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SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, March 9 for launch of 60 Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The instantaneous window is at 9:58 p.m. EST. Weather forecast is favorable.

The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this mission previously supported launch of NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the International Space Station, ANASIS-II, CRS-21, Transporter-1, and a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean. One half of Falcon 9’s fairing previously flew on the ANASIS-II and SXM-7 missions, and the other half previously supported launch of Sentinel-6A.

You can watch a live webcast of this mission, which will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff, by clicking HERE

After this one, they have tentatively set the 22nd batch of 60 Starlink birds for March 13 at 5:06 am Eastern.

Thing will freak the S out of you if you don't know what it is when you see it silently move across the sky overhead.

oooo weeeeee ooooo uhhhhh

Saw it when heading out before dawn for a deer hunt this year.

Would have paid someone to check my stand before I opened that door. I just knew Gort was in there waiting for me.

Hate those damn things.

Is Gort a friend of Marvin?

Jim, may I ask why?

Took me a sec but YES he is a friend of Marvin.

To bastardize a line from Batchelor party....

This being Gort

Already sent my deposit in with Starlink for internet access in the near future. Should work out well at my creek cabin.

These the ones that show a line of “lights” that folks call the sheriff about?

For a few days, yes. After that, they separate and raise their altitude until they're invisible.

Guilty..
It was a day or two later when I called asking if anyone else saw anything. Nice folks, they found out after asking around and called me back . Said I was lucky to see it. It does not look like any satellite you have ever seen.

I came this close to calling Sierra!

Thanks, rocky.

Kenjs1 You probably had a lot of company.

I hate the very thought of them.


Well...actually I hate the sight of them more than anything.

Really. I heard the northern tier states would be first to receive access. Did they give you a date?

I hate them because they are going bath the world in internet access. There will be NO limit to what can now be connected to the Internet. That is very, very bad.

Postponed until Thursday at 3:13 am

Not a specific date, but mid to late 2021. The deposit just holds your spot in the order process and is fully refundable if I change my mind.

I think it will be a way to bypass the other biggies in service like cable or providers like ATT, although neither of those is available at the creek site. Funny part, there is a T1 line about a mile or less from the cabin but not accessible.

I got my deposit in for Starlink as well. They're sayig mid to late 2021 in central PA. It will sure beat the 1-2 mbs I'm getting now.

That's exactly what Starlink is meant for: access where no other service is readily available.

Service areas are expanding rapidly. They'll have the whole US covered before the end of summer, and about half the globe by the end of this year. Full global coverage including the oceans by next year. Price should come down as the customer base expands, too.

They have over 1,000 satellites up now, with almost 200 more to be launched this month. Nearly full coverage will come with 2,000.

Yep. I am quite sure that once everyone gets switched over to Starlink that prices will drop.


Quite sure.

Jim, the list of things that people said SpaceX would never accomplish is a long one - and very few of them correct.