🚀 Next launch Starlink Group 4-26
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
From LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸

🕙 Launch time
August 9th, 22:57 UTC

🌍 Mission information
Type Communications
Orbit Low Earth Orbit

🚀 Booster information
Core B1073.3 (3rd flight ♻️)
Landing Unknown (ASDS 🌊)

ℹ️ A batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#Launch

Ship 24 starts today's testing with another spin prime test. We're awaiting to see what comes next for the Starship and Booster

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KufFt0JpoWw
Source: @NASASpaceflight

ℹ What is a Spin Prime test?

During the spin up (also referred to as a spin prime) test, the fuel passes through the engine systems, but is not ignited in the gas generators.

Instead of hot gases, the turbine spins cold gas supplied from the outside. It spins the turbine up to operating speeds, and the pumps pump fuel at nominal pressure.

Booster 7 single engine Spin Prime test it would appear.

So that's two Ship 24 six engine Spin Primes and one Booster 7 single engine Spin Prime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KufFt0JpoWw
Source: @NASASpaceflight

‍Northrop Grumman has bought three Falcon 9 missions from SpaceX to launch its Cygnus cargo spacecraft, a spokeswoman says, as the company looks to replace Antares' Russian-made RD-181 engines with Firefly's Miranda engines.

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/northrop-taps-rocket-startup-firefly-replace-antares-russian-engines-2022-08-08/

Booster 7 descending from the heavens
Source: @NicAnsuini

Updated Google Maps satellite imagery for SpaceX Starbase.
Source: @arctechinc

Confirming another Starbase surge that launched early Monday morning.

Parking is already extremely tight at Build and Launch areas, plan accordingly.
Source: @Michael10711597

Booster 7 Static Fire! Single Raptor 2. Looked great!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w-2tJ9rm6A
Source: @NASASpaceflight

Due to upper level winds, now targeting 02:14 UTC for tonight's launch of Starlink
Source: @SpaceX

🆕 Next launch Starlink Group 4-26
Rocket Falcon 9 Block 5
From LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center 🇺🇸

🕙 Launch time
August 10th, 02:14 UTC 🆕

🌍 Mission information
Type Communications
Orbit Low Earth Orbit

🚀 Booster information
Core B1073.3 (3rd flight ♻️)
Landing Unknown (ASDS 🌊)

ℹ️ A batch of 53 satellites for Starlink mega-constellation - SpaceX's project for space-based Internet communication system.
#Launch

Team at Starbase completed a single Raptor engine static fire test of Super Heavy Booster 7 on the orbital launch pad
Source: @SpaceX

Impressive! Ship 24 Static Fire (could be all six Raptor 2s - three Sea Level, three RVacs).

Follows just a few hours after Booster 7 Static Fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w-2tJ9rm6A
Source: @NASASpaceflight

S24 static fire! 🔥🚀🤩
Source: @BocaChicaGal

Static fire test of two Raptor engines on Starship 24
Source: @SpaceX

Liftoff of Starlink 4-26
Source: @SpaceX

Falcon 9’s first stage has landed on the A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship
Source: @SpaceX

Deployment of 52 Starlink satellites confirmed
Source: @SpaceX

Starbase Production Diagram - 10th August 2022
Source: @_brendan_lewis