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Originally Posted By Jack_Rackham:
Gorgeous day for a launch.

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Certainly is. Recorded it on my cell phone but I need to rotate the video 90 degrees (I was holding my camera properly too) but the software won't allow me to do it, neither will Youtube editing.

Posted it anyways. LOL

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Rl_lLct2ug

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Here is video of the booster from launch to landing. At 8:30 there is a "cloud" coming off the booster followed in seconds by the sonic boom. I assume that both of those occurred at the same time and you hear the sound later because sound travels slower than light....just like thunder from a lightning event miles away.

SpaceX - Boost Back-Entry-Landing Burns - Shock Wave - NG20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3RtcBelj0g

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 59927 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 2/1/2024 9:46:01 AM EST [#4] Quote History Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Here is video of the booster from launch to landing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3RtcBelj0g View Quote Very cool !
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 7-13

1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean." Source

2) Launch window: 4:34 PM PST (9 February 2024). Backup opportunities available until 8:32 p.m. PT

Abort around T-43 seconds on 6 February 2024.

Cloud cover scrub on 8 February 2024.

3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

4) Launch direction: South-southeasterly

5) Webcast viewing options:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-13 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - February 10, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL8T9cNad00

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Debra C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Feb 1 @ 10:15am PT / 1:15pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Go Beyond departed PoLB on Feb 4 @ 10:22am PT / 1:22pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided

c. Ready for launch:

d. Navigation warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship OCISLY

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:12 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:05 Fairing deployment
00:06:12 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:36 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:06 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:28 1st stage landing
00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:33 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:35 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:02:36 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit destination: 286 x 295 kilometers, 53 degree inclination

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Mission: Falcon 9, PACE

1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA’s Plankton, Aerosol Cloud Ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. The spacecraft is equipped with instruments to assess the health of the oceans by measuring the distribution of phytoplankton, tiny plants and algae." SpaceFlightNow source

2) Launch window: 1:33 AM EST (8 February 2024).

3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida

4) Launch direction: South

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NASA PACE - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Base - February 8, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdU0mwFfKcs

6) Observation comments: The path of the second stage over the central US could have the post-deorbit burn propellant dump visible in those areas. I saw it from Colorado Springs (about 50 degrees high) on the CSG-2 launch on 31 January 2022. The problem is the time. It is likely to be in the Earth shadow so not illuminated.

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Departure! SpaceX support ship Bob heads to sea to recover the fairing for the upcoming NASA PACE mission. Falcon 9 will return to land back at LZ-1.https://t.co/icguJj64A8 pic.twitter.com/BHFiGJFgfO
Gav Cornwell (@SpaceOffshore) February 4, 2024

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellite:

NASA PACE website

Credit: NASA
NASA and SpaceX technicians safely encapsulate NASA’s PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) spacecraft in SpaceX’s Falcon 9 payload fairings on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, at the Astrotech Space Operations Facility near the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

c. Ready for launch:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Return to Landing Zone 1

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:07 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:19 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:23 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:30 2nd stage engine starts
00:02:36 Boostback Burn Starts
00:03:16 Boostback Burn Ends
00:04:15 Fairing deployment
00:05:46 1st stage entry burn start
00:06:11 1st stage entry burn ends
00:06:58 1st stage landing burn start
00:07:32 1st stage landing
00:10:20 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:12:22 PACE spacecraft deploys

10) Orbit insertion: 676.5 kilometers (420 miles) with an inclination of 98°.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92818 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 2/6/2024 5:49:40 PM EST [#7] Due to ground winds preventing prelaunch checkouts, we are now targeting Thursday, February 8 for Falcon 9 to launch PACE. Vehicle and payload remain healthy, and teams will continue to keep an eye on weather, which improves to 95% favorable for liftoff ? https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/kBFCnXhdQr SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 6, 2024

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58498 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 2/7/2024 12:39:14 AM EST [#8] Starlink 7-13 had an abort around T-43 seconds.

mohabie Team Member Joined Oct 2002 Posts 1281 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 2/7/2024 11:01:22 AM EST [#9] Any idea on reentry path for today's dragon capsule?

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Originally Posted By mohabie:
Any idea on reentry path for today's dragon capsule?

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Re-entry is Friday (9 February 2024) morning.

I will cover that here

This thread will for the basis of prediction. Ideally, that guy will update it for Friday.

Chokey will probably post that new version if it is produced.

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Originally Posted By MrHold:
That is the first one that basically went straight up

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I need to rewatch on the computer and not the phone to check the altitude data but I think that you are right. The orbit of PACE is circular (I just verified that). So it had to have gotten up to the 676 kilometer point then kept adding velocity horizontally until it raised the perigee to the same altitude. I wonder why they did that as opposed to two burns of the second stage.

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We are now targeting no earlier than summer 2024 for launch of Polaris Dawn, the first of the Polaris Program’s three human spaceflights ? https://t.co/53JyOb1tCB pic.twitter.com/Roz8mDuTMe
Polaris (@PolarisProgram) February 8, 2024

The crew is actively training at Hawthorne to prepare for this mission’s goals, from the first commercial spacewalk to testing Starlink internet aboard Dragon to readying all of the science and research ahead of launch pic.twitter.com/cMldeBkTsH
Polaris (@PolarisProgram) February 8, 2024

The additional time continues to provide necessary developmental time to ensure both the completion of these mission goals and a safe launch and return of Dragon and the crew
Polaris (@PolarisProgram) February 8, 2024

The crew is also devoting time to outreach and continued fundraising and awareness for @StJude https://t.co/knFmsKW6FS
Polaris (@PolarisProgram) February 8, 2024

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58526 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 2/8/2024 8:16:57 PM EST [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#15] Chokey, if you find any Axiom-3 re-entry charts like you found in this thread, please post it here.

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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople:
Here is video of the booster from launch to landing. At 8:30 there is a "cloud" coming off the booster followed in seconds by the sonic boom. I assume that both of those occurred at the same time and you hear the sound later because sound travels slower than light....just like thunder from a lightning event miles away.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3RtcBelj0g

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That blows my mind the technology that is put into making that happen, that booster has made its 10th flight! surely its already paid foritself. Never imagined as a kid I would be watching space rockets land themselves. lol

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This year, the @SpaceX Dragon spaceship will take astronauts the furthest they’ve been from Earth in over half a century
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 9, 2024

Dragon will target an apogee of ~1400km during Polaris Dawn, the first human spaceflight of three @PolarisProgram missions ? https://t.co/3MToEJaJ4H https://t.co/b97ciaYwIH
Polaris (@PolarisProgram) February 9, 2024

NwG The Inky Darkside Joined Nov 2005 Posts 30008 EE 0% (0) TX, USA	Posted: 2/9/2024 6:41:15 PM EST [#18] Saw these posted from the PACE flight. Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File
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AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58541 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 2/9/2024 7:33:15 PM EST [#19] Starlink 7-13 SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-13 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - February 10, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL8T9cNad00

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92934 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 2/12/2024 4:22:32 PM EST [#20] Targeting Wednesday, February 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of the @Int_Machines IM-1 mission to the Moon from Launch Complex 39A in Florida ? https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/KeHvwS7EG5 SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 12, 2024

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Mission: Falcon 9, Nova-C IM-1

1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the IM-1 mission with the Nova-C lander built and owned by Intuitive Machines. The IM-1 mission will attempt to deliver a suite of science payloads to the surface of the moon for NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program. " SpaceFlightNow source

2) Launch window: 1:05 AM EST (15 February 2024).

3) Launch site: SLC-39A, Florida

4) Launch direction: East

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NOVA C (IM-1) - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - February 15, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-wJLWLxVwE

Intuitive Machines-1 Launch to the Moon (Official NASA Broadcast)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvdgoX-3WOM

6) Observation comments:

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out:

Bob departed PC on Feb 11 @ 7:20pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellite:

c. Ready for launch:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Return to Landing Zone 1

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:12 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:14 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:17 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:25 2nd stage engine starts
00:02:30 Boostback burn starts
00:03:06 Fairing deployment
00:03:27 Boostback burn Ends
00:06:11 1st stage entry burn start
00:06:22 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:17 1st stage landing burn start
00:07:34 1st stage landing
00:07:46 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:41:40 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:42:33 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:48:24 IM-1 deploys

10) Orbit insertion: Lunar transfer orbit.

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 7-14

1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean." Source

2) Launch window: 1:34 PM PST (15 February 2024). Backup opportunities available until 5:33 p.m. PT

3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

4) Launch direction: South-southeasterly

5) Webcast viewing options:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-14 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - February 15, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrFjOOLLK1I

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Debra C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Feb 13 @ 1:51am PT / 4:51am ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Go Beyond (fka. Go Crusader) departed PoLB on Feb 13 @ 7:50am PT / 10:50am ET. Fairing recovery.

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided

c. Ready for launch:

d. Navigation warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship OCISLY

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:12 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:31 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:35 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:41 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:09 Fairing deployment
00:06:10 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:31 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:02 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:25 1st stage landing
00:08:44 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:37 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:38 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:02:31 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit destination: 286 x 295 kilometers, 53 degree inclination

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Originally Posted By Chokey:

Targeting Wednesday, February 14 for a Falcon 9 launch of the @Int_Machines IM-1 mission to the Moon from Launch Complex 39A in Florida ? https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK pic.twitter.com/KeHvwS7EG5
SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 12, 2024

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Wonder what that Columbia ad cost? Cool concept to generate funding.

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Mission: Falcon 9, USSF-124

1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 will launch a mission for the U.S. Space Force and Missile Defense Agency. This mission was part of the third order year of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) contracts for SpaceX. The Falcon 9 first-stage booster will land back at Cape Canaveral." SpaceFlightNow source

2) Launch window: 5:30 PM EST (14 February 2024).

3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida

4) Launch direction: East-northeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - USSF-124 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - February 14, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylSyq2N8k1s

6) Observation comments:

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out:

Doug departed PC on Feb 12 @ 7:29pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellite: No picture expected

c. Ready for launch:

The grey band on the second stage is for extended missions.

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

d. Navigation Warning:

Odd launch azimuth along with extended second stage grey banding.

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Return to Landing Zone 2

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:12 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:16 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:19 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:27 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:02:32 Boostback burn begins
00:03:08 Fairing deployment
00:03:26 Boostback burn ends
00:06:16 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:34 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:32 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:01 1st stage landing

10) Orbit insertion: No orbit details expected.

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58607 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 2/13/2024 11:36:33 PM EST [#26] Nova-C, IM-1 launch delayed one day.

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58611 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 2/14/2024 5:27:24 PM EST [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#27] USSF-124 launch in three minutes. SpaceX - Falcon 9 - USSF-124 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - February 14, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylSyq2N8k1s

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92967 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 2/14/2024 5:33:26 PM EST [Last Edit: Chokey] [#28] Four SpaceX rockets vertical on SpaceX's four launch pads in Florida, California, and Texas pic.twitter.com/KpXXDyDKao SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 14, 2024 Four rockets on their launch pads simultaneously https://t.co/WXDlCeuFcl Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 14, 2024

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92968 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 2/14/2024 5:38:35 PM EST [#29] nailed it

California_Kid Something something of the something Joined Jan 2001 Posts 80393 EE 0% (0) CA, USA	Posted: 2/14/2024 5:43:44 PM EST [#30] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: nailed it View Quote The landings still don't look real to me. My mind's eye sees them as better than usual special effects shots from 1950s SciFi movies.
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Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 92981 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 2/14/2024 8:30:52 PM EST [#32] Standing down from tonight's Falcon 9 launch of @Starlink. Next available opportunity is Thursday, February 15 ? https://t.co/bJFjLCiTbK SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 15, 2024

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SpaceX launches 300th Falcon 9 rocket with successful Starlink mission

"By Joey Klender
Posted on February 16, 2024

SpaceX launched the Falcon 9 rocket for the 300th time after a successful Starlink mission on Thursday evening.

It was a busy 24 hours for SpaceX as it had three launches, including Falcon 9’s 300th mission. Along with it, USSF-124, a mission arranged by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, and the IM-1 from Intuitive Machines, also took place within one day of the Starlink launch."

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Pretty cool when a lunar lander takes a picture of its ride to space! Wishing @Int_Machines and IM-1 a safe and soft landing on the Moon https://t.co/QSH5Pp4679
SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 17, 2024

Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted its first IM-1 mission images to Earth on February 16, 2024. The images were captured shortly after separation from @SpaceX's second stage on Intuitive Machines’ first journey to the Moon under @NASA's CLPS initiative. pic.twitter.com/9LccL6q5tF
— Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) February 17, 2024

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Pretty cool when a lunar lander takes a picture of its ride to space! Wishing @Int_Machines and IM-1 a safe and soft landing on the Moon https://t.co/QSH5Pp4679
SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 17, 2024

Intuitive Machines successfully transmitted its first IM-1 mission images to Earth on February 16, 2024. The images were captured shortly after separation from @SpaceX's second stage on Intuitive Machines’ first journey to the Moon under @NASA's CLPS initiative. pic.twitter.com/9LccL6q5tF
— Intuitive Machines (@Int_Machines) February 17, 2024

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GGjS-m0XQAAMN29?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GGjTorMXgAErhFM?format=jpg&name=4096x4096

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Now those are some cool shots

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Mission: Falcon 9, Telkomsat

1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a telecommunications satellite for Indonesian company, PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), a subsidiary of a state-owned telecommunication company. The satellite will operate at 113° East. The satellite was built on Thales Alenia Space’s Spacebus 4000B2 platform. The first stage booster will land on a droneship after stage separation." SpaceFlightNow source

2) Launch window: 3:11 - 5:44 PM EST (20 February 2024).

3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida

4) Launch direction: East

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - HTS-113BT - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - February 20, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJd6sIXBR_I

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Signet Warhorse III + JRTI departed PC on Feb 16 @ 6:48pm ET

Bob departed PC on Feb 17 @ 7:25pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellite:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship JRTI

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:13 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:31 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:35 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:42 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:34 Fairing deployment
00:06:18 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:42 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:05 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:08:14 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:37 1st stage landing
00:27:59 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:29:03 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:33:34 Merah Putih 2 deploys

10) Orbit insertion: Geosynchronous transfer orbit

Dagger41 Member Joined Sep 2011 Posts 60270 EE 0% (0) FL, USA	Posted: 2/20/2024 4:03:12 PM EST [#37] Barely caught it, very nice though. The rear main seal assy arrived today. If you hear the clacking/knocking in the video, that's what a cracked flex plate sounds like. Now that all the parts are here the tear down starts tomorrow. Fun times. F9 launch Feb 20 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tel8hrKAWxw Attached File
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Posted: 2/21/2024 1:29:18 PM EST

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 7-15

1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 22 Starlink internet satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean." Source

2) Launch window: 8:11 PM PST (22 February 2024). Backup opportunities available until 11:44 p.m. PT. If

3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California

4) Launch direction: South-southeasterly

5) Webcast viewing options:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 7-15 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - February 23, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQWd7EnE8MU

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out.

Debra C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Feb 20 @ 2:42pm PT / 5:42pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

Go Beyond departed PoLB on Feb 21 @ 9:30am PT / 12:30pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided

c. Ready for launch:

d. Navigation warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship OCISLY

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:12 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:30 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:05 Fairing deployment
00:06:00 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:28 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:54 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:23 1st stage landing
00:08:38 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:15 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:24 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:02:17 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit destination: 286 x 295 kilometers, 53 degree inclination

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Mega exciting to see the announcement of the letter of agreement between @SpaceX and the Bahamas! This will enable falcon to land in Bahamian territorial waters and hopefully provide awesome droneship landing viewing opportunities. A huge shout out to @arbowe and @opmthebahamas… pic.twitter.com/JRmqUNd5Z6
Kiko Dontchev (@TurkeyBeaver) February 21, 2024

This announcement came right as the company has started to file FCC permits for Starlink launches from the Cape using this new landing location in the middle of the Bahamas. Would be interesting to see if this could lead to other future agreements of the same sort\uD83E\uDD14 https://t.co/DB7qFaoVNR
— Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera (Alex) (@Alexphysics13) February 21, 2024

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 33147 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 2/21/2024 5:49:44 PM EST [#40] Neat. Perhaps they could do land landings in the Bahamas at some point?
	It’s… probably not as bad as you think it is.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93077 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 2/21/2024 6:14:36 PM EST [#41] Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/blue-origin-has-emerged-as-the-likely-buyer-for-united-launch-alliance/

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58723 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 2/21/2024 6:22:55 PM EST [#42] Quote History Originally Posted By Chokey: Blue Origin has emerged as the likely buyer for United Launch Alliance https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/02/blue-origin-has-emerged-as-the-likely-buyer-for-united-launch-alliance/ View Quote That is one way to get a rocket to orbit...buy it.

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93080 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 2/21/2024 7:49:21 PM EST [#43] New Glenn pathfinder is now vertical on LC-36. Timelapse and live views via: https://t.co/tANS0dWyIH pic.twitter.com/ANuFyo1jnO Chris Bergin - NSF (@NASASpaceflight) February 22, 2024

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Posted: 2/23/2024 10:56:14 PM EST

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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-39

1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean." SpaceFlightNow source

2) Launch window: 5:06 PM EST (25 February 2024)

3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida

4) Launch direction: Southeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-39 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - February 25, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=003X7G9DPX0

6) Observation comments: None

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats departing:

Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. ASOG droneship and Doug have departed Port Canaveral to support the Starlink 6-39 mission.

Doug + ASOG departed PC on Feb 20 @ 6:04pm ET

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

b. Satellites: Previously provided.

c. Ready for launch:

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship ASOG.

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:01:10 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:27 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:31 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:32 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1)
00:03:05 Fairing deployment
00:06:19 1st stage entry burn begins
00:06:38 1st stage entry burn ends
00:08:05 1st stage landing burn begins
00:08:27 1st stage landing
00:08:41 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:53:39 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:41 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:04:48 Starlink satellites deploy

10) Orbit insertion: 275 x 283 kilometers at 43 degree inclination

Chokey Member Joined Oct 2001 Posts 93174 EE 0% (0) OH, USA	Posted: 2/24/2024 9:03:23 PM EST [#45] SpaceX teams mate the Crew-8 Dragon to its Falcon 9 rocket in the hangar at pad 39A in Florida pic.twitter.com/TVqEtnEXha SpaceX (@SpaceX) February 25, 2024

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Mission: Falcon 9, Crew-8

1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on the program’s 13th flight with astronauts. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will return to land at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin will launch on a Crew Dragon spacecraft to begin a six-month expedition on the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon will return to a splashdown at sea off the coast of Florida." SpaceFlightNow source

2) Launch window: 10:53 PM EST (3 March 2024).

3) Launch site: SLC-39A, Florida

4) Launch direction: Northeast

5) Webcast viewing option:

SpaceX/NASA - SpaceX Crew 8 - Rendezvous & Docking ISS - March 5, 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx6ttfPFhUM

6) Observation comments:

7) Launch preparations:

a. Boats heading out. None required for this launch.

b. Satellite/Crew capsule: See photos above this post

c. Ready for launch:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Endeavour sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket ahead of the launch of the Crew-8 mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Image: Adam Bernstein/Spaceflight Now

d. Navigation Warning:

Source: NASASpaceFlight.com

8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Return to Landing Zone 1

9) Launch to deployment events/timeline:

Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate.

00:00:58 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:37 2nd stage engine starts
00:02:43 Boostback Burn Starts
00:03:30 Boostback Burn Ends
00:06:16 1st stage entry burn starts
00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends
00:07:21 1st stage landing burn starts
00:07:38 1st stage landing
00:08:49 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
00:11:55 Dragon separates from 2nd stage
00:12:43 Dragon nosecone open sequence begins

10) Orbit insertion: Rendezvous orbit with ISS.

Hesperus We will softly slip away. Joined Jan 2014 Posts 33279 EE 100% (6) ID, USA	Posted: 2/27/2024 4:37:24 PM EST [#47] Much as I hate what the Russians have been doing over the past few years I'm oddly glad that the crew sharing program continues. That said while I would gladly go for a ride in a Crew Dragon. Flying in a Soyuz does not look as much fun.
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Originally Posted By Hesperus:
Much as I hate what the Russians have been doing over the past few years I'm oddly glad that the crew sharing program continues.

That said while I would gladly go for a ride in a Crew Dragon. Flying in a Soyuz does not look as much fun.

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Agree. I pity the NASA astronauts who have to ride a Soyuz.

AmericanPeople Member Joined Dec 2012 Posts 58898 EE 0% (0) CO, USA	Posted: 2/29/2024 10:28:17 AM EST [Last Edit: AmericanPeople] [#49] 2 minutes to launch. I only had a few minutes to post this livestream. The Crew-8 abort area had bad weather so they announced this launch by one account with about an hour notice. SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-40 - SLC-40 - CCSFS - February 29, 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrfXx1z7D9k

Cobalt135 Member Joined Jul 2008 Posts 1449 EE 0% (0) USA	Posted: 2/29/2024 10:09:47 PM EST [Last Edit: Cobalt135] [#50] Not sure if this has ever been posted here. If you have good audio/subwoofer turn it up first Falcon Heavy Boosters Landing Up-close https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLbyeD7Xhps Falcon Heavy LZ-1 I know the cameraman never dies.... but this is getting a little carried away.