Po raz drugi 16. lot boostera i to po kolei.
Ten booster dostarczył na orbitę 608 Starlinków.
Była to druga próba wystrzelenia tej misji po przerwaniu w T-40s startu w dniu 14.07.
SpaceX ujawnił w sobotę, że wstrzymanie było spowodowane podwyższonym poziomem tlenu w jednym z dziewięciu silników Merlin w pierwszym stopniu RN.
W międzyczasie, w sobotę, został przeprowadzony nieplanowany wcześniej test statyczny.Ostatnie Starlinki pierwszej generacji 16.07. o 03:50:00 z Cape Canaveral wystrzelona została RN Falcon-9R. Wyniosła ona na orbitę 54 satelity telekomunikacyjne Starlink (misja Starlink 5-15). Pierwszy stopień RN (B1060.16) w T+8' 26" wylądował na barce ASDS ASOG na Atlantyku. Był to ostatni start satelitów wersji v1.5.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n230716.htm#01https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1680426882473377792https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1679591859209863168https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1680441168461701121SpaceX Starlink 92 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landing, 16 July 2023On July 14th, SpaceX is set to launch Starlink 5-15 at 12:40 a.m. ET.
B1060 will be making its 16th flight — only a few days after B1058 became the first 16th flight booster.
B1060's previous flights were:
• GPS-III SV03
• Starlink 11
• Starlink 14
• Türksat 5A
• Starlink 18
• Starlink 22
• Starlink 24
• Transporter-2
• Starlink 4-3
• Starlink 4-6
• Starlink 4-9
• Starlink 4-14
• Starlink 4-19
• Galaxy 33 & 34
• Transporter-6
https://twitter.com/JennyHPhoto/status/1679491443671588871
William Harwood@cbs_spacenews·Jul 14F9/Starlink 5-15: Good evening; we're standing by for launch of 54 Starlink internet satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket at the Cape Canaveral SFS; liftoff from pad 40 is set for 12:40:30am EDT (0440 UTC); weather appears go
F9/Starlink 5-15: The 54 Starlinks stacked in the F9's nose fairing will boost the total launched to date to 4,822, 1,156 this year alone; space statistician Jonathan McDowell says about 4,397 Starlinks were working going into this evening's flight
F9/Starlink 5-15: Tanks are venting for propellant load
F9/Starlink 5-15: 4 minutes to launch; no known issues
F9/Starlink 5-15: Hold Hold Hold!
F9/Starlink 5-15: The countdown has stopped at T-minus 40 seconds and launch is scrubbed for the day; we'll await an update from SpaceX on what the problem might have been and whether the team can recycle for another launch try Saturday at 12:15am EDT (0415 UTC)
William Harwood@cbs_spacenews·Jul 15F9/Starlink 5-15: Good evening; 24 hours after a last-minute launch scrub, SpaceX is counting down to a test firing of that same Falcon 9's 1st stage engines at Cape Canaveral SFS; SpaceX has not said what the issue was or how the hot firing might address it
F9/Starlink 5-15: Engine ignition... and shutdown, at 12:50am EDT (0460 UTC); test appeared normal, but maybe a bit longer than usual; we'll stand by for an update from SpaceX on plans to launch the Starlink 5-15 mission
F9/Starlink 5-15: Two days after a last-minute scrub and 23 hours after a subsequent 1st stage engine test firing, SpaceX is poised to launch 54 Starlink satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket at the Cape Canaveral SFS; liftoff from pad 40 is planned for 11:50pm EDT (0350 UTC)
F9/Starlink 5-15: Repeating, this will be the 47th Falcon 9-family launch this year, the 239th single-stick F9 flight and, if successful, the 226th in a row; booster B1060 is making a record-tying 16th flight; a successful droneship recovery would be SpaceX's 207th overall
F9/Starlink 5-15: Launch director confirms go for propellant load and launch
F9/Starlink 5-15: 5 minutes to launch; no known issues
F9/Starlink 5-15: LIFTOFF! At 11:50pm EDT (0350 UTC)
F9/Starlink 5-15: 2nd stage engine shutdown; good orbit confirmed; the vehicle will now coast for about 45 minutes before a second engine firing prior to payload deploy
F9/Starlink 5-15: 1st stage B1060 has completed a record-tying 16th launch and landing; this was SpaceX's 163rd booster recovery at sea, its 207th overall and its 133rd successful recovery in a row
F9/Starlink 5-15: SpaceX confirms Starlink deploy, wrapping up the company's 226th successful launch in a row
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1680442059532926977
SpaceX Launches 16x-Flown Falcon 9, After 48-Hour Delay, Unexpected Static Fire Testby Ben Evans July 16, 2023
B1060 roars uphill at 11:50 p.m. EDT Saturday for her record-tying 16th launch. Photo Credit: SpaceX(...) Up until last night, B1060 had delivered 553 flat-packed Starlinks to orbit on ten dedicated flights and as part of the Transporter-2 rideshare, with the 54 launched last night bringing her personal tally up to over 600. (...)
https://www.americaspace.com/2023/07/16/spacex-launches-16x-flown-falcon-9-after-48-hour-delay-unexpected-static-fire-test/https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/07/16/live-coverage-spacex-tries-again-to-launch-falcon-9-booster-making-16th-flight/Starlink v1.5 G5-15-1 (Starlink 6290) (~300 kg)
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Starlink v1.5 G5-15-3 (Starlink 6212)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-4 (Starlink 6234)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-5 (Starlink 5831)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-6 (Starlink 5585)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-7 (Starlink 5589)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-8 (Starlink 6316)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-9 (Starlink 6320)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-10 (Starlink 6322)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-11 (Starlink 6374)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-12 (Starlink 6332)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-13 (Starlink 6321)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-14 (Starlink 6377)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-15 (Starlink 6375)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-16 (Starlink 6379)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-17 (Starlink 6380)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-18 (Starlink 6373)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-19 (Starlink 6359)
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Starlink v1.5 G5-15-21 (Starlink 6372)
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Starlink v1.5 G5-15-29 (Starlink 6355)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-30 (Starlink 5600)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-31 (Starlink 6299)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-32 (Starlink 6347)
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Starlink v1.5 G5-15-40 (Starlink 6215)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-41 (Starlink 6218)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-42 (Starlink 6168)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-43 (Starlink 5353)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-44 (Starlink 6032)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-45 (Starlink 5975)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-46 (Starlink 6370)
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Starlink v1.5 G5-15-49 (Starlink 6367)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-50 (Starlink 6358)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-51 (Starlink 6364)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-52 (Starlink 6361)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-53 (Starlink 6366)
Starlink v1.5 G5-15-54 (Starlink 6371)