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We haven’t had the launch of KPLO yet but we can still hopefully expect it to lift off
this week.
TheSpaceXFans website is not updating this launch properly so we’ll take a look at
the SpaceXNow website.
You can see that we can hopefully expect the KPLO launch tomorrow, Thursday 4th at 11:08pm
UTC or 7:08pm EDT.
Jonathan McDowell posted a great picture on Twitter of the Starlink constellation.
He said “Here is a plot showing the instantaneous locations of all the orbiting Starlink satellites
at 0h UTC Aug 1.
You can see some of the recently launched trains, and the small number of polar sats.”
There were a series of Tweets posted related to SpaceX’s efforts to minimise Starlink
reflectivity.
The first says “To mitigate the effects of Starlink satellites on astronomy research,
SpaceX has developed a space-stable dielectric Bragg reflector film that reduces satellite
visibility by an order of magnitude.
SpaceX will also be offering this film at cost to other operators!”
Next, this Tweet was posted saying “SpaceX has also developed a low reflectivity black
paint, which is five times less reflective than the current darkest available space-stable
paint, to coat various reflective Starlink satellite components.”
After that, this Tweet was posted saying “SpaceX has also developed a special opaque coating
for the backside of solar arrays and a special satellite maneuver called 'terminator tracking'
to mitigate reflectivity.”
The final Tweet posted says “SpaceX continues to work closely with the astronomy community
to mitigate the effect of all satellite operations on their important work.
SpaceX engineers will be presenting in-person and answering questions on August 9, 2022.”
There was a SpaceNews article posted related to the Polaris Dawn mission.
It says “In an appearance at the Experimental Aircraft Association’s AirVenture air show
in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 29, Isaacman said he expected the mission to fly late this year.
‘We’re looking at the end of the year right now, so likely December.’”
Heading to Boca Chica, work continues on the orbital launch mount in preparation for a
Booster.
Engineers have also been working on the Starship quick disconnect arm.
The work on Starfactory in the production yard is continuing as always.
Work is going on with this tent by the Mega Bay.
This tent is currently being deconstructed.
The Starlink loader was moved out of its new processing building and into the yard.
I wanted to share this cool Tweet from RGV Aerial Photography for those who may be unaware
of where Starbase is in relation to the surrounding area.
Elon Musk posted a Tweet with information about the timeline in which we could expect
to see the first Starship orbital flight success.
He said “A *successful* orbital flight is probably between 1 and 12 months from now.”
Work has been continuing on Starship 24 on the suborbital pad B launch mount as they
prepare it for a static fire.
Looking at the road and beach closures on the Cameron County website, originally, just
the closures on Monday and Tuesday were cancelled.
However, whilst there were possible closures for today and tomorrow, those have also both
been cancelled now.
The scrapped Booster 5 aft section was lifted off of the transport mount.
Super Heavy Booster 8 continues to be worked on in the Mega Bay.
As always, I have to say thanks to both Mary, also known as BocaChicaGal and Nic Ansuini
for being out there filming the Boca Chica content.
Also, thanks to the NASASpaceflight team working behind the scenes on their videos, livestreams
and other space content.
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