2276
Dragon's three main parachutes have been deployed.
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Team is working toward launch of GPS III SV01 tomorrow, December 20. Weather remains a challenge; currently forecasted at 20% favorable during the 26-minute launch window which opens at 9:03 a.m. EST, 14:03 UTC.
2279
Targeting Wednesday, December 28 for Falcon 9’s launch of 54 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 in Florida; teams are keeping an eye on weather conditions for booster recovery → spacex.com/launches
2280
Deployment of drogue parachutes
2281
Watch Falcon 9 launch SES-22 to a geosynchronous transfer orbit → spacex.com/launches/ses-2… twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
2282
Watch Falcon 9 launch Dragon to the @Space_Station → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
2283
Argon Hall thruster tech specs:
- 170 mN thrust
- 2500 s specific impulse
- 50% total efficiency
- 4.2 kW power
- 2.1 kg mass
- Center mounted cathode
2284
Watch Falcon 9 launch 51 Starlink satellites to orbit → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
2285
First stage entry burn complete. Second stage propelling Crew Dragon into its orbit to meet up with the @Space_Station → spacex.com/webcast
2286
This Falcon 9 first stage booster previously supported two launches of GPS-III satellites for the @SpaceForceDoD
2287
Rideshare deployment sequence complete
2288
Standing down today due to weather; backup launch opportunity is tomorrow at 6:01 p.m. EDT, 22:01 UTC
2289
Targeting Thursday, July 7 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 in Florida → spacex.com/launches/sl4-2…
2290
Targeting Friday, May 6 for a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from LC-39A in Florida → spacex.com/launches/sl4-1…
2291
Targeting Saturday, September 24 for a Falcon 9 launch of 52 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from SLC-40 in Florida → spacex.com/launches/sl4-3…
2292
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting December 22 launch of Iridium-4 from Vandenberg AFB in California.
2293
Next up: targeting a Falcon 9 launch of 53 Starlink satellites from SLC-40 in Florida in ~22.5 hours → spacex.com/launches/sl4-1…
2294
Due to upper level winds, now targeting 10:14 p.m. ET for tonight's launch of Starlink
2295
Second stage is now in coast phase. The webcast will return in about 15 minutes for second stage engine restart.
2296
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Falcon 9 first stage supporting this mission previously launched Iridium-7, SAOCOM-1A, and Nusantara Satu
2298
Webcast of Falcon 9 launch of Dragon is now live → spacex.com/launches twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
2299
Watch Falcon 9 launch Dragon to the @Space_Station → spacex.com/launches/crs-26 twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
2300
T-30 minutes until Falcon 9’s launch of SpaceX’s fourteenth Starlink mission; weather is 70% favorable and the webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff spacex.com/launches