Starlink flight 7 (x60, v1.0 flight 6) - Falcon 9 - KSC LC-39A - 22.04.2020, 19:30 UTC

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На фоне пандемии SpaceX перенесла запуск на орбиту очередных 60 интернет-спутников
15.04.2020 0:46:26

Вашингтон. 15 апреля. ИНТЕРФАКС - Американская компания SpaceX перенесла, как минимум, на неделю запуск на орбиту очередной партии из 60 мини-спутников, предназначенных для продолжения развертывания глобальной сети интернет-покрытия системы Starlink, сообщил сайт Spaceflightnow, ссылаясь на информированные источники.

Запуск тяжелой ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 компании SpaceX с 60 спутниками Starlink планировалось осуществить в четверг с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида), несмотря на пандемию коронавируса в США.

По данным командования космодрома, в настоящее время там предпринимаются необходимые меры предосторожности для того, чтобы снизить риск распространения коронавируса. Откладываются практически все запланированные космические запуски.
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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8255745

16 АПР, 03:36
СМИ: запуск ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с 60 спутниками Starlink перенесен на неделю

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 16 апреля. /ТАСС/. Запуск ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с седьмой по счету группировкой микроспутников Starlink компании SpaceX состоится, предположительно, на неделю позже запланированного. Об этом сообщила в среду газета Florida Today.

Ранее на текущей неделе она информировала о том, что запуск ракеты-носителя с 60 спутниками Starlink с мыса Канаверал (штат Флорида), намеченный на 16 апреля, отложен на неопределенный срок. В среду изданию стало известно, что он, как ожидается, состоится 23 апреля в 15:16 по времени Восточного побережья США (22:16 мск).

Компания SpaceX к настоящему моменту не подтверждала информацию об изменении в расписании вывода спутников Starlink на околоземную орбиту. Издание в свою очередь не называет причины переноса запуска.
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 Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 09:17- 16 апр. 2020 г.

A Falcon 9 rocket has arrived at launch pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center as SpaceX prepares for the launch of the seventh batch of Starlink broadband internet satellites.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 10:29 - 16 апр. 2020 г.

At the Kennedy Space Center a Falcon 9 rocket is being lifted upright as SpaceX prepares for its next launch.




11:02 - 16 апр. 2020 г.

A Falcon 9 rocket is now upright at launch pad 39A as SpaceX prepares for a routine pre-launch test firing of the rocket's nine first stage engines ahead of next week's planned launch.

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 Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 48 сек. назад

SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket was lifted vertical early today on pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in preparation for a test-firing of its first stage main engines.

Launch with the next batch of Starlink satellites is planned April 23.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/04/16/falcon-9-starlink-6-preps-mission-status-center/ ...

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/04/16/falcon-9-starlink-6-preps-mission-status-center/

04/16/2020 16:04 Stephen Clark

Range personnel at Cape Canaveral will employ physical distancing, face covers and other cautionary measures to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus during launch operations, the commander of the U.S. military's 45th Space Wing said.

But the next launch from Cape Canaveral has been postponed from Thursday until April 23, sources said. SpaceX is planning to fire off a Falcon 9 rocket with the next batch of Starlink Internet satellites.

The private satellite launch this week was scheduled for Thursday despite the coronavirus pandemic, which has forced delays in other space missions at Cape Canaveral. The U.S. Space Force said last week the next launch of a GPS navigation satellite — part of the country's national security space program — has been delayed from late April until late June to protect ground crews from the virus.

SpaceX's launch launch of around 60 more satellites for the company's Starlink network could happen April 23, sources said. Officials have not disclosed a reason for the delay from Thursday.

The launch time April 23 is set for 3:16 p.m. EDT (1916 GMT).

With the Starlink project, SpaceX will deploy at least 1,500 orbiting relay nodes — and potentially thousands more — to beam Internet signals to homes and businesses around the world.

The next batch of Starlink satellites are scheduled to blast off from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, adjacent to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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04/17/2020 03:04 Stephen Clark

After a blustery, rainy day on Florida's Space Coast, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket remains vertical at pad 39A. There has been no sign of fueling of the two-stage rocket yet in preparation for a hold-down test-firing.

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 Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 20 мин.назад

A test-firing of SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket is expected later today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
LIVE UPDATES:
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04/17/2020 18:42 Stephen Clark

Vapors are now streaming away from the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A, suggesting fueling is well underway and the static fire test is on track for 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT).

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04/17/2020 18:58 Stephen Clark

The strongback umbilical tower at pad 39A is retracting into position for engine start, suggesting the hold-down firing of the Falcon 9 rocket's nine first stage Merlin engines remains on track for 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT).

This firing will last several seconds as the rocket ramps up to 1.7 million pounds of thrust, while hold-down restraints keep the Falcon 9 on the ground.

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04/17/2020 19:02 Stephen Clark

A plume of rocket exhaust over the launch pad suggests the Falcon 9 rocket's Merlin engines ignited at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT). We'll stand by for confirmation from SpaceX of a successful test.

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 Geoff Barrett‏ @GeoffdBarrett 14 апр.

Updated Range details are showing a target of April 23rd for the upcoming SpaceX Falcon 9 launch with the next batch of Starlink satellites.  #SpaceX #Starlink #Falcon9

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 William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 35 мин. назад

F9/Starlink: Here are two shots of today's Falcon 9 hot-fire test at KSC/39A:

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 SpaceX @SpaceX 5 мин. назад

Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting Thursday, April 23 at 3:16 p.m. EDT, 19:16 UTC, for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from LC-39A in Florida

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 SpaceX‏ @SpaceX 10 мин. назад

The first stage rocket booster supporting this mission previously supported Crew Dragon's first flight to the @space_station, launch of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission, and the fourth Starlink mission






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The fairing  previously supported launch of the AMOS-17 mission in August 2019

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 Thomas Burghardt‏ @TGMetsFan98 16 мин. назад

Successful static fire confirmed. The first stage of Falcon 9 for this mission is B1051.4, and the fairing is reused from the AMOS-17 mission!

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 Gavin - SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet 52 мин. назад

Departure! Of Course I Still Love You is underway from Port Canaveral for the 7th Starlink mission.

Guest tugboat 'Finn Falgout' will be towing the droneship 629km downrange! Photo: http://PTZtv.com




 Julia‏ @julia_bergeron 49 мин. назад

The recovery mission has officially begun for the Seventh Starlink mission which is scheduled NET 4/23. It's time to bring a booster back to port. Fair winds and following seas Finn Falgout and OCISLY. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

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 Gavin - SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet 3 мин. назад

Departure! Crew ship GO Quest is following OCISLY out of Port Canaveral and heading downrange for the Starlink mission.

Photo via @flaspacecoast

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:!:     :!:  Если только это не очепятка 45-го КК...

Пуск 22 апреля 2020 г. в интервале от 19:07 до 20:07 UTC

Прогноз погоды L-3 на 22 апреля 2020 г.

Falcon 9 StarlinkV1.0-L6 L-3 Day Forecast

Пусковой день    (22.04) - 90 % GO
Резервный день (23.04) - 60 % GO

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 Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 46 мин. назад

The 45th Weather Squadron's forecast out today suggests the F9/Starlink launch this week is now scheduled for Wednesday at 3:37pm EDT, a day earlier than previously announced.

90% chance of favorable weather for launch Wednesday, 60% go on Thursday.