Static fire of Falcon 9 complete ahead of launching 60 Starlink satellites—due to poor weather in the recovery area tomorrow, now targeting launch on Sunday, February 16 at 10:25 a.m. EST, 15:25 UTC
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1228325869539610627?s=21

Submitted February 14, 2020 at 03:31PM by Tommy099431
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SpaceX: Crew Dragon in Florida ahead of its flight to and from the @space_station with @NASA astronauts @AstroBehnken and @Astro_Doug onboard!
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1228402225690472448?s=21

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Seems like NASA confirmed that SpaceX will be first to launch astronauts...
https://twitter.com/Commercial_Crew/status/1228449728121253889

Submitted February 14, 2020 at 11:46PM by ReKt1971
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Port of Los Angeles: New details about SpaceX development of Berth 240
The Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission has released the agenda and various attachments for its meeting next Thursday, February 20th, when SpaceX's lease of Berth 240 is up for re-consideration, Item #5.Much to read; the permit in 2018 was 191 pages long, this time over 400 pages including the addendum. I've only briefly skimmed through, but the biggest thing to jump out at me is SpaceX will now be allowed "adaptive reuse of dilapidated facilities with a history of vacancy and vandalism for nearly 15 years." Last time, the permit carefully limited any disturbance of buildings in the "historic district". Some details are on pages 3 & 4 of the addendum under "Proposed Revised Project". This additional space might be the reason for the lease's annual cost increasing from $1.38 million to $1.7 million.Board resolution: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/c97daf77-dc8f-4adc-bc08-39373a075478/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Board-ReportPermit #949: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/0b591ad4-2b07-49f0-a89a-e2e23682f6a5/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-1Map: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/6ae0978b-fbf8-4d11-ab9c-d7a112b56cea/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-2 (More detailed map showing use on page 21 of addendum)Addendum: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/9feab3f1-ae59-465f-9404-fe882621ff48/Cargo-Real-Estate_SpaceX_Transmittal-3For those interested, here is the permit from 2018: https://kentico.portoflosangeles.org/getmedia/96835ecf-31b6-440d-a204-e75a172e5797/4_19_18_Regular_Agenda_Item_3_Transmittal_1

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Elon Musk on Twitter - "Satellite albedo will drop significantly on almost every successive [Starlink] launch"
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1228598015247536129

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Casey Handmer: Don’t stage off Starship!
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<b>r/SpaceX Starlink-4 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread</b>
Welcome to the <a href="/r/SpaceX">r/SpaceX <em>StarlinkV1-L4</em> Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!<a href="/#%20MC%20//%20section%20intro">IntroductionWelcome, dear people of the subreddit! I'm <a href="/u/hitura-nobad">u/hitura-nobad, bringing you live updates on the StarlinkV1-L4 mission.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 not expected to be similar to the <a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_80_.2013_starlink-3_.28v1.0.29">previous Starlink launch in late January, which saw 60 Starlink v1.0 satellites delivered to a single plane at a 290 km altitude. This time SpaceX is targeting a 386x212 km Orbit . 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:February 16, 15:25 UTC (10:25AM local)Backup dateFebruary 17, the launch time gets 21.5 minutes earlier each day.Static fire<a href="https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1228325869539610627">Completed February 14Payload60 Starlink version 1 satellitesPayload mass60 * 260 kg = 15 600 kgDeployment orbitLow Earth Orbit, 211 km x 386 km x 53° (<a href="/r/spacex/comments/ex0ilm/starlink4_launch_campaign_thread/fhihzt9/">expected)Operational orbitLow Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°, 3 planesVehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5Core<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/cores#wiki_b1056">B1056Past flights of this core3 (CRS-17, CRS-18, JCSAT-18)Fairing catch attemptyes, both halvesLaunch site<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads">SLC-40, 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 Update1<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_71_.2013_starlink_v0.9">Starlink v0.92019-05-241049.3SLC-40440km 53°60 test satellites with Ku band antennas<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695477610303490">Feb 152<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_75_.2013_starlink-1_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-12019-11-111048.4SLC-40280km 53°60 version 1 satellites, v1.0 includes Ka band antennas<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695491371769861">Feb 153<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_78_.2013_starlink-2_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-22020-01-071049.4SLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites, 1 sat with experimental antireflective coating<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695506492252160">Feb 154<a href="/r/spacex/wiki/launches#wiki_80_.2013_starlink-3_.28v1.0.29">Starlink-32020-01-291051.3SLC-40290km 53°60 version 1 satellites<a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates/status/1228695520396431361">Feb 155Starlink-4This Mission1056.4SLC-40212x386km 53°60 version 1 satellites expected-6<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest#wiki_upcoming_falcon_launches">Starlink-5MarchLC-39A60 version 1 satellites expected-7<a href="/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest#wiki_upcoming_falcon_launches">Starlink-6MarchSLC-40 / LC-39A60 version 1 satellites expected-Daily Starlink altitude updates on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/StarlinkUpdates">@StarlinkUpdatesScrub counterNone yetPayloadSpaceX designed Starlink to connect end users with low latency, high bandwidth broadband services by providing continual coverage around the world using a network of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.<em>Source: SpaceX</em>Stats&#9745;&#65039; 89th SpaceX launch&#9745;&#65039; 81st Falcon 9 launch&#9745;&#65039; 25th…

Standing down from tomorrow’s Starlink launch; team is taking a closer look at a second stage valve component. Now targeting Monday, February 17.
https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1228811526464667648?s=21

Submitted February 15, 2020 at 11:41PM by Tommy099431
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Dragon 1 team photo before shipping the last D1 capsule to the Cape. Go CRS-20! [image approved for public release]
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Submitted February 16, 2020 at 04:46AM by spacexfan10
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Starlink-4 Press Kit
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Crew Dragon completes acoustic testing in Florida
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SpaceX takes Starlink Public, how will this change things? by Curious Elephant
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The SpaceX Boca Chica 24/7 livestream LabPadre will soon lose its close up cams of The Starship assembly site, due to a Boca Chica Villager hosting the cams Saleing property to SpaceX sadly. The new location has been revealed and it’s a good spot the LabPadre owner says it’ll be up by March.
https://twitter.com/labpadre/status/1229062460008738817?s=21

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r/SpaceX Starlink-4 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 February 17, 2020 at 11:01AM by hitura-nobad
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There they go! The 5th batch of Starlink satellites have been deployed! View from just south of the Cocoa Beach Pier.
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Submitted February 17, 2020 at 05:32PM by Space_Coast_Steve
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r/SpaceX Starlink-4 Recovery Discussion & Updates Thread
Hi! I'm u/Shahar603, and I'm hosting the recovery thread of the Starlink-4 mission.Booster RecoverySpaceX deployed OCISLY, GO Quest and Tug Hawk to carry out the booster recovery operation. B1056 has tragically failed to land on the droneship but it has performed a soft water landing and might be fished from the ocean (or destroyed like B1032).Fairing RecoveryUnfortunately both Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief have failed to catch the fairing halves. The ships might scoop the fairing halves from the ocean and bring them back to Port Canaveral.Current Recovery Fleet StatusVesselRoleStatusGO QuestDroneship support shipAt SeaTug HawkDroneship support shipSailing back to Port CanaveralGO Ms. TreeFairing RecoveryFollowing B1056GO Ms. ChiefFairing RecoveryFollowing B1056Live UpdatesTimeUpdate18 Feb 2020 08:00 UTCMs. Tree and Ms. Chief are following the floating booster17 Feb 2020 22:00 UTCMs. Tree and Ms. Chief have moved to the booster recovery area. Tug Hawk is leaving the area with OCISLY17 Feb 2020 20:00 UTCGO Ms. Tree finished its fairing recovery operation and is departing the recovery zone17 Feb 2020 16:00 - 17:00 UTCGO Quest is watching the booster. Waiting for B1966 to be safed. Booster is reported to be floating and intact17 Feb 2020 15:50 UTCGO Ms. Tree and GO Ms. Chief attempt to catch the fairings (and fail)17 Feb 2020 15:14 UTCB1056.4 performs a soft water landingLinks & ResourcesMarineTrafficSpaceXFleet Updates on TwitterSpaceXFleet.com - SpaceXFleet Information!

Submitted February 17, 2020 at 09:11PM by Shahar603
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Remote camera view: Falcon 9 launches the fifth Starlink mission
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Submitted February 18, 2020 at 01:32PM by johnkphotos
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The real reason SpaceX hired former top NASA official
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Submitted February 18, 2020 at 01:58PM by MarkWhittington
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Scott Manley: SpaceX's latest successful mission ends with a failed landing
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Submitted February 18, 2020 at 02:55PM by ptfrd
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Space Adventures announces agreement with @SpaceX to launch private citizens on Dragon spacecraft
https://twitter.com/SpaceAdventures/status/1229768605115600896?s=19

Submitted February 18, 2020 at 03:17PM by roncapat
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Despite the overnight storms, some beautiful Starlink captures from remote cameras
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Submitted February 18, 2020 at 02:53PM by learntimelapse
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