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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 2-6 & ION SCV009 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

Welcome everyone!

Launched on	Jan 31 2023, 16:15 UTC
Payload	Starlink 2-6 & ION SCV009
Weather Probability	Unknown
Launch site	SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA.
Booster	B1071-7
Landing	B1071 will attempt to land on ASDS OCISLY after its seventh flight.
Mission success criteria	Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit

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Timeline

Time	Update
[](/# MC // row 0) T+1h30mn	Confirmation of Starlink deployment<br>
[](/# MC // row 1) T+57:30	Deployment of ION SCV009<br>
[](/# MC // row 2) T+53:46	Norminal orbital insertion
[](/# MC // row 3) T+53:40	Confirmation of second stage second burn
[](/# MC // row 4) T+10:31	S2 second burn planned for about T+50mn, SpaceX FM<br>
[](/# MC // row 5) T+8:53	Norminal Orbit Insertion
[](/# MC // row 6) T+8:41	SECO
[](/# MC // row 7) T+8:29	First stage landing confirmed
[](/# MC // row 8) T+6:44	Entry burn completed
[](/# MC // row 9) T+3:12	Fairing separation
[](/# MC // row 10) T+2:40	M-Vac ignition
[](/# MC // row 11) T+2:33	Stage separation
[](/# MC // row 12) T+2:30	MECO
[](/# MC // row 13) T+57	MaxQ
[](/# MC // row 14) T+0:40	Audio issues with the host microphone
[](/# MC // row 15) T-0	Lift-off
[](/# MC // row 16) T-51	Go for launch
[](/# MC // row 17) T-5:14	Webcast is Live
[](/# MC // row 18) T-8:09	SpaceX FM started
[](/# MC // row 19) T-0d 7h 47m	Thread live

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Watch the launch live

Stream	Link
SpaceX Webcast	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVxV3-xqJO0
SpaceX Mission Control Audio	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GHY-KzTcrw

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Stats

☑️ 220 SpaceX launch all time

☑️ 168 Falcon Family Booster landing

☑️ 58 landing on OCISLY

☑️ 183 consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (excluding Amos-6) (if successful)

☑️ 7 SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 2 launch from SLC-4E this year

Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship

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Resources

Mission Details 🚀

Link	Source
SpaceX mission website	SpaceX

Community content 🌐

Link	Source
Flight Club	u/TheVehicleDestroyer
Discord SpaceX lobby	u/SwGustav
Rocket Watch	u/MarcysVonEylau
SpaceX Now	u/bradleyjh
SpaceX time machine	u/DUKE546
SpaceXMeetups Slack	u/CAM-Gerlach
SpaceXLaunches app	u/linuxfreak23
SpaceX Patch List

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