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Starship Integrated Flight Test 4 Launch Discussion and Updates Thread! in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
[–] few@sh.itjust.works 8 points 11 months ago

Official SpaceX livestream on X: https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1OwxWYzDXjWGQ

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Starlink Group 7-15 launch bulletin 2024-02-22/23 (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by few@sh.itjust.works to c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
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Time for another Starlink mission. This one's an evening launch from Vandenburg. It will be the 19th flight of booster B1061.

| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-02-23 04:11 | |

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| | Scheduled for (local) | 2024-02-22 20:11 (PST) | | Mission | Starlink Group 7-15 | | Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. | | Vehicle | Falcon 9 | | Booster | B1061 19th Flight | | Landing | ADSD Of Course I Still Love You at T+00:08:23 | | Inclination | 53° Why? | | Payload | 22 x Starlink V2 Mini deployed at T+01:02:17 | | Customer | SpaceX | | Mission success criteria | Successful launch and delivery of payload to low earth orbit|

Webcasts

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| | Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQWd7EnE8MU | The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikloLxNHxvU | SpaceX | https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-7-15 | SpaceFlight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmHTtpdEoTA | The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySJ2qEwoxkE

NextSpaceflight page

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmHTtpdEoTA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySJ2qEwoxkE

Starship Development Thread #47 in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
[–] few@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Perhaps. What would the holes around the dome be for? And why would there be a pez dispenser? What role would such a slot in the fuel tank serve?

Starship Development Thread #47 in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
[–] few@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It must be a test article. But what kind of tests?

Starship Development Thread #47 in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
[–] few@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

NASASpaceflight video of OLM Deluge plate installation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6PXHqOErvs

[META] The future of this channel in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
[–] few@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Happy to volunteer

Starship Development Thread #46B in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
[–] few@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Should we now be creating thread #47?

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[–] few@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

A bit late to the discussion here, but I'm all for this sub continuing to exist.

I'm willing to help moderate when it becomes necessary.

I'm happy to see any content that gets cloned from /r/SpaceX and from /r/SpaceXLounge. Anything that saves having to visit Reddit is a plus for me.

Previously I would read /r/SpaceXLounge which has a lot of quality content, and from /r/SpaceX just the Starship Development Thread. Almost everything else on /r/SpaceX is just photos and F9 launch threads which tend to be pretty dull.

A mix of the lounge and the Starship development thread is what I'm hoping for.

Starship Development Thread #46B in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
[–] few@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

This is great work. Much appreciated.

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Hot Staging (www.youtube.com)
 

Recent news suggests that SpaceX are pivoting to hot-staging instead of the flip maneuver for getting Starship away from the booster. Looking at the Titan II hot staging it seems like it would be a violent and explosive event. How could this be mitigated? A hardened cover on top of the booster would be a significant weight penalty. Do the expected gains really outweigh the additional weight?

Starship Development Thread #46B in c/spacex@sh.itjust.works
[–] few@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

Additional views from yesterday’s Ship 25 static fire https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1673808523497721856?s=19