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Welcome to the [email protected] Starlink 5-11 Unofficial Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

Welcome everyone! I'm @threelonmusketeers, and I'll be your host for this launch!

| Scheduled for (UTC) | Jun 12 2023, 07:10  | |


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| | Scheduled for (local) | Jun 12 2023, 03:10 AM (EDT)  | | Payload | Starlink 5-11  || Weather Probability | 90% GO | | Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. | | Booster | B1073-9 | | Landing | B1073 will attempt to land on ASDS JRTI after its ninth flight. | | Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |

Timeline

| Time | Update | |


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| | T-2h 35m | Thread goes live | | T-55m | Mission control audio goes live | | T-34m | Tanks venting for propellant load | | T-33m | Launch autosequence has started | | T-19:10 | S2 RP-1 load complete | | T-15:57 | S2 LOX loading started | | T-6:47 | Engine Chill | | T-6:10 | S1 RP-1 load complete | | T-4:00 | Strongback retracted | | T-3:02 | S1 LOx load complete | | T-1:53 | S2 LOx load complete | | T-60 | Startup | | T-45 | Go for launch | | T-0 | Liftoff | | T+1:12 | MaxQ | | T+2:28 | MECO | | T+2:32 | StageSep | | T+2:37 | SES-1 | | T+2:48 | Fairing separation | | T+6:15 | Entry burn | | T+8:02 | Landing burn | | T+8:02 | S1 Landing | | T+8:42 | SECO-1 | | T+8:54 | Nominal parking orbit | | T+53:10 | Engine Chill | | T+54:20 | SES-2 | | T+54:23 | SECO-2 | | T+54:40 | Nominal orbit | | T+1:05:43 | Starlink deploy |

Watch the launch live

| Stream | Link | |


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| | SpaceX hosted webcast | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emZ-oROYq8s | | SpaceX mission control audio | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuIlgBM8HKg |

Stats

  • 253rd SpaceX launch all time
  • 199th Falcon Family Booster landing
  • 54th landing on JRTI
  • 215th consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)
  • 40th SpaceX launch this year
  • 21st launch from SLC-40 this year

Stats include F1, F9, FH and Starship

Mission Details 🚀

| Link | Source | |


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| | SpaceX mission website | SpaceX  |

Participate in the discussion! 🥳

💬 Please comment with small launch updates, discussions, and questions. Let me know if you discover any mistakes.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Just want to say thanks to you for putting this up

[–] threelonmusketeers 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

SECO, nominal orbital insertion.

[–] numberedcompany 4 points 1 year ago

Thank you for your efforts here @[email protected] . Very much appreciated.

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago

MECO, stage separation, M-vac ignition, and fairing separation.

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Start of Stage 2 LOx load."

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Stage 1 LOx load complete."

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Stage 2 LOx load complete."

Mission Control Audio: "Ground gas closeout."

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Acquisition of signal, Bermuda."

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago

Stage 1 landing confirmed!

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Ground stations off for ten."

I wonder what that means?

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: “Ground stations back online.”

[–] threelonmusketeers 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Mission Control Audio: "Payload separation confirmed."

Total mission success!

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Acquisition of signal, Western Australia."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago
[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Stage 2 RP-1 load complete."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "M-vac is chillin'."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "M-vac ignition... and shutdown."

Mission Control Audio: "Nominal deploy orbit."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Expected loss of signal, Western Australia."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "On the countdown, poll is complete, and we are go for propellant loading and launch."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Launch auto sequence has started."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Tanks are venting for propellant load."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Engine chill."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago
[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Stage 1 RP-1 load complete."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Tanks pressing for strongback retract."

Mission Control Audio: "Strongback retract has started."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Hosted webcast has started. Somya Srivastava is hosting.

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Falcon 9 is in startup."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Mission Control Audio: "Go for launch."

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you have this automated.... right?

[–] threelonmusketeers 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

LOL no, just typing real fast.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thank you for your efforts!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks.. :)

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago
[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio: "Acquisition of signal, Guam."

[–] threelonmusketeers 1 points 1 year ago

Mission Control Audio webcast ended. As of the posting of this comment, the Mission Control Audio is still public. I definitely have not downloaded it. Should the video be later set to private, do not PM me if you want a copy. :)

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