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F9/Starlink 6-69: Staging its second F9 launch in four hours, SpaceX fired off a Falcon 9 rocket from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 4:28pm EST (2128 UTC) to put another 24 Starlink internet relay satellites into orbit; deploy from the 2nd stage is expected around 5:02pm EST (2202 UTC)
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F9/Starlink 6-69: I said earlier the Starlink 6-69 launch is targeted for 4:28pm EST (2128 UTC) today; that's based on data posted by CelesTrak (; the SpaceX website, which can be slow to update, says T-0 is 4:02pm; FYI
TSKelso: @Starlink UPDATE #3: @SpaceX is now targeting the @Starlink Group 6-69 launch from Cape Canaveral on 2024-11-11 at 21:28:00 UTC: Deployment of 24 satellites is at 22:33:14.800 UTC. Data for 7 backup launch opportunities …
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F9/Koreasat-6A: The Koreasat-6A launch will mark SpaceX's 110th Falcon-family launch so far this year and its 393rd single-core F9 flight overall; 1st stage booster B1067 is making its 23rd flight, the 3rd to reach that level; it is expected to land at the Space Force station 8 minutes after launch
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F9/Koreasat-6A: Good morning; SpaceX is setting up for back-to-back launches this afternoon, one from the Kennedy Space Center and the other from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station; first up is launch of a Korean communications satellite from KSC pad 39A at 12:22pm EST (1722 UTC), followed by the Starlink 6-69 launch from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral SFS at 4:28pm EST (2128 UTC); local weather appears ideal
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RT @SpaceX: Watch Falcon 9 launch 20 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities https://t…
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CRS-31: As expected, the change in the station's orbit was minimal - a 7/100 of a mile boost at apogee and 7/10 of a mile at perigee - but the test showed the Dragon can, in fact, provide reboost capability; equally significant, the data will be fed into SpaceX's development of a new vehicle designed to drive the lab into the atmosphere for a safe breakup after it is retired in 2030 (2/2)
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CRS-31: NASA and SpaceX confirm a successful space station reboost test using the aft thrusters of the Cargo Dragon docked to the forward port of the Harmony module; the 12.5-minute burn was the first test of a Dragon's ability to help boost and maintain the station's orientation, a capability previously provided only by Russian Progress freighters and, more recently, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo ships. (1/2)
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F9/CRS-31: Barry Wilmore: "Welcome aboard, Dragon. Nice to have you aboard." Suni Williams, referring to the successful docking in general and the food on board in particular: "Just want to say thank you to SpaceX, the International Space Station program, the Commercial Crew Program for bringing us... honey."
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F9/CRS-31: 12 hooks have now engaged to form a "hard mate" with the Harmony module's forward docking mechanism; extensive leak checks now will be conducted to verify an airtight structural seal; hatches will be opened about 2 hours after that so the crew can begin unloading the 3 tons of supplies, science gear and equipment on board
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