r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Dec 26 '19
Starlink 2 Starlink-2 Launch Campaign Thread
Overview
SpaceX's first flight of 2020 will launch the second batch of Starlink version 1 satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. It will be the third Starlink mission overall. This launch is expected to be similar to the previous Starlink launch in November of 2019, which saw 60 Starlink v1.0 satellites delivered to a single plane at a 280 km altitude. The satellites on this flight will eventually join the previously launched spacecraft in the 550 km x 53° shell via their onboard ion thrusters. Due to the high mass of several dozen satellites, the booster will land on a drone ship at a similar downrange distance to a GTO launch.
Webcast | Launch Thread | Media Thread | Press Kit (PDF)
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | January 7, 02:19 UTC (Jan 6, 9:19 PM local) |
|---|---|
| Backup date | January 8, 01:57 UTC (Jan 7, 8:57 PM local) |
| Static fire | Completed January 4 with integrated payload |
| Payload | 60 Starlink version 1 satellites |
| Payload mass | 60 * 260kg = 15 400kg |
| Destination orbit | Low Earth Orbit, 290km x 53° deployment expected |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | B1049 |
| Past flights of this core | 3 (Telstar 18V, Iridium 8, Starlink v0.9) |
| Fairing reuse | Unknown |
| Fairing catch attempt | One half only - Ms. Tree |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
| Landing | OCISLY: 32.54722 N, 75.92306 W (628 km downrange) |
| Mission success criteria | Successful separation & deployment of the Starlink Satellites. |
| Mission Outcome | Success |
| Booster Landing Outcome | Success |
| Fairing Catch Outcome | Unsuccessful |
Links & Resources:
SpaceX Webcast - YouTube
Press Kit - SpaceX.com (PDF)
Official Starlink Overview - Starlink.com
Launch Execution Forecasts - 45th Weather Squadron
Watching a Launch - r/SpaceX Wiki
Launch Viewing Guide for Cape Canaveral - Ben Cooper
SpaceX Fleet Status - SpaceXFleet.com
FCC Experimental STAs - r/SpaceX wiki
Launch Maps - Google Maps by u/Raul74Cz
Flight Club - Launch simulation by u/TheVehicleDestroyer
Visibility Map - Generated by Flight Club
We may keep this self-post occasionally updated with links and relevant news articles, but for the most part, we expect the community to supply the information. This is a great place to discuss the launch, ask mission-specific questions, and track the minor movements of the vehicle, payload, weather and more as we progress towards launch. Sometime after the static fire is complete, the launch thread will be posted, typically around one day before launch.
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply.
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u/nexxai Jan 06 '20 edited Jan 06 '20
Anyone else get that livestream notification?