Time for another Starlink mission. This one’s an evening launch from Vandenburg. It will be the 19th flight of booster B1061.
| Scheduled for (UTC) | 2024-02-23 04:11 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | 2024-02-22 20:11 (PST) |
| Mission | Starlink Group 7-15 |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA. |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 |
| Booster | B1061 19th Flight |
| Landing | ADSD Of Course I Still Love You at T+00:08:23 |
| Inclination | 53° Why? |
| Payload | 22 x Starlink V2 Mini deployed at T+01:02:17 |
| Customer | SpaceX |
| Mission success criteria | Successful launch and delivery of payload to low earth orbit |
Webcasts
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Space Affairs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQWd7EnE8MU |
| The Launch Pad | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikloLxNHxvU |
| SpaceX | https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=sl-7-15 |
| SpaceFlight Now | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmHTtpdEoTA |
| The Space Devs | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySJ2qEwoxkE |
Interesting note: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1760882381148623202#m
I didn’t know that the engine flight leader numbers were higher than the booster flight leaders. I wonder how this occurred?
I assumed that they swapped out engines only when they needed refurbishment, and that the engines would always have fewer flights than the boosters. I guess some older engines have been reinstalled in younger boosters?