SpaceX 'StarLink' satellite service [Starlink & Starshield at war]

[Dr Mordrid]

Starlink Launch 4 static fire good.

Launch delayed due to recovery zone weather. New T-0,

Date: Feb 16 (Sunday)
Time: 1025 Eastern (1525 UTC)

[Dr Mordrid]

Starlink V1.0 Launch #4

60 StarLink v1.0 commsats

Date: February 15, 2020
Time: 1046 Eastern (1546 UTC)

Booster: 1056.4 (CRS-17 & 18, Kacific-1)
Booster recovery: ASDS Of Course I Still Love You
Fairing recovery: Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief

What was that about booster reuse never paying for itself?

Also,

Bloomberg reports StarLink will be spun off in an IPO. May be a while, likely after the v1.0 LEO constellation is deployed.

Bloomberg...

[Dr Mordrid]

SpaceX @SpaceX
Now targeting Wednesday, January 29 at 9:06 a.m., 14:06 UTC, for launch of Starlink due to poor weather in the recovery area

[Dr Mordrid]

StarLink 3 webcast

https://youtu.be/1KmBDCiL7MU

[Dr Mordrid]

@SpaceX
Weather is 50% favorable for tomorrow’s launch of 60 Starlink satellites at 9:49 a.m. EST, 14:49 UTC. Webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff →

https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z

https://t.co/6ajTQ2znOi

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1221538600484925446

[Dr Mordrid]

StarLink 3

SpaceX ✔ @SpaceX
Now targeting January 24 at 10:54 a.m. EST, 15:54 UTC, for launch of 60 Starlink satellites; team is continuing to monitor weather in the recovery area

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1219723537952296960

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Time: 1220 Eastern (1720 UT)

[Dr Mordrid]

2 days after the In-Flight Abort from LC-39A.

They're setting a helluva tempo...

@SpaceFlightNow
SpaceX plans to launch its next group of Starlink broadband satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket as soon as Monday, Jan. 20, from Cape Canaveral, two days after a Falcon 9 launch from a neighboring pad Saturday. https://t.co/EvBhShLx4Dhttps://t.co/A0gG64ARUO

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/s...67873703129088

[Dr Mordrid]

Anner J. Bonilla of HW 2.5
@annerajb
When can we hear more about the starlink terminals?
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Elon Musk @elonmusk
Looks like a thin, flat, round UFO on a stick. Starlink Terminal has motors to self-adjust optimal angle to view sky. Instructions are simply:
- Plug in socket
- Point at sky
These instructions work in either order. No training required

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1214548764054216704

[Dr Mordrid]

Basic service start,

@tobyliiiiiiiiii
How many more starlink launches until it's operational for Canada and Northern US?
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@elonmusk
At least 4

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1214481860459237377

[Dr Mordrid]

Eric Berger @SciGuySpace (Ars Technica)

With tonight's launch, SpaceX:

• Becomes world's largest satellite operator.

• Surges far ahead of LEO satellite ISP competitors.

• Exacerbates concerns of astronomers.

• Takes another step toward funding Mars plans.

https://t.co/dOAMMCDjWQ

https://twitter.com/SciGuySpace/status/1214186945770864640

[Dr Mordrid]

StarLink 2 launch successful, StarLink 3 in 2-3 weeks.

[Dr Mordrid]

@spacexfleet
LAUNCH DAY

Of Course I Still Love You is in position ~621km downrange. GO Ms. Tree and GO Navigator are in position ~732km downrange to recover the fairing.

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1214236287521177601

[Dr Mordrid]

StarLink 2

First mission controlled by 45th Space Wing under the new US Space Force

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https://spacenews.com/45th-space-wing-prepares-for-first-launch-under-the-u-s-space-force/

45th Space Wing prepares for first launch under the U.S. Space Force

WASHINGTON — The SpaceX launch of Starlink satellites scheduled for Jan. 6 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on the Florida Space Coast will be the first launch of 2020 and also the 45th Space Wing’s inaugural launch as part of the U.S. Space Force.

The 45th Space Wing, headquartered at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., oversees the preparation and launching of U.S. government and commercial satellites from Cape Canaveral and operates the Eastern Range. It is one of five Air Force space wings that have been assigned to the U.S. Space Force effective Dec. 20,...
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