Starlink Group 10-2 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-06-23 17:15 UTC, or 2024-06-23 13:15 local time (EDT). Booster 1078-11 to land on A Shortfall of Gravitas.
This mission was previously slated to fly on booster 1073-16, but the launch attempt on June 14th was aborted at T-0 due to a hardware issue upon engine startup.
Webcasts:
- Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUcEVCyyTmM
- Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk_WDWzNfYs
- NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2e_uLmpJ9w
- The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MakaYccoegw
- SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1804924764836012362
- The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9USPbx1MpI
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1804278916045254704
Targeting Sunday, June 23 for back-to-back Falcon 9 launches of @Starlink satellites from Florida and California
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1804915890917695587
All systems are looking good, weather is currently 70% favorable, and propellant load is about to begin for today’s launch of 22 @Starlink satellites from Florida
MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.
Liftoff!
Edit: Per NSF, this marks a new fastest pad turnaround time at 2 days 19 hours 40 minutes between this mission and Astra 1P. Previous record was 2 days 20 hours between Starlink 6-48 and 6-49.
Stage 1 landing confirmed!
Edit: M-vac shutdown, nominal park orbit insertion.
https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1804941106221867514
Deployment of 22 @Starlink satellites confirmed