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> the 30-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT Is that correct? They're launching in the afternoon this time?
by waltbosz 2y ago
> the 30-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT
Is that correct? They're launching in the afternoon this time?
- Always42 2y agoThey call out later launch on the page linked
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- sbuttgereit 2y ago"Finally, adjusting the flight’s launch window to the late afternoon at Starbase will enable the ship to reenter over the Indian Ocean in daylight, providing better conditions for visual observations." From the linked article.
- rkagerer 2y agoFinally, adjusting the flight’s launch window to the late afternoon at Starbase will enable the ship to reenter over the Indian Ocean in daylight, providing better conditions for visual observations.
- Nekhrimah 2y agoIt's explained further down the page that this launch time will facilitate the Indian Ocean landing in sunlight, for improved visual capture of that.
- umeshunni 2y agoFor anyone else who was confused and thought this was happening today. It's actually in 12 days: The sixth flight test of Starship is targeted to launch as early as Monday, November 18. The 30-minute launch window will open at 4:00 p.m. CT