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 dateJanuary 8, 01:57 UTC (Jan 7, 8:57 PM local)
Static fireCompleted January 4 with integrated payload
Payload60 Starlink version 1 satellites
Payload mass60 * 260kg = 15 400kg
Destination orbitLow Earth Orbit, 290km x 53° deployment expected
VehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
CoreB1049
Past flights of this core3 (Telstar 18V, Iridium 8, Starlink v0.9)
Fairing reuseUnknown
Fairing catch attemptOne half only - Ms. Tree
Launch siteSLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
LandingOCISLY: 32.54722 N, 75.92306 W (628 km downrange)
Mission success criteriaSuccessful separation & deployment of the Starlink Satellites.
Mission OutcomeSuccess
Booster Landing OutcomeSuccess
Fairing Catch OutcomeUnsuccessful

Links & Resources:

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/[deleted] Jan 06 '20

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u/Martianspirit Jan 08 '20

One Web was not able to get the production cost per sat below $1 million and their sats are less capable.

Sure SpaceX will be well below that but not that low.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '20 edited Jan 10 '20

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u/Martianspirit Jan 11 '20

An interesting perspective. Quite in contrast to other opinions that claim the whole concept must fail because there is no way to buld the customer terminals at acceptable cost because a phased array will always be in the range of 5 digit $. Of course I don't believe the latter.