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Will the scrub-a-thon continue? edition

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZkaE_9zwQQ
Launch: Thursday October 1 9:17 AM EDT / 1:17 UTC

Probability of violating weather constraints: 30% (https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/Weather/Falcon%209%20StarlinkV1_0-L12%20L-1%20Forecast%20-%201%20OCT%20Launch.pdf?ver=rXoDpmmww0dysQ-azQmDvQ%3d%3d))
Backup launch: ?
Launch vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9 with first stage B1058.3 (prior launches: DEMO-2, ANASIS-II)
Launch pad: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
Fairings: Used; flew on Starlink-V0.9 & Starlink-5
Fairing recovery: On fairing recovery vessels "Ms. Chief" & "Ms. Tree"
First stage landing: On autonomous spaceport droneship “Of Course I Still Love You”
Payload: 60 Starlink satellites
Payload mass & destination orbit: ~15,600 kg (~260 kg / Starlink sat); 210 x 366 km @ ~53°
TLE: https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/starlink-13.txt
>https://www.starlink.com
>https://www.spacex.com/launches/index.html
>https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/starlink-v1-0.htm
>https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/09/spacex-twelfth-launch-starlink-v1-0/

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

This will be the 61st landed first stage, 42nd re-flight of a first stage, and 94th Falcon 9 launch. It is the 16th SpaceX orbital launch of 2020.

>> No.12181761

I live 15 miles from the launchpad, I'll try and get photos for you guys

>> No.12181764

>>12181761
I should add, the launch pad lines up directly with the sun so they might not turn out

>> No.12181767

chad Falcon 9 vs virgin Delta IV Heavy

>> No.12181776

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTCn572juSY

>> No.12181807

stream start!

>> No.12181808

Well, they just went live 11 minutes ahead of schedule. Let's hope that doesn't mean scrub-a-dub.

>> No.12181813

>>12181808
That's the launch time, they always go live before it.

>> No.12181814

>>12181808
seems the stream start time meant launch time. they do that sometimes

>> No.12181816

>>12181813
Just me being confused due to going by stream live time then. I didn't get much sleep due to being woken up by two fucking cats that decided to fight 30 cm outside my window this morning.

>> No.12181820

>live shot of the two Falcons
neat

>> No.12181821

all systems go

>> No.12181822

>>12181816
No worries Sempai

>> No.12181832

weather currently go

>> No.12181840

>woke up 3 minute before launch
NEAT

>> No.12181841

What's with the leaky water tower? It seems like it happens some launches and not during others.

>> No.12181842

interesting, water tower is spewing

>> No.12181845

Jesus, the live stream is behind mission control audio today, it's like 20 seconds behind compared to the usual 5 seconds or so.

>> No.12181849

go for lunch

>> No.12181850

SCRUB
C
R
U
B

>> No.12181852

DED

>> No.12181853

Cucked by a cloud. Here we go again.

>> No.12181854

fuck sake

>> No.12181855

AHHH THE SCRUBS CONTINUE

>> No.12181857

clock stopped wtf?
abort

>> No.12181858

scrub-x

>> No.12181860

aborted

>> No.12181861
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>> No.12181862

I blame ULA... Their curse is affecting other launches too

>> No.12181863

inb4 ground systems damaged due to lightning

>> No.12181865

this is the 3rd attempt, btw

>> No.12181871

Was this an instantaneous window too?

>> No.12181873
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>> No.12181874

>>12181871
yeh

>> No.12181875

RESUTS

>> No.12181876
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12181876

if they can't even launch a single rocket how will they ever get us to mars....guys...i think its time to pledge our support to boeing...the dream is over

>> No.12181878

Fuck you very much, good night.
God damn fucking Kennedy Scrub Center.

>> No.12181879

>wake up
>open puter
>starlink launch
>yeah
>open it at T-18s
>YEAH
>abort right away
i think i jinxed it guys

>> No.12181880

>>12181871
they're often istantaneous... I think?

>> No.12181886

>>12181875
Neither results nor rhethoric worked. NOW WHAT? ARE WE DOOMED TO DIE ON THIS ROCK? WITH CRAPPY INTERNET TOO?

>> No.12181888

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofbhkbk42Jc

>> No.12181900

will starship be more resistant to bad weather conditions?

>> No.12181906

>>12181900
Yes.

>> No.12181907

>>12181906
cool

>> No.12181911

>>12181900
No.

>> No.12181995

>>12181911
cool

>> No.12182015

>>12181900
Maybe.

>> No.12182040

>>12182015
cool

>> No.12182417

>>12181900
it's EXTRA THICK, so it should at least do better against high altitude wind shear.

>> No.12182846

Now set to launch Saturday morning

>> No.12183663

>>12182846
>launch
You mean "get scrubbed"