SpaceX F9 - Starlink 9/BlackSky Global 5 & 6 - LC-39A

[Grendal]

Great launch. Complete success so far - launch, meco, booster landing, seco, coast, seco 2.0, satellite deploy 1, deploy 2, then hopefully the Starlinks deploy properly. I'm going to bed before Starlink deploy. Word is they missed the fairings but probably recovered them from the drink.

 

[ICUDoc]

Great landing
I thought the noise-suppressing water sprays fired up a little late at take-off??

 

[ecarfan]

This new host explained quite well the different factors that go into go-no-go for a fairing catch attempt. Just because both ships are in position does not mean they are trying for sure: weather on the way down might make them call off the attempt and revert to fetching out of the water.

Yes, that was a helpful comment by the host; weather is a big factor in determining whether or not to attemp fairing recoveries because it effects how controllable the fairings are as they descend under chute control.

Nice launch, great landing, glad to see this mission finally happened after “weather and payload” issues delayed it twice before.

 

[Grendal]

So now SpaceX has two boosters heading for launch number six: B1049 and, this one, B1051.

 

[staran]

I agree with the overall goal to transition from fossil fuels to renewables as well as making internet access more accessible in general, but people have to be aware that tens of thousands of these satellites (from Starlink and competitors) are planned to be launched in the coming years and they are ruining the night sky. It is becoming a huge problem for astronomy and astrophotography.
The night sky is increasingly dystopian

 

[bxr140]

Damn, you’re right. We should probably talk about that in this forum!

 

[ecarfan]

I agree with the overall goal to transition from fossil fuels to renewables as well as making internet access more accessible in general, but people have to be aware that tens of thousands of these satellites (from Starlink and competitors) are planned to be launched in the coming years and they are ruining the night sky. It is becoming a huge problem for astronomy and astrophotography.
The night sky is increasingly dystopian

Pretty sure everyone who is active in this forum is aware of that, and it has been discussed extensively in the Starlink thread. See SpaceX Internet Satellite Network: Starlink

 

[e-FTW]

If you watch the Starlink deployment, in this area you will see what appears to be visual confirmation that they do bump into each other (as designed):

 

[wycolo]

The more Starlinks the more global cooling.
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