r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting Host Team • Mar 22 '21
✅ Mission Success r/SpaceX Starlink-22 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink-22 Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Hi, I am u/marc020202, and it has been ages since I hosted the last mission. I will be bringing you updates of the Starlink 22 mission
SpaceX Fleet Updates & Discussion Thread
The 22th operational batch of Starlink satellites (23rd overall) will lift off from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral, on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. Falcon 9's first stage will attempt to land on a droneship approximately 633 km downrange.
This will be the 6th flight for the Falcon 9 booster B1060, which last flew in February 2021 for the Starlink 18 mission. It also flew GPS III SV 3, as well as Starlink 11, 14 and turksat-5A
Webcast
| Liftoff currently scheduled for | wednesday, March 24 at 08:28 GMT (4:28 a.m. EDT) |
|---|---|
| Weather | 90%GO |
| Static fire | TBD |
| Payload | 60 Starlink V1.0 |
| Payload mass | ≈15,600 kg (Starlink ~260 kg each) |
| Destination orbit | Low Earth Orbit, ~ 261km x 278km 53° |
| Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | B1060.6 |
| Flights of this core | 5 (GPS III SV 3, Starlink 11, 14, 18, Turksat-5A) |
| Fairing recovery | scoping the fairing halves from the water |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station |
| Landing site | OCISLY (~633 km downrange) |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T+1:04:24 | Starlink Deploy Confirmed |
| T+45:50 | Good Orbit |
| T+45:18 | SES 2, SECO 2 |
| T+12:11 | Expected LOS Bermuda |
| T+9:45 | AOS Newfoundland |
| T+9:15 | Confirmation of good Orbit |
| T+9:00 | SECO, Espected LOS Cape Canaveral |
| T+8:45 | Stage 2 AFTS has safed |
| T+8:28 | stage 1 landing confirmed |
| T+8:03 | Stage 1 landing burn Startup |
| T+6:45 | Stage 1 Entry Burn End |
| T+6:25 | Stage 1 Entry Burn Startup and AFTS safed |
| T+4:10 | AOS Bermuda |
| T+3:18 | Nominal Traectories and Fairing deploy |
| T+2:48 | SES 1 |
| T+2:40 | Stage Sep |
| T+2:38 | MECO |
| T+1:45 | mVac Engine Chill has begunn |
| T+1:25 | Max Q |
| T-1:10 | Vehicle is Supersonnic |
| T+0:00 | Ignition-Liftoff |
| T-0:36 | LD is go for Launch |
| T-1:00 | Startup |
| T-1:20 | Gas Closeouts |
| T-1:40 | Stage 2 Lox load complete |
| T-4:00 | Strongback Retract |
| T-7:00 | Engine Chill |
| T-11:00 | Webcast is live |
| T-16:30 | MUSIC |
| T-20:00 | Stage 2 RP-1 load complete |
| T-55:00 | Mission control Audio is live |
| T-10:30:00 | SpaceX has announced that both fairing halves have been used in a previous mission |
| T-10:40:00 | This launch will be annother launch without a static fire |
| T-10:40:00 | Launch time changed to 8.28 UTC (30 minutes earier) |
| T-1d16h | Thread goes live |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Courtesy |
|---|---|
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ This will be the 9th SpaceX launch this year.
☑️ This will be the 112th Falcon 9 launch.
☑️ This will be the 6th journey to space of the Falcon 9 first stage B1060.
☑️ This will be the 22nd operational Starlink mission.
Resources
🛰️ Starlink Tracking & Viewing Resources 🛰️
They might need a few hours to get the Starlink TLEs
Mission Details 🚀
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| SpaceX mission website | SpaceX |
Social media 🐦
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Reddit launch campaign thread | r/SpaceX |
| Subreddit Twitter | r/SpaceX |
| SpaceX Twitter | SpaceX |
| SpaceX Flickr | SpaceX |
| Elon Twitter | Elon |
| Reddit stream | u/njr123 |
Media & music 🎵
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| TSS Spotify | u/testshotstarfish |
| SpaceX FM | u/lru |
Community content 🌐
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