DocM 16,667 Posted February 7 (edited) Starlink V1.0 Launch #4 60 StarLink v1.0 commsats Date: February 15, 2020 Time: 1046 Eastern (1546 UTC) Booster: 1056.4 (CRS-17 & 18, Kacific-1) Booster recovery: ASDS Of Course I Still Love You Fairing recovery: Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief What was that about booster reuse never paying for itself? Also, Bloomberg reports StarLink will be spun off in an IPO. May be a while, likely after the v1.0 LEO constellation is deployed. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-06/spacex-likely-to-spin-off-starlink-business-and-pursue-an-ipo 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocM 16,667 Posted Friday at 03:17 PM Starlink Launch 4 static fire good. Launch delayed due to recovery zone weather. New T-0, Date: Feb 16 (Sunday) Time: 1025 Eastern (1525 UTC) 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IsItPluggedIn 1,686 Posted Friday at 08:21 PM Did they get any feedback on the new "darkening" they deployed during the last batch? Will they be deploying more/different solutions this time? It would be good to have any other news after the launch. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocM 16,667 Posted Saturday at 02:44 AM Don't expect to hear much about DarkSat until it arrives at its 550km operational altitude, which may be several more weeks. Measurements between 340km and 550km are only applicable to the transition periods up/down - a tiny part of their 5-year mission. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DocM 16,667 Posted yesterday at 03:00 AM Date: Monday Feb 17 Time: 1003 Eastern (1503 UTC) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
