to 2023-09-30 02:00 UTC, or 2023-09-23 22:00 local time (EDT).

Edit2: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1707931360504230287

Less than 30 minutes until tonight’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. Teams are keeping an eye on weather conditions at the launch site → spacex.com/launches

Edit3: Liftoff!

Edit4: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit5: Stage 1 landing confirmed!

Edit6: SECO, nominal orbital insertion.

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1703933837271765427

Targeting Tuesday, September 19 for Falcon 9's launch of 22 @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 6-17 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-09-20 03:38 UTC, or 2023-09-19 23:38 local time (EDT). Booster 1060 1058 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.

This will be a "life leader" mission, as it marks the first time a Falcon 9 booster will fly for it's 17th flight.

Webcasts:

• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxlVWTstTbA
• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcVemtPOebg
• NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvyX60qk7VE
• The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s1E6LsG3R0
• SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1704337938551554380

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Edit1: Delayed to 2023-09-20 03:38 UTC, or 2023-09-19 23:38 local time (EDT).

Edit2: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1704330509453820366

All systems are looking good for tonight’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. Weather is 90% favorable for liftoff

Edit3: Liftoff!

Edit4: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit5: B1060 B1058 has performed its 17th landing! New high score!

Edit6: M-vac shutdown and end of official webcast.

Edit7: It turns out that this was B1058, not B1060. Still the 17th flight though!

Edit8: Deployment confirmed: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1704355789232861666

Deployment of 22 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Starlink Group 7-3 launch out of SLC-4E in Vandenberg, California currently scheduled for 2023-09-25 08:48 UTC, or 2023-09-25 01:48 local time (PDT). Booster B1075.6 to land on Of Course I Still Love You.

Webcasts:

• Spaceflight Now: none
• NASASpaceflight: none
• The Launch Pad: none
• SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1706227960519483805
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYygl-yiUT0

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Edit: Norminal mission. First stage landing and Starlink deploy confirmed.

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1706231510632951924

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1706245123288567969

Deployment of 21 @Starlink satellites confirmed

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1705388026971771261

Targeting Saturday, September 23 and Monday, September 25 for Falcon 9 launches of @Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Florida and California → spacex.com/launches

Starlink Group 6-18 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2023-09-24 01:07 UTC, or 2023-09-23 21:07 local time (EDT). Booster 1060.17 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Following this mission, B1060 will be tied with B1058, each having completed 17 flights.

Webcasts:

• Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQyPwkiMEWA
• NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah_VDCd6SDw
• The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGptYzYoL2I
• SpaceX: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1705787270610252165
• The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLLnDo_5Wq0

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Edit: Launch pushed to 2023-09-24 03:38 UTC, or 2023-09-23 23:38 local time (EDT).

Edit2: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1705780046634566135

Starting propellant load for tonight’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida. All systems and weather are currently go

Edit3: Liftoff!

Edit4: MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

Edit5: B1060 has performed its 17th landing, tying B1058 for a record 17 landings.

Edit6: M-vac shutdown and end of official webcast.

Edit7: https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1705805958348460207

Deployment of 22 @Starlink satellites confirmed

Splashdown! Welcome home, Crew-6!

Starlink Group 6-12 webcast: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1698526823012004000

NSF is also live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqg4WWYl9E8

No mission control audio :(

Starlink Group 6-12 launch currently scheduled for 2023-09-04 02:47 UTC.

No webcast on YouTube yet. Might be exclusive to the website formerly known as Twitter.

https://nitter.net/SpaceX/status/1698519733367157178

Propellant load has started. Live webcast will begin here on X about five minutes prior to liftoff