Space Traffic Is Surging, And Critics Worry There Could Be A Crash
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Wait for it... Motorized tracking camera experiment at Starlink 3
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Motorized camera tracks SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Starlink-3 in 4k slow-motion
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During the SpaceX Starlink 3 launch we tested a new motorized rocket tracker camera.
Captured in 4k at 160fps we can see the camera motion begin just after liftoff. I can't believe the results! This was our first time using this motion system…
During the SpaceX Starlink 3 launch we tested a new motorized rocket tracker camera.
Captured in 4k at 160fps we can see the camera motion begin just after liftoff. I can't believe the results! This was our first time using this motion system…
r/SpaceX Discusses [February 2020, #65]
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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.
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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…
<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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r/spacex - Kimbal's blog documenting the early days of SpaceX! Was super interesting to read through after I found it.
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SpaceX Update February 2020 (KSC Florida)
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Video of B1051.3 (Starlink-3) returning to Port Canaveral on OCISLY, humans for scale
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This is what SpaceX Fleet looks like, OCISLY at Port Canaveral, Booster B1051.3 Starlink3 comes home
When SpaceX Falcon 9 lands on the drone ship Of Course I still Love You (OCISLY), the people of SpaceX fleet get to work and Port Canaveral becomes magical... even on a rain soaked morning.
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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
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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
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The latest Tweets from Starlink Updates (@StarlinkUpdates). Posting updates on @SpaceX Starlink network deployment
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B1051.3's crush core compared to a normal landing
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Crush core comparison shots to see B1051.3's crushed crush cores.
GAO report about NASA Commercial Crew Program
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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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Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) 0150-EX-ST-2020 FCC Experimental License
Experimental licensing filing for Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) filed on 2020-02-03.
Going max hardcore on design/production Starship here in Boca. It’s awesome! Feels a bit like a Mars simulator.
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Going max hardcore on design/production Starship here in Boca. It’s awesome! Feels a bit like a Mars simulator.
Spacex to host career day in Boca chica to recruit new workers for Starship development
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Starship career day at the Stargate building (Boca Chica Blvd, TX) this Thursday from 3pm to 9pm!
SpaceX clears first hurdle to Australian broadband market
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Elon Musk's SpaceX clears first hurdle to Australian broadband market
Communications regulator allows Starlink satellites over Australian airspace, but Foxtel objects
Sorry I’m (very) late, but 2 weeks ago I managed to capture the IFA from a plane on my way to Florida
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Sorry I’m (very) late, but 2 weeks ago I managed to capture the...
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Has anyone else noticed that there is a <3 km close approach between #starlink-60 and @Space_Station on Feb. 4?
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Has anyone else noticed that there is a <3 km close approach between #starlink-60 and @Space_Station on Feb. 4? https://t.co/oXTg7ItRZO
Starlink vs. the astronomers
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Starlink vs. the astronomers
Since the first Starlink satellites launched in May, astronomers have complained that those satellites, and potentially other systems to be launched in the next few years, could make it far more difficult for astronomers to conduct observations using ground…
NASA LSP has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 in December 2022. The total cost for NASA to launch PACE is approximately $80.4 million.
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NASA LSP has selected SpaceX to provide launch services for the agency’s Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 in December 2022. The total cost for NASA to launch PACE is approximately $80.4 million. h…
SpaceX Rideshare Payload Guide [PDF]
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SpaceX on Twitter: Small satellite operators can now book their ride to orbit online → https://ift.tt/381ApOR
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SpaceX Likely to Spin Off Starlink Business and Pursue an IPO
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Musk’s SpaceX Plans a Spinoff, IPO for Starlink Business
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to spin out and pursue a public offering of its budding space-internet business Starlink, giving investors a chance to buy into one of the most promising operations within the closely held company.