Starlink 6-4 - L-3 Days
Falcon 9
Valid Period
Jun 1, 2023 11:04 - 13:56 UTC (07:04 - 09:56 ET)
Issued
Mon May 29, 2023 at 15:00 UTC (11:00 ET)
Forecast Discussion
A rainy pattern will return to Florida starting late Wednesday and extend through at least Saturday. This is due an upper-level trough that will deepen over the eastern Gulf of Mexico, combined with a surface trough over south Florida and associated low developing along it sometime mid to late week. Deep onshore flow bringing unseasonably high moisture values and instability from troughing aloft will cause scattered showers and a few storms moving onshore around the Spaceport in the morning on the primary launch day, with numerous thunderstorms focused inland in the afternoon and evening. On Friday the pattern remains the same, though coverage is expected to be higher, with a deepening surface low somewhere around South Florida or the Bahamas, and the upper-level trough axis moving into the Florida peninsula. Both days, scattered to broken mid-level cloudiness is expected to move in from the west, downstream of the upper-level trough axis, bringing a slight secondary Thick Cloud Layers concern.
Primary Launch Date
Primary Window
Primary Concerns
- Cumulus Cloud Rule
- Surface Electric Fields Rule
- Thick Cloud Layer Rule
Additional Risk Criteria
| Criteria | Risk Level |
|---|---|
| Upper-Level Wind Shear | Low |
| Booster Recovery Weather | Low |
| Solar Activity | Low |
Backup Opportunities
Backup Window
Primary Concerns
- Cumulus Cloud Rule
- Surface Electric Fields Rule
- Thick Cloud Layer Rule
Additional Risk Criteria
| Criteria | Risk Level |
|---|---|
| Upper-Level Wind Shear | Low |
| Booster Recovery Weather | Low |
| Solar Activity | Low |