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SpaceX F9 - SARah 1+Rideshare - SLC-4E

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Launch Date: June 18
Launch Window: 7:19am PDT (10:19am EDT, 14:19 UTC)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA
Core Booster Recovery: RTLS (unless the rideshare is too heavy to allow this)
Booster: B1071.3
Fairings: Reused?
Mass: 2200 kg (SARah 1)
Orbit: SSO
Yearly Launch Number: 26th

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SARah 1 radar remote sensing satellite for the German military. SARah 1 is the first of three synthetic aperture radar satellites for the German military. It was built by Airbus. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to Landing Zone 4 at Vandenberg.

 
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A T+1:40 there was the callout for the MVAC chill-in but it sounded like:


Okay, good to know the MVAC was just kickin’ back… ;)
I noticed that too- I wonder if he'll get in trouble for not using the exact language from the manual? It's sort of undisciplined and would make me a bit worried that he's not taking the job as seriously as they once did- I hope they aren't becoming complacent. They've had a long run of launch successes now- Space is hard, and letting your guard down for even a moment can be disastrous. I know I'm being a bit harsh, but I want them to continue to be successful, making it look easy-