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>>12617801
long falcon is loooong

rip smallsat launchers edition

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSIcspDHbu0
Launch window: Saturday January 23 9:40 AM EST / 14:40 UTC (42 minute window)

Probability of violating weather constraints: 40% (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon%209%20Transporter-1%20L-1%20Forecast%20-%2023%20Jan%20Launch.pdf?ver=vDML9LPMuePSfBFWx6WTzA%3d%3d))
Backup launch window: ?
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1058.5 (prior launches: DEMO-2, ANASIS-II, Starlink-L12, CRS-21)
Launch pad: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
Fairings: New
Fairing recovery: On fairing recovery vessels 'Ms. Tree' & 'Ms. Chief'
First stage landing: On autonomous spaceport droneship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’
Payload: 133 commercial satellites & 10 Starlink satellites
Payload mass & deployment orbit: Unknown mass but roughly 5000 kg total; ~500 km sun-synchronous orbit
>https://www.spacex.com/rideshare/index.html
>https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2021/01/transporter-1-rideshare-program-debut/
>https://spacenews.com/spacexs-record-setting-rideshare-mission-a-challenge-for-space-traffic-control/

Launch viewing guide for Florida: http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html
SpaceX twitter: https://twitter.com/SpaceX

F9 stats: 105th launch, 66th landing, 48th core reuse. This is the most satellites ever deployed in a single launch, and the first polar launch of Starlink satellites.