- March 30, 2024
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SpaceX Launch Doubleheader Success!
Doubleheader!
SpaceX successfully launched two Falcon 9 rockets from Florida Today. It will be a tripleheader if you count a third SpaceX launch scheduled for California later tonight.
First up: a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Eutelsat36D satellite at 5:52 p.m. from Kennedy Space Center’s Pad 39A. It’s a telecommunications satellite for Africa and Eurasia. The Falcon 9 booster returned with a landing out on Just Read the Instructions drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Less than four hours later, SpaceX launched its next batch of 23 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Launch Complex 40. The Starlink 6-45 mission blasted off at 9:30 p.m.
The booster landed on A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship in the Atlantic Ocean.
To add to the launch fever, over on the U.S. West Coast, SpaceX intends to launch another batch of 22 Starlink satellites from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. That launch is targeting 11:54 p.m. ET. If all launches go, that would mean SpaceX sent three Falcon 9 rockets up into space in the span of hours on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, the earliest the Delta IV Heavy could make another attempt after its Thursday scrub looks to be at 1:25 p.m. Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
10:03 p.m. SpaceX pushes back launch time for California launch
SpaceX is going for a tripleheader with a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 8:54 p.m. PT, which is 11:54 p.m. ET. The window extends until 11:30 p.m. PT or 2:30 a.m. ET.
This will end our live launch coverage but we’ll come back in the morning to provide updates on the California mission.
9:38 p.m. SpaceX Falcon 9 booster lands
The Falcon 9 first-stage booster just landed aboard SpaceX’s drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas out on the Atlantic Ocean, completing its 18th mission.
9:31 p.m. Falcon 9 supersonic, faster than speed of sound
It passed through Max Q. The rumble is passing right now over Merritt Island.
9:30 p.m. LIFTOFF! SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off on Starlink mission
And SpaceX is off with a doubleheader as it launches the Falcon 9 rocket on a Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force.
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9:25 p.m. SpaceX Webcast begins
.SpaceX’s launch webcast hosted on X (formerly Twitter) is now posted above, right below the countdown clock.
Liftoff is scheduled in five minutes from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
9:20 p.m. SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket 10 minutes to launch
Now is the time to make sure you get to your viewing spot. Seven minutes before launch, the Falcon 9 will begin engine chill.
9:15 p.m. Key moments after the 9:30 p.m. Falcon 9 launch
After SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches, a key moment will come 1 minute and 12 seconds after liftoff. That’s known as Max Q and it’s when the rocket experiences the peak mechanical stress.
Other key moments include what’s known as MECO or Main Engine Cutoff at 2 minutes and 26 seconds after liftoff. The first and second stage separate at 2 minutes and 30 seconds after lift-off.
The fairing deploys at 3 minutes and 4 seconds.
The booster or first-stage won’t land back until 8 minutes and 26 seconds, and there will be entry burns proceeding that. There won’t be a sonic boom because it’s landing on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. But if the sky is clear enough, you might get lucky and see something.
9:10 p.m. SpaceX Falcon 9 counting down 20 minutes to Starlink launch
As we approach the one hour mark to the 9:30 p.m. launch time, SpaceX is preparing for a tripleheader with a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It will be a thrilling moment in SpaceX history with back-to-back launches.
Stay tuned as we witness the unprecedented launch activities of SpaceX tonight.
9:00 p.m. Bonus: International Space Station passing over Space Coast
A reader just pointed out that we may get a chance to spot the International Space Station as it passes over the Space Coast about 9:09 p.m. appearing in the north-northwest part of the sky and heading eastward.
Here’s a link to find the location: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/
8:56 p.m. SpaceX is fueling Falcon 9 for launch
SpaceX announces that they are loading the propellant into the rocket, which means they are now committed to a 9:30 p.m. liftoff. All systems are ready and weather looks perfect for launch.
8:53 p.m. Where to look for tonight’s SpaceX Starlink launch
As we wait for some confirmation that fueling has started, here’s some information for our visitors.
SLC-40 is located further south than pad 39A. Look towards the area which lies south of Kennedy Space Center, according to your location. For example, if you are located south of the Cape, look northeast. If you are north of the Cape, look to the southeast.
For those who live in the Cape area (Titusville, Cocoa, Cocoa Beach, etc..) it would be hard to miss the bright rocket, even in daylight, under a clear sky.
8:45 p.m. Key moment for SpaceX Starlink launch will be start of fueling
SpaceX’s launch director will make the call to start fueling 38 minutes before the planned liftoff at 9:30 p.m. Once that call is made and fueling begins, SpaceX is locked in to the 9:30 p.m. liftoff time. If they have to delay, it’s a scrub and they’d have to use another launch opportunity Sunday.
So the start of fueling becomes a key moment in whether this launch is happening on schedule. Stay tuned.
8:35 p.m. SpaceX Starlink launch – 22nd launch from Cape in 2024
If SpaceX’s Starlink’s 6-45 mission launches tonight, it will be the 22nd launch from Florida this year. It would be the second launch today.
Here’s our 2024 launch list but just note: we haven’t put in the earlier launch from today yet.
8:30 p.m. Key Countdown times toward 9:30 p.m. SpaceX Starlink launch
Here’s a behind-the-scenes rundown of SpaceXÔÇÖs countdown timeline as we approach the one hour mark to the new launch time of 9:30 p.m.. SpaceX does not provide audio coverage into their launch control center.
T-minus
- 38 minutes: SpaceX launch director verifies ÔÇ£goÔÇØ for propellant load.
- 35 minutes: Rocket-grade kerosene and first-stage liquid oxygen loading begins.
- 16 minutes: Second-stage liquid oxygen loading begins.
- 7 minutes: Falcon 9 begins engine chill prior to launch.
- 1 minute: Command flight computer begins final prelaunch checks; propellant tank pressurization to flight pressure begins.
- 45 seconds: SpaceX launch director verifies ÔÇ£goÔÇØ for launch.
- 3 seconds: Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start.
- 0 seconds: Liftoff.
8:20 p.m. SpaceX Falcon 9 launch: what to expect in the skies
If youÔÇÖre never seen a Falcon 9 launch, youÔÇÖre in for quite a show.
After the rocket rises into the sky, the 1st and 2nd stages of the rocket will separate after two-and-a-half minutes into flight.
The 1st stage continues to put on an additional show, which is best viewed from the beach ÔÇö depending on the droneship location, you may be able to catch the 1st stage entry and landing burns, which occur at 6 minutes and 10 second and 8 minutes and 4 seconds respectively.
Because of the droneship landing at sea, there will be no sonic booms.
8:10 p.m. SpaceX now targeting 9:30 p.m. for launch
SpaceX has moved the launch time to 9:30 p.m. They have until 10 p.m. to launch.
8:02 p.m. SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink launch prep underway
With one hour to launch, Brevard County Emergency Management officials have activated the agency’s launch operations support team ahead of SpaceXÔÇÖs upcoming Falcon 9 launch. This is the second launch of the day.
All of these launches do have an impact. If you’re curious, FLORIDA TODAY reporters wrote a story about it last year. Here’s the link.
7:50 p.m. Weather looking good for SpaceX Falcon 9 launch two
Just as with the earlier SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, the 45th Weather Squadron had forecast near ideal launching conditions.
They put the chance of weather violating a launch rule at less than 5 percent. The main concern: thick cloud layers.
It’s a little cooler as the sun sets on the Space Coast, and right now the sky looks decorated in the colors of Easter eggs as we await this second-of-the-night rocket launch.
7:40 p.m. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster another well-traveled rocket
This launch will mark the 18
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