r/SpaceX NROL-149 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome to the r/SpaceX NROL-149 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
Welcome everyone!
| Scheduled for (UTC) | Dec 17 2024, 13:19 |
|---|---|
| Scheduled for (local) | Dec 17 2024, 05:19 AM (PST) |
| Launch Window (UTC) | Instantaneous |
| Payload | NROL-149 |
| Customer | National Reconnaissance Office |
| Launch Weather Forecast | Unknown |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA. |
| Booster | B1063-22 |
| Landing | The Falcon 9 first stage B1063 has landed on ASDS OCISLY after its 22nd flight. |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit |
| Trajectory (Flight Club) | 2D,3D |
Timeline
| Time | Update |
|---|---|
| T--1d 0h 2m | Thread last generated using the LL2 API |
| 2024-12-17T15:33:00Z | Launch success. |
| 2024-12-17T13:19:00Z | Liftoff! |
| 2024-12-17T13:10:00Z | Unofficial Webcast by SPACE AFFAIRS has started |
| 2024-12-17T13:07:00Z | Official Webcast by SpaceX has started |
| 2024-12-17T04:34:00Z | GO for launch. |
| 2024-12-13T18:35:00Z | Delayed to NET December 17. |
| 2024-12-10T03:35:00Z | Targeting NET December 16. |
| 2024-11-28T06:53:00Z | Added launch. |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Link |
|---|---|
| Unofficial Re-stream | The Space Devs |
| Unofficial Webcast | Spaceflight Now |
| Official Webcast | SpaceX |
Stats
☑️ 445th SpaceX launch all time
☑️ 388th Falcon Family Booster landing
☑️ 116th landing on OCISLY
☑️ 61st consecutive successful Falcon 9 launch (if successful)
☑️ 132nd SpaceX launch this year
☑️ 44th launch from SLC-4E this year
☑️ 3 days, 15:23:20 turnaround for this pad
Stats include F1, F9 , FH and Starship
Launch Weather Forecast
N/A
Resources
Partnership with The Space Devs
Information on this thread is provided by and updated automatically using the Launch Library 2 API by The Space Devs.
Community content 🌐
| Link | Source |
|---|---|
| Flight Club | u/TheVehicleDestroyer |
| Discord SpaceX lobby | u/SwGustav |
| SpaceX Now | u/bradleyjh |
| SpaceX Patch List |
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