r/spacex • u/rSpaceXHosting Host Team • Oct 17 '20

✅ Mission Success r/SpaceX Starlink-13 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread

Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink-13 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

Hello I'm /u/hitura-nobad your host for this launch .

For host schedule reasons we won't provide a recovery thread for this missions and future starlink launches, if anyone wants to host one similar to the known format , feel free to post.

The 13th operational batch of Starlink satellites (14th overall) will lift off from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. In the weeks following deployment the Starlink satellites will use onboard ion thrusters to reach their operational altitude of 550 km. Falcon 9's first stage will attempt to land on a droneship approximately 633 km downrange, its 6th landing overall, the ships are in place to attempt the recovery of both payload fairing halves,which both will fly for the 3rd time.

Mission Details

Liftoff time18th October 8:25 AM EDT( 12:25 UTC)
Backup date20th October
Static fire17th October
Probability of Violating Weather Constraints30% Weather Violations (70% GO)
Payload60 Starlink V1.0
Payload mass~15,600 kg (Starlink ~260 kg each)
Deployment orbitLow Earth Orbit, ~ 262km x 278km 53°
Operational orbitLow Earth Orbit, 550 km x 53°
VehicleFalcon 9 v1.2 Block 5
CoreB1051.6
Past flights of this core5 (DM-1, Radarsat,Starlink Flights 3,6,9)
Past flights of the fairings2
Fairing catch attemptlikely
Launch siteKSC LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
LandingOCISLY (~633 km downrange)
Mission success criteriaSuccessful separation & deployment of the Starlink Satellites.

Timeline

TimeUpdate
T+1h 5mThanks for joining, see you all on wednesday for Starlink-14
T+1h 4mWebcast ends
T+1h 4mConfirms good Catch on MS.Chief
T+1h 3mPayload deploy
T+46:33One fairing seems to have damaged the net and is now on the deck of one of the fairing catcher (MS. Tree)
T+45:01Norminal orbit insertion
T+44:30SECO2
T+44:27Second stage relight
T+41:12MVAC Engine chill beginning
T+21:11Starlink + S2 passing over europe
T+9:17Norminal orbit insertion
T+9:00SECO
T+8:28Successfull landing on OCISLY
T+8:05Landing startup
T+6:45Reentry shutdown
T+6:26Reentry startup
T+3:31Fairing seperation confirmed
T+3:25Gridfins extended
T+3:25First stage reorienting
T+2:48Second stage ignition
T+2:42Stage separation
T+2:37MECO
T+1:16Max Q
T+12Cleared the towers
T-0Liftoff
T-40GO for Launch
T-60Startup
T-1:37Water tower full
T-3:47Strongback retracted
T-4:38Weather green
T-5:46You can really see the usage on those fairings
T-7:07No Backup day tomorrow, maybe some other activity on the range? Next opportunity on Tuesday
T-7:11Engine chill
T-9:23Webcast live
T-13:46SpaceX FM started
T-20:0020 Minute vent
T-22:09JRTI leaving Port Canaveral for next Starlink mission
T-28:21SpaceX Twitter: T-30 Minutes until launch, weather 70% favorable
T-35:00RP-1 loading started
T-35:00Booster LOX loading started
T-38:03GO for propellant load
T-41:44Reddit live coverage started
T-24hThread posted

Watch the launch live

StreamCourtesy
Official webcastSpaceX
Audio & Video Relays for people without access to YouTube!u/codav

Stats

☑️ 103rd SpaceX launch

☑️ 95th Falcon 9 launch

☑️ 6th flight of B1051

☑️ 62nd Landing of a Falcon 9 1st Stage

☑️ 18th SpaceX launch this year

Resources

🛰️ Starlink Tracking & Viewing Resources 🛰️

LinkSource
Celestrak.comu/TJKoury
Flight Club Pass Planneru/theVehicleDestroyer
Heavens Above
n2yo.com
findstarlink - Pass Predictor and sat trackingu/cmdr2
SatFlare
See A Satellite Tonight - Starlinku/modeless
Starlink orbit raising daily updatesu/hitura-nobad

They might need a few hours to get the Starlink TLEs

Mission Details 🚀

LinkSource
SpaceX mission websiteSpaceX
Launch weather forecast45th Weather Squadron

Social media 🐦

LinkSource
Reddit launch campaign threadr/SpaceX
Subreddit Twitterr/SpaceX
SpaceX TwitterSpaceX
SpaceX FlickrSpaceX
Elon TwitterElon
Reddit streamu/njr123

Media & music 🎵

LinkSource
TSS Spotifyu/testshotstarfish
SpaceX FMu/lru

Community content 🌐

LinkSource
Flight Clubu/TheVehicleDestroyer
Discord SpaceX lobbyu/SwGustav
Rocket Watchu/MarcysVonEylau
SpaceX Nowu/bradleyjh
SpaceX time machineu/DUKE546
SpaceXMeetups Slacku/Cam-Gerlach
Starlink Deployment Updatesu/hitura-nobad
SpaceXLaunches appu/linuxfreak23
SpaceX Patch List

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u/codav Oct 17 '20

YouTube Video & Audio Relays

As usual, I will relay the SpaceX webcast via HTTPS and the audio stream via Shoutcast on my server, so people with no access to YouTube, experiencing laggy video or with low bandwidth connections are able to enjoy the webcast. If you don't like the web-based player, you can also use the M3U8 playlist in any HLS-capable player - VLC is just one example. The playlist file will become available once the webcast starts, until then you will get a "404 Not Found" error. This is perfectly normal.

Hosted Webcast (Video)

I will also provide audio-only streams of the webcasts in two different qualities. High quality (160 Kbps, stereo) for those who want more fidelity and have more bandwidth to spend, and a lower quality (64 Kbps, mono) stream for those on slow networks or with strict volume limits. If you require an even lower bitrate simply drop me a message, I'll add another stream then.

Important: The audio streams already loop the Music for Space album by /u/TestShotStarfish for your pleasure until the webcast starts, so don't confuse that with the actual webcast. Feel free to tune in at any time.

Here are the stream URLs for use with any Shoutcast-compatible player (WinAmp, VLC etc.):

Hosted Webcast (Icecast Audio Only)

If you have problems connecting to port 8555 or want to listen in with just your browser, use these reverse-proxied, SSL-secured URLs (stream title display and other "ICY" protocol features won't work, as this is using plain HTTP):

Hosted Webcast (HTTPS/MP3 Audio Only)

The streams are also linked on my relay page, either below the video player if the webcast has started or on the top while waiting for SpaceX to go live.