Comments on: SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:29:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Robert Zimmerman https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites/#comment-1448500 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:28:39 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=103047#comment-1448500 In reply to Valued Customer.

Valued Customer: This was a mistake of cut and paste. Russia with 2 launches was included in previous updates. It just got dropped by accident. I have put it back in. Thanks for pointing it out.

]]> By: Valued Customer https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites/#comment-1448496 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 07:03:36 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=103047#comment-1448496 Roscosmos has successfully launched 2 missions Soyuz 2.1 in 2024, both in Feb. Wonder why you omitted these from your count.

]]> By: Ray Van Dune https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites/#comment-1448068 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:24:12 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=103047#comment-1448068 I note SpaceX saving weight and complexity by eliminating the discardable stiffening ring on the second-stage MVac engine bell, and wonder what other invisible changes have been made to adds up to the mass of satellite #24?

It will be interesting to see whether the upcoming Commercial Crew #8 launch has an MVac ring. By NASA’s rules constraining modifications to human-rated vehicles, I would assume it should retain the ring.

]]> By: geoffc https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites/#comment-1448052 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 13:17:36 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=103047#comment-1448052 And notice, with the Starlink V2 Mini’s they started with 21 per launch, inched up to 22, then 23 and now 24. Part of that is inserting to lower orbits, where the Starlinks can drive themselves out of but would reenter within a week.

But mass to orbit is now 17.5Metric tonnes. Which was 16.8 I think think before.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1762019803630563800

]]> By: Jeff Wright https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-24-starlink-satellites/#comment-1448033 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:47:10 +0000 https://behindtheblack.com/?p=103047#comment-1448033 We are very fortunate to have Elon—but outside of other billionaires, Musk is the exception—and the many disappointments of Gary Hudson the rule.

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