After scrubbing the company’s latest Starlink-12 launch effort by a pad sensor, SpaceX looks set to target two separate Falcon 9 launches in less than eleven hours.
After the launch of SpaceX’s 12th operational Starlink and overall, indefinite delays on September 27th, weather delays on September 27th, weather delays on September 29th, and a ground systems delay on October 1st, the mission is now up to its fourth postponed attempt. . Starlink-12 will now depart from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A (KSC Pad 39A) (white) at 8:34 AM (12:34 UTC) on Saturday, October 3rd.
The first, however, is SpaceX’s third upgraded GPS III satellite launch (Space Vehicle 04) for the U.S. military – ready to go effectively a few days after the Falcon 9 rocket’s September 25 stationary fire. With the launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) delaying its Delta IV Heavy NRL-44 from September 29th and 30th, SpaceX has confirmed that the Falcon 9 will launch EPST on Friday (1:43 UTC) with GPS III SV04 NET 9. Is. 2nd October, r.
The activation of the second drone ship (formerly located in California) earlier this year is the only reason SpaceX has been able to consider attempts to launch both on the East Coast Falcon 9 hours apart. Known as Just Read the Instructions (JRTI), the drone ship was upgraded with enhanced power output and stronger thrusters and joined Of Of course I still love you (OCISLY) in Port Canaveral, Florida. JRTI completed its first East Coast Falcon booster landing in June 2020, and in the months that followed, efforts have been made to recover more or less the split between the two ships.
While SpaceX can technically launch an East Coast mission by launching a beast at sea and on land at the same time, both GPS III SV04 and Starlink-12 require drone ship landing for operations required from Falcon 9. Coincidentally, the mission’s launch trajectory is very similar, meaning that the drone ships JRTI (GPS III SV04) and OCISLE (Starlink-12) are located only 50 km (mi 30 miles) in the Atlantic Ocean.
Twins Recovery Recovery Ships Go Mrs. Tree and Geo Ms. The chief – equipped with a giant lattice – will also be present in at least one of the two missions, with each Falcon 9 attempting to capture the payload fairing half.
If both missions launch on schedule and the Falcon 9 Booster B1062 (GPS III SV04) and B1058 successfully land above their respective drone ships, SpaceX could end up with two drone ships – both carrying Falcon Booster – Returning to Port Canaveral at about the same time, probably creating the first Falcon booster traffic jam.
The weather is currently 70% and 60% for SpaceX’s GPS III SV04 and Starlink-12 launches. Tune in to EDT (01:25 UTC) around 9:25 pm to catch the first of two SpaceX launch webcasts.
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