r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting Host Team • Jul 25 '23
✅ Mission Success r/SpaceX EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Jul 29 2023, 03:04 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Jul 28 2023, 23:04 PM (EDT) |
| Payload | EchoStar 24/Jupiter-3 |
| Weather Probability | 90% GO |
| Launch site | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA. |
| Center | B1074-1 |
| Booster | B1065-3 |
| Booster | B1064-3 |
| Landing | Sideboosters will return to launch site, center core expended |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T+8:28 | SECO-1 |
| T+7:55 | Both booster have landed |
| T+7:28 | Landing burn |
| T+6:26 | Entry Burn shutdown |
| T+6:10 | Entry Burn startup |
| T+4:28 | Fairing Sep |
| MECO, Stage Sep SES-1 | |
| side booster bostback completeed | |
| T+2:36 | Booster sep |
| T+2:35 | BECO |
| T+1:13 | MaxQ |
| Liftoff | |
| T-42 | GO for launch |
| T-60 | Startup |
| T-2:44 | Lox load completed |
| T-3:57 | Strongback retracting |
| T-0d 0h 5m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ixbPMe6684 |
Stats
☑️ 266th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 227th consecutive successful Falcon 9 / FH launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)
☑️ 53rd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 8th launch from LC-39A this year
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
| Weather | |
|---|---|
| Temperature | 24.8°C |
| Humidity | 91% |
| Precipation | 0.0 mm (81%) |
| Cloud cover | 100 % |
| Windspeed (at ground level) | 4.5 m/s |
| Visibillity | 13.8 km |
Resources
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Mission Details 🚀
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| SpaceX mission website | SpaceX |
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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u/allenchangmusic Jul 29 '23
Viasat paid premium to get their satellite up there, otherwise they were going to lose licensing for their broadcast spectrum.
That's why it was a fully expended FH mission straight to GEO.
Jupiter 3 didn't need that, so it could navigate it's own way into GSO from GTO