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Thuraya-4 - L-1 Day

Falcon 9

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Valid Period

Jan 3 - Jan 4, 2025

Issued

Thu Jan 2, 2025 at 15:00 UTC (10:00 ET)

Forecast Discussion

Space Launch Delta 45

A cool, dry air mass in place over Florida as an area of high pressure settles in over the southeastern US. Tomorrow, a reinforcing shot of cold and dry air will move into the area as a dry cold front. Behind this front, winds will shift northwesterly and increase as the night progresses. Because of this, the only concern is low-level winds approaching constraints, with the risk increasing towards the end of the launch window. Launch conditions will be very favorable for the backup day as the pressure gradient relaxes and wind speeds decrease. There are no significant weather concerns at the launch site, but recovery weather will be a watch item.

Primary Launch Date

Launch Day

Primary Window

80%
PGO

Primary Concerns

  • Liftoff Winds

Additional Risk Criteria

CriteriaRisk Level
Upper-Level Wind ShearLow
Booster Recovery WeatherLow-Mod
Solar ActivityLow

Backup Opportunities

24-Hour Delay

Backup Window

>95%
PGO

Additional Risk Criteria

CriteriaRisk Level
Upper-Level Wind ShearLow
Booster Recovery WeatherModerate
Solar ActivityLow