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Starship test tank #2 was tested to destruction and made it to 8.5 bar
https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1222367293197488129

Submitted January 29, 2020 at 05:11AM by Humble_Giveaway
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r/SpaceX Starlink-3 Media Thread [Videos, Images, GIFs, Articles go here!]
It's that time again, as per usual, we like to keep things as tight as possible, so if you have content you created to share, whether that be images of the launch, videos, GIF's, etc, they go here.As usual, our standard media thread rules apply:All top level comments must consist of an image, video, GIF, tweet or article. If you're an amateur photographer, submit your content here. Professional photographers with subreddit accreditation can continue to submit to the front page, we also make exceptions for outstanding amateur content! Those in the aerospace industry (with subreddit accreditation) can likewise continue to post content on the front page. Mainstream media articles should be submitted here. Quality articles from dedicated spaceflight outlets may be submitted to the front page. Direct all questions to the live launch thread.

Submitted January 29, 2020 at 07:58AM by ElongatedMuskrat
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r/SpaceX Starlink-3 Recovery Discussion & Updates Thread
Hello! I'm u/hitura-nobad, hosting my first booster recovery thread.Booster RecoverySpaceX deployed OCISLY, GO Quest and Hawk to carry out the booster recovery operation. B1051.3 successfully landed on Of Course I Still Love You.Fairing RecoveryGo Ms. Tree was able to catch on fairing half in her large net, while Go Ms. Chief missed it and the fairing made a soft water landing, and will be retrieved using a smaller net. Current Recovery Fleet StatusVesselRoleStatusHawkOCISLY TugboatWaiting at the LZGO QuestDroneship support shipWaiting at the LZGO Ms. ChiefFairing RecoveryAt the fairing landing zone (Fishing for a fairing)GO Ms. TreeFairing RecoveryAt the fairing landing zone (Caught a fairing) Estimated Arrival TimesVesselETAOCISLYTBDGO Ms. TreeTBDGO Ms. ChiefArrived Live UpdatesTimeUpdateJanuary 29th - 9:51 ESTMs. Tree caught a fairing half – our third successful catch!January 29th - 9:16 EST@SpaceX: Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship – our 49th successful landing of an orbital class booster! Links & ResourcesMarineTrafficRecovery Zone Map - Thanks to u/Raul74CzSpaceXFleet Updates on TwitterSpaceXFleet.com - SpaceXFleet Information!Jetty Park Webcam - Webcam looking at Port Canaveral entrance.

Submitted January 29, 2020 at 03:59PM by hitura-nobad
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Falcon 9 goes transonic on its way to orbit this morning during SpaceX’s fourth launch of 60 Starlink satellites.
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Submitted January 29, 2020 at 05:13PM by johnkphotos
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Starlink V1 L3 (#4) lifts off from SLC40
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Submitted January 29, 2020 at 07:35PM by spiel2001
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Dragon’s parachutes washed up on the Florida coast
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Submitted January 31, 2020 at 12:49AM by weeweebager
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Space Traffic Is Surging, And Critics Worry There Could Be A Crash
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Submitted January 31, 2020 at 04:16PM by StrikitRich1
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r/SpaceX Discusses [February 2020, #65]
If you have a short question or spaceflight news...You may ask short, spaceflight-related questions and post news here, even if it is not about SpaceX. Be sure to check the FAQ and Wiki first to ensure you aren't submitting duplicate questions.If you have a long question...If your question is in-depth or an open-ended discussion, you can submit it to the subreddit as a post.If you'd like to discuss slightly relevant SpaceX content in greater detail...Please post to r/SpaceXLounge and create a thread there!This thread is not for...Questions answered in the FAQ. Browse there or use the search functionality first. Thanks!Non-spaceflight related questions or news.You can read and browse past Discussion threads in the Wiki.

Submitted February 01, 2020 at 01:40PM by ElongatedMuskrat
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<b>Starlink-4 Launch Campaign Thread</b>
<a href="https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7TjU7DXkAAqtVZ.jpg"></a><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/ex0ilm/starlink3_launch_campaign_thread/#siteTable_t3_ex0ilm">JUMP TO COMMENTS</a>Starlink-4 (STARLINK V1.0-L4)OverviewStarlink-4 will launch the fourth batch of operational Starlink satellites into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. It will be the fifth Starlink mission overall. This launch is expected to be similar to the <a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_80_.2013_starlink-3_.28v1.0.29">previous Starlink launch</a> in late January, which saw 60 Starlink v1.0 satellites delivered to a single plane at a 290 km altitude. Following launch the satellites will utilize their onboard ion thrusters to raise their orbits to 350 km. In the following weeks the satellites will take turns moving to the operational 550 km altitude in three groups of 20, making use of precession rates to separate themselves into three planes. Due to the high mass of several dozen satellites, the booster will land on a drone ship at a similar downrange distance to a GTO launch.Liftoff currently scheduled for:Mid February TBDBackup dateTBDStatic fireTBDPayload60 Starlink version 1 satellites (expected)Payload mass60 * 260 kg = 15 600 kgDeployment orbitLow Earth Orbit, 290 km x 53° (expected)Operational orbitLow Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°, 3 planesVehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5CoreunknownPast flights of this coreunknownFairing catch attemptlikelyLaunch site<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads">SLC-40</a>, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FloridaLandingOCISLY: 32.54722 N, 75.92306 W (628 km downrange)Mission success criteriaSuccessful separation & deployment of the Starlink Satellites.Previous and Pending Starlink MissionsMissionDate (UTC)CorePadDeployment OrbitNotes<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates">Sat Update</a>1<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_71_.2013_starlink_v0.9">Starlink v0.9</a>2019-05-241049.3SLC-40440km 53°60 test satellites with Ku band antennas<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1223537158339907585">Feb 1</a>2<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_75_.2013_starlink-1_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-1</a>2019-11-111048.4SLC-40280km 53°60 version 1 satellites, v1.0 includes Ka band antennas<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1223537163930865664">Feb 1</a>3<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_78_.2013_starlink-2_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-2</a>2020-01-071049.4SLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites, 1 sat with experimental antireflective coating<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1223537169630924801">Feb 1</a>4<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_80_.2013_starlink-3_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-3</a>2020-01-291051.3SLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1223537175402360833">Feb 1</a>5Starlink-4This MissionSLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites expected-6<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest#wiki_upcoming_falcon_launches">Starlink-5</a>MarchLC-39A290km 53°60 version 1 satellites expected-7<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest#wiki_upcoming_falcon_launches">Starlink-6</a>MarchSLC-40 / LC-39A290km 53°60 version 1 satellites expected-Daily Starlink altitude updates on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates">@StarlinkUpdates</a>Mission Numbering Explanation: Starlink-NHere on r/SpaceX, the number does not count Starlink v0.9.SpaceX does not name their Starlink missions publicly, although they do have an internal naming system which appears on publicly available launch hazard maps and Weather Squadron forecasts. That system follows the pattern <code>STARLINK VX-LY</code> where X and Y are version and launch numbers, respectively. Leading up to the first operational launch of Starlink, the mission name <code>Starlink-1</code> appeared on 45th Weather Squadron forecasts and we opted to use that naming scheme since future version numbers are uncertain and we didn't want to have missions…
Kimbal's blog documenting the early days of SpaceX! Was super interesting to read through after I found it.
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Submitted February 02, 2020 at 06:56AM by hldndrsn
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SpaceX Update February 2020 (KSC Florida)
https://youtu.be/H-bzK9V0fd4

Submitted February 02, 2020 at 11:39AM by CProphet
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Introducing the Starlink Deployment Update Bot
Hey everyone,I want to introduce my new Twitter bot to you:The Starlink Deployment Update BotWhat can it do?It is posting updated graphs of the Starlink satellite attitude for each launch once a day on twitter.How does it work?Part 1: The ScrapperIt uses wget to download https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/supplemental/starlink.txt three times a day, 1 hour after the update is released by SpaceX, and saves it onto my Server.Part 2: CalculatorThe next script loads the TLEs and calculates different orbit heights from them.Part 3: SeparatorThe following script splits the TLEs after the different missions and appends to the archive of previously calculated data points for the specific launch.Part 4: Generator/PlotterThe plotter uses Matplotlib to generated an updated graph from the given data and saves it as png.Part 5: PosterThe last script uploads the png to twitter and posts the thread once a day.Future ExpansionsPossibility to highlight specific satsLoading additional data from the r/SpaceX APIPlotting other interesting values than just orbital heightThanksu/thevehicledestroyer for helping to debug my TLE generation code making it more accurateDr. T.S. Kelso for providing me the exact times when SpaceX publishes new TLEs

Submitted February 02, 2020 at 06:21PM by hitura-nobad
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B1051.3's crush core compared to a normal landing
https://twitter.com/Kyle_M_Photo/status/1224125488219721729?s=19

Submitted February 03, 2020 at 08:58AM by Kyle_M_Photo
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GAO report about NASA Commercial Crew Program
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Submitted February 03, 2020 at 11:39PM by hainzgrimmer
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FCC STA permit of "experimental launch, landing, and recovery of the Starship suborbital test vehicle from Boca Chica TX". NET March 16th. Max altitude 20 km (12.5 mi)
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Submitted February 04, 2020 at 03:20AM by Alvian_11
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Going max hardcore on design/production Starship here in Boca. It’s awesome! Feels a bit like a Mars simulator.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1224486034576199680?s=21

Submitted February 04, 2020 at 01:13AM by Tommy099431
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Spacex to host career day in Boca chica to recruit new workers for Starship development
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1224623398460018688

Submitted February 04, 2020 at 11:08AM by darkraivader
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