Starlink 8-6 launch bulletin (B1062-23 flight leader!)

First launch of a potential double-header tonight, and the first booster to fly for the 23rd time!

Starlink Group 8-6 launch out of SLC-40 in Florida currently scheduled for 2024-08-28 07:48 UTC, or 2024-08-28 03:48 local time (EDT). Booster 1062-23 to land on Just Read the Instructions.

Webcasts:

Space Affairs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qwc1T1kqUI
Spaceflight Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCEEYJahjaE
NASASpaceflight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZGxcDxvPN8
The Launch Pad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnBJKh-WecY
SpaceX: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1828699644844785981
The Space Devs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va6JNrFWgbE

3 Comments

doomi@discuss.tchncs.de · 5 pts · 1y (1 reply)

RIP Booster 1062

Looks to me like a landing leg broke.

https://youtu.be/eDbaNxU3WQo?si=5e65v4cShiy625Np

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 1y

RIP B1062.

Timestamped link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va6JNrFWgbE&t=855s

SpaceX tweet: https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1828705304177234126

After a successful ascent, Falcon 9's first stage booster tipped over following touchdown on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship. Teams are assessing the booster's flight data and status. This was the booster's 23rd launch.

threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y

https://x.com/SpaceX/status/1828624893552009624

SpaceX teams are targeting back-to-back Falcon 9 launches of Starlink tonight from Florida and California