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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 35069 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 12/4/2019 8:06:15 AM EST [#1] Here is an estimated pre-launch element set based upon a 17:51:00 UT launch time so it is one minute early. DRAGON CRS-19 for launch at 4 Dec 2019, 17:51:00 UT 1 70000U 19999A 19338.76053366 -.00003589 11345-4 00000+0 0 00 2 70000 51.6437 236.5410 0114760 48.6187 62.8495 15.97921108 06 If this looks like greek to you then ignore it.

USMARINE1108 Resident Hornet guru Joined May 2005 Posts 15580 EE 100% (7) WI, USA	Posted: 12/4/2019 8:07:36 AM EST [#2] I hope to catch the launch on my phone today.
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Chokey King of Gifs Joined Oct 2001 Posts 67533 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 12/4/2019 12:21:42 PM EST [#3] Standing down today due to upper altitude winds and high winds at sea creating dynamic conditions around the Of Course I Still Love You droneship – next launch opportunity is tomorrow at 12:29 p.m. EST, 17:29 UTC SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 4, 2019

Pavelow16478 Member Joined Dec 2005 Posts 8747 EE 100% (37) USA	Posted: 12/4/2019 12:21:51 PM EST [Last Edit: Pavelow16478] [#4] Standing down today due to upper altitude winds and high winds at sea creating dynamic conditions around the Of Course I Still Love You droneship – next launch opportunity is tomorrow at 12:29 p.m. EST, 17:29 UTC SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 4, 2019 9 seconds

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USMARINE1108 Resident Hornet guru Joined May 2005 Posts 15581 EE 100% (7) WI, USA	Posted: 12/4/2019 5:23:49 PM EST [#6] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EKt9CEhWkAAvski?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EK9W13TX0AE06qK?format=jpg&name=900x900 View Quote
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Originally Posted By Chokey:

Reason for #CRS19's drone ship landing vs. Landing Zone 1: second stage will perform thermal demonstration after liftoff. Need that extra performance. #SpaceX
Emre Kelly (@EmreKelly) December 3, 2019

No RTLS landing because Stage 2 will do a thermal demonstration of 6hrs. Needs extra performance for that. 1st stage has to burn for longer time -- which negates the ability to do RTLS. #NASA #SpaceX #CRS19 #Falcon9 #Dragon
— Chris G - NSF (@ChrisG_NSF) December 3, 2019

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Thermal demonstration?
They going to be rolling coal or something?

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Originally Posted By Admiral_Crunch:

Thermal demonstration?
They going to be rolling coal or something?

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6 hour demonstration seems to suggest they are going to test an upper stage modification for direct geostationary insertion (probably for Falcon Heavy, I don't think F9's direct GEO payload would be worth it). Six hours is about how long it takes to reach apogee in a GTO orbit.

Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 11120 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 9:40:32 AM EST [#10] Hope to see this sucker launch today!

Admiral_Crunch Part of a nutritious breakfast Joined Apr 2001 Posts 68271 EE 0% (0) GA, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 10:32:57 AM EST [#11] 2 hours.
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Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 11122 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 10:39:14 AM EST [#12] SpaceX Webcast CRS-19 Mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aoAGdYXp_4 And I don't remember seeing this but SpaceX has a livestream for Mission Control audio. CRS-19 Mission Control Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHsNO3N6sbg I think I might give this a listen today.

Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 11123 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:07:54 PM EST [#13] NASA stream is LIVE. SpaceX 19th Resupply Launch to the International Space Station https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvuX55JgzKU

Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 11124 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:10:53 PM EST [#14] Both SpaceX streams are LIVE CRS-19 Mission https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aoAGdYXp_4 CRS-19 Mission Control Audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHsNO3N6sbg

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 38170 EE 0% (0) AB, CAN	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:25:30 PM EST [#15] Illegal and illegitimate children ? The text to speech machine that NASA is using is apparently broken.
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Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 11125 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:29:41 PM EST [#17] And away we go! Liftoff!

Kihn Casualty of anti-toxic masculinity camp Joined Jan 2001 Posts 85010 EE 100% (7) USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:34:09 PM EST [#18] Sweet.
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Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 11126 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:35:47 PM EST [Last Edit: Plumber576] [#19] Time to stick the landing. EDIT: Landing Stuck.

AJE Do or do not. There is no "try" Joined Nov 2005 Posts 53189 EE 100% (76) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:38:49 PM EST [#20] The suspense when the video feed cuts out is
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hdhogman Yep, That's Me on My H-D. Joined Jul 2001 Posts 20692 EE 100% (1) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:40:24 PM EST [#21] YEAH!!!!! The launch vehicle looked so beautiful against the perfect blue sky, would have loved to have been there. I'm still amazed at what Musk's Team is accomplishing.
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Chokey King of Gifs Joined Oct 2001 Posts 67541 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:45:24 PM EST [#22] checks notifications doesn't see a single 'thank you' makes a note for the next launch... UPPER LEVEL WINDS (@upperlevelwinds) December 5, 2019

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Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 11127 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:47:08 PM EST [#24] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: checks notifications doesn't see a single 'thank you' makes a note for the next launch... UPPER LEVEL WINDS (@upperlevelwinds) December 5, 2019 View Quote

M4ger •••• Joined Jun 2014 Posts 20650 EE 100% (200) USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 12:50:46 PM EST [#25] Glad they had another successful launch & stage 1 capture.
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Darkstar117 Member Joined Oct 2004 Posts 17852 EE 0% (0) JPN	Posted: 12/5/2019 6:09:37 PM EST [#27] Will RV with the ISS on the 8th.

hdhogman Yep, That's Me on My H-D. Joined Jul 2001 Posts 20694 EE 100% (1) OH, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 6:15:55 PM EST [#28] Will have to check the ISS viewing times. Sure miss watching the shuttle playing 'catch up' as they synchronized their orbits.
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tnriverluver Member Joined Oct 2012 Posts 22828 EE 0% (0) TN, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 6:27:02 PM EST [#29] Amazing how fast Spacex can launch and test rockets when Nasa would take years to launch one.

Darkstar117 Member Joined Oct 2004 Posts 17853 EE 0% (0) JPN	Posted: 12/5/2019 6:38:24 PM EST [#30] Quote History Originally Posted By tnriverluver: Amazing how fast Spacex can launch and test rockets when Nasa would take years to launch one. View Quote It's amazing what can be accomplished without the "Standard Government Contract Bullshit".

SpanishInquisition Among our chief weapons are... Joined Nov 2012 Posts 10001 EE 100% (1) VA, USA	Posted: 12/5/2019 9:32:31 PM EST [#31] Quote History Originally Posted By Dagger41: Illegal and illegitimate children ? The text to speech machine that NASA is using is apparently broken. View Quote Yeah, the captions had some real winners in it. Programmed for sjw's and not steely eyed missile men.

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 35128 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 12/9/2019 12:58:49 PM EST [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#32] Pictures from the CRS-19 launch

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In all fairness, the government gave all the plans for the start up companies of all the rocketry done since 1969, so it was much easier at the beginning, private companies don't have all the red tape

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Originally Posted By hdhogman:
Will have to check the ISS viewing times.
Sure miss watching the shuttle playing 'catch up' as they synchronized their orbits.

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Chokey King of Gifs Joined Oct 2001 Posts 67606 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 12/10/2019 2:20:26 PM EST [Last Edit: Chokey] [#34] Just Read The Instructions on her way into Port Canaveral

Chokey King of Gifs Joined Oct 2001 Posts 67608 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 12/10/2019 2:49:42 PM EST [#35] A closeup look at the new thrusters being transported to Port Canaveral aboard JRTI. pic.twitter.com/71BJJhldBt — John Kraus \uD83D\uDE80 (@johnkrausphotos) December 10, 2019

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rsell316 Member Joined Jan 2017 Posts 5867 EE 100% (2) PA, USA	Posted: 12/10/2019 3:39:11 PM EST [#37] So now elon is putting them up 50x more than nasa did? Amazing.

Neotopiaman Joined Jul 2017 Posts 8726 EE 0% (0) NH, USA	Posted: 12/10/2019 4:37:52 PM EST [#38] Quote History Originally Posted By rsell316: So now elon is putting them up 50x more than nasa did? Amazing. View Quote SpaceX looks like they will have 40-50 launches next year (half of them Starlink launches), they will probably put more tonnage into orbit than everyone else put together.

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SpaceX announces second Starlink satellite launch in two weeks

"SpaceX has announced its second planned Starlink satellite in two weeks, sticking to a trend that could see the company launch more than a thousand communications satellites over the next 12 months.

Barely two weeks after SpaceX opened media accreditation for Starlink-2, the second launch of finalized ‘v1.0’ satellites and third dedicated launch overall, the company has announced that that late-December mission will be followed by another Starlink launch in January 2020. This tracks almost exactly with SpaceX’s reported plans for as many as 24 dedicated Starlink launches in 2020, a feat that would singlehandedly break SpaceX’s current record of 21 launches performed in a single year."

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SpaceX announces second Starlink satellite launch in two weeks

"SpaceX has announced its second planned Starlink satellite in two weeks, sticking to a trend that could see the company launch more than a thousand communications satellites over the next 12 months.

Barely two weeks after SpaceX opened media accreditation for Starlink-2, the second launch of finalized ‘v1.0’ satellites and third dedicated launch overall, the company has announced that that late-December mission will be followed by another Starlink launch in January 2020. This tracks almost exactly with SpaceX’s reported plans for as many as 24 dedicated Starlink launches in 2020, a feat that would singlehandedly break SpaceX’s current record of 21 launches performed in a single year."

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Like I said earlier, SpaceX has a very busy 2020 planned. They have ~24 Starlink launches planned, ~4 ISS missions including manned missions, 2-3 GPS satellites, an AF Falcon Heavy launch in the fall, 5-8 commercial geostationary comsats, and more. All told like 40-45 launches.

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Chokey King of Gifs Joined Oct 2001 Posts 67654 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 12/13/2019 1:54:57 PM EST [#42] Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting December 16 for launch of JCSAT-18/Kacific1 from Pad 40 in Florida SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 13, 2019 The booster supporting this mission previously supported the CRS-17 and CRS-18 missions pic.twitter.com/BDtOZOxZ9J SpaceX (@SpaceX) December 13, 2019

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Neotopiaman Joined Jul 2017 Posts 8756 EE 0% (0) NH, USA	Posted: 12/13/2019 5:10:42 PM EST [#46] NET date for next Starlink launch is December 30.

Plumber576 Member Joined Apr 2005 Posts 11152 EE 100% (8) OH, USA	Posted: 12/13/2019 5:14:24 PM EST [#47] Quote History Originally Posted By Neotopiaman: NET date for next Starlink launch is December 30. View Quote They should try to launch one for New Years Eve some year. Imagine that party at KSC!

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What SpaceX's 2020 launch manifest could look like:

Jan- (SO) Dragon 2 Inflight Abort
Jan- (LEO) Starlink 3
Jan- (LEO) Starlink 4
Feb- (LEO) Starlink 5
Feb- (LEO) Starlink 6
Mar- (SSO) SAOCOM 1B
Mar- (LEO) Starlink 7
Mar- (ISS) Dragon CRS-20
Mar- (LEO) Starlink 8
Mar- (ISS) Dragon 2 DM-2
Apr- (LEO) Starlink 9
Apr- (LEO) Starlink 10
Apr- (MEO) GPS3 F-3
May- (LEO) Starlink 11
May- (GTO) ANASIS-II
May- (LEO) Starlink 12
Jun- (LEO) Starlink 13
Jun- (GTO) Turksat 5A
Jun- (LEO) Starlink 14
Jul- (GTO) SiriusXM SXM-7
Jul- (LEO) Starlink 15
Jul- (LEO) Starlink 16
Aug- (LEO) Starlink 17
Aug- (ISS) Dragon 2 Crew-1
Aug- (ISS) Dragon CRS-21
Aug- (LEO) Starlink 18
Sep- (LEO) Starlink 19
Sep- (LEO) Starlink 20
Sep- (MEO) GPS3 F4
Oct- (LEO) Starlink 21
Oct- (GEO) AFSPC-44 (Falcon Heavy)
Oct- (LEO) Starlink 22
Oct- (GTO) SiriusXM SXM-8
Nov- (LEO) Starlink 23
Nov- (SSO) SpaceX SSO Rideshare 1
Nov- (LEO) Starlink 24
Nov- (LEO) Sentinel-6A
Dec- (LEO) Starlink 25
Dec- (SSO) SARah 1
Dec- (ISS) Dragon CRS-22
Dec- (LEO) Starlink 26

40+ launches. There as also supposedly several unlisted ones as well.

AJE Do or do not. There is no "try" Joined Nov 2005 Posts 53241 EE 100% (76) OH, USA	Posted: 12/14/2019 6:35:54 PM EST [#49] That's a long wait for another heavy launch
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
What SpaceX's 2020 launch manifest could look like:

Jan- (SO) Dragon 2 Inflight Abort
Jan- (LEO) Starlink 3
Jan- (LEO) Starlink 4
Feb- (LEO) Starlink 5
Feb- (LEO) Starlink 6
Mar- (SSO) SAOCOM 1B
Mar- (LEO) Starlink 7
Mar- (ISS) Dragon CRS-20
Mar- (LEO) Starlink 8
Mar- (ISS) Dragon 2 DM-2
Apr- (LEO) Starlink 9
Apr- (LEO) Starlink 10
Apr- (MEO) GPS3 F-3
May- (LEO) Starlink 11
May- (GTO) ANASIS-II
May- (LEO) Starlink 12
Jun- (LEO) Starlink 13
Jun- (GTO) Turksat 5A
Jun- (LEO) Starlink 14
Jul- (GTO) SiriusXM SXM-7
Jul- (LEO) Starlink 15
Jul- (LEO) Starlink 16
Aug- (LEO) Starlink 17
Aug- (ISS) Dragon 2 Crew-1
Aug- (ISS) Dragon CRS-21
Aug- (LEO) Starlink 18
Sep- (LEO) Starlink 19
Sep- (LEO) Starlink 20
Sep- (MEO) GPS3 F4
Oct- (LEO) Starlink 21
Oct- (GEO) AFSPC-44 (Falcon Heavy)
Oct- (LEO) Starlink 22
Oct- (GTO) SiriusXM SXM-8
Nov- (LEO) Starlink 23
Nov- (SSO) SpaceX SSO Rideshare 1
Nov- (LEO) Starlink 24
Nov- (LEO) Sentinel-6A
Dec- (LEO) Starlink 25
Dec- (SSO) SARah 1
Dec- (ISS) Dragon CRS-22
Dec- (LEO) Starlink 26

40+ launches. There as also supposedly several unlisted ones as well.

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That's quite impressive

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