SpaceX F9 - Starlink Group 4-29 - SLC-4E

[Grendal]

Launch Date: October 3
Launch Window: 2330 GMT (7:30 p.m. EDT; 4:30 p.m. PDT)
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Core Booster Recovery: ASDS (OCISLY)
Booster: B1071.5
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 53 Starlink satellites
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 44th

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 63rd group of satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 4-29. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean.

 

[Grendal]

Moderator's Note:
I will be on vacation for a week and a half. I have all the SpaceX launches I am aware of set up. With the crazy weather in Florida, any number of these launches could be delayed. This west coast launch just jumped in when the east coast Starlink launches were dropped because of the weather.

Here are the launches currently:
10/3 this one 4-29, Vandenberg
10/5 Crew 5
10/6 Galaxy 33 and 34
10/13 Hotbird 13F

 

[Electroman]

I will be on vacation for a week and a half.

Who authorized this ?

 

[Grendal]

 

[Grendal]

Who authorized this ?

The Highest authority - my wife.

 

[Pricee2]

Looks like it has been scrubbed. Rescheduled to Oct 5 at 4:48.

 

[Electroman]

Both Crew Deagon and this one on the same day just 5 hours apart ? From the same coast?

 

[Pricee2]

Isn't this one from Vandenberg?

 

[Electroman]

Isn't this one from Vandenberg?

Oops... you are right..

 

[HVM]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1577800801635868672

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

 

[Nikxice]

Tonight's Starlink and earlier Crew 5.....SpaceX going 2 for 2 today with successful ASDS landings. Almost matching touchdown profiles, putting both boosters and viewers just a little "on edge".

 

[HVM]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1577814826218229760

Deployment of 52 Starlink satellites confirmed – completing SpaceX’s second launch in ~7 hours!