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Welcome to the r/SpaceX Starlink 5-3 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!

Welcome everyone!

Scheduled for	Feb 02 2023, 07:58 UTC
Payload	53x Starlink
Weather Probability	90% GO
Launch site	LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, FL, USA.
Booster	B1069-5
Landing	B1069 will attempt to land on ASDS ASOG after its fifth flight.
Mission success criteria	Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit

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Timeline

Time	Update
[](/# MC // row 0) T+8:57	Good orbit
[](/# MC // row 1) T+8:42	Landing Success
[](/# MC // row 2) T+8:54	SECO
[](/# MC // row 3) T+8:24	S1 landing startup
[](/# MC // row 4) T+6:59	Reentry Burn Shutdown
[](/# MC // row 5) T+6:41	Reentry Burn Startup
[](/# MC // row 6) T+4:50	S1 Apogee
[](/# MC // row 7) T+3:20	6th and 7th flight for the fairings
[](/# MC // row 8) T+2:48	Fairing Seperation
[](/# MC // row 9) T+2:39	SES-1
[](/# MC // row 10) T+2:32	StageSep
[](/# MC // row 11) T+2:29	MECO
[](/# MC // row 12) T+1:12	MaxQ
[](/# MC // row 13) T-0	Liftoff
[](/# MC // row 14) T-45	GO for launch
[](/# MC // row 15) T-60	Startup
[](/# MC // row 16) T-3:42	Strongback retraction
[](/# MC // row 17) T-7:00	Engine chill
[](/# MC // row 18) T-12:39	Fueling underway
[](/# MC // row 19) T-43:03	T-0 now 7:58 UTC
[](/# MC // row 20) T-1d 10h 23m	Thread live

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Watch the launch live

Stream	Link
SpaceX	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TDrOyMMpIo

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Stats

☑️ 221 SpaceX launch all time

☑️ 169 Falcon Family Booster landing

☑️ 28 landing on ASOG

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

☑️ 8 SpaceX launch this year

☑️ 2 launch from LC-39A 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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