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Originally Posted By ASUsax: There are all sorts of solutions that could be implemented if broadcasting landings was their business. But it isn't. And they often post stuff later. And every once in a while, it does work. View Quote Buffering video for 30 seconds isn't exactly rocket science. They could probably hand the task off to some high school science club, if they're really that averse to doing it themselves. Given the potential PR benefits, claiming that they "aren't in the broadcasting business" is a really lame excuse. |
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As of 1142 PM EST (11 Nov 2021), I have not heard if the launch is still on after it was reported that the rocket was lowered earlier.
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It's raining and a thunderstorm is moving in.
Ugh. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: It's raining and a thunderstorm is moving in. Ugh. View Quote The rain just started hitting my bathroom skylight as I read this, thanks dagger, hopefully it won’t be too hard when I hit ace before work, I got some Ikea to make this morning and for some reason I only have tiny screw drivers at the shop. I’m hoping their next gen rocket will be more weather and wind sheer resistant, it is a bit more stubby looking, and it’d be a major pain for frequent fast turn around if a little weather would stop it. |
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scrubbed
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A bit of fog this morning, above the layer it's clear.
Pretty sure we will have a launch at 7:19 EST. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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That view of the fog and rocket is nice.
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Beautiful morning.
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That was cool to watch with the fog.
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This quarantine needs more RipIts!
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I 'tuned in' just in time for stage ones landing although the feed was lost.
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems".
NRA LIFE MEMBER FOR OVER 40 YEARS. "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." |
87th successful recovery of a first stage. No video of it.
Update: Chokey comes through with a still picture of the first stage on the drone ship. |
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems".
NRA LIFE MEMBER FOR OVER 40 YEARS. "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." |
First time to see a hold down rod floating away after payload separation.
Back to bed. |
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They make it look easy.
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Originally Posted By Chokey: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEEuIn7XsAkwegk?format=jpg&name=large View Quote Your picture fu is strong Chokey. Thanks for posting so many great pics. |
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems".
NRA LIFE MEMBER FOR OVER 40 YEARS. "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." |
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That's an incredible pic Chokey.
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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I don't know how Chokey does it but I am glad that he posts so much great stuff. Along with the useful info provided by many others, we provide a good one stop source for SpaceX launch information.
Does anyone know why there were only 53 satellites instead of 60 before? These are version 1.5 with satellite crosslinks (laser?). Maybe that makes them heavier so they have to carry fewer satellites. Reportedly version 2 of the Starlink satellites will debut in 2022. I do not know what improvements will come with that version. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: I don't know how Chokey does it but I am glad that he posts so much great stuff. Along with the useful info provided by many others, we provide a good one stop source for SpaceX launch information. Does anyone know why there were only 53 satellites instead of 60 before? These are version 1.5 with satellite crosslinks (laser?). Maybe that makes them heavier so they have to carry fewer satellites. Reportedly version 2 of the Starlink satellites will debut in 2022. I do not know what improvements will come with that version. View Quote Ive never seen an official answer. Best guess is due to added weight of laser cross links. V1.5 is supposedly V1.0 with cross links. V2.0 is supposedly Starship optimized with a buss to support third party sensors. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: I don't know how Chokey does it but I am glad that he posts so much great stuff. Along with the useful info provided by many others, we provide a good one stop source for SpaceX launch information. Does anyone know why there were only 53 satellites instead of 60 before? These are version 1.5 with satellite crosslinks (laser?). Maybe that makes them heavier so they have to carry fewer satellites. Reportedly version 2 of the Starlink satellites will debut in 2022. I do not know what improvements will come with that version. View Quote I read that the new satellites are dimensionally larger than the previous ones. |
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems".
NRA LIFE MEMBER FOR OVER 40 YEARS. "Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value --- zero." |
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1) Background info: Source
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, mission. DART is NASA’s first flight demonstration for planetary defense. The mission seeks to test and validate a method to protect Earth in case of an asteroid impact threat. The mission aims to shift an asteroid’s orbit through kinetic impact — specifically, by impacting a spacecraft into the smaller member of the binary asteroid system Didymos to change its orbital speed. " 2) Launch window: 10:21 PM PST (23 November 2021). 1:21 AM EST (24 November 2021) 3) Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission 5) Launch preparations: a. Payload encapsulation: NASA Asteroid Watch and Johns Hopkins APL b. Hazard zones: c. Boats heading out for booster recovery Source: https://spacexfleet.com/updates/ 6) First stage return/disposal: Recovery on droneship OCISLY 7) Mission press kit: Now online here 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 00:02:33 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:36 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:44 2nd stage engine starts 00:03:11 Fairing deployment 00:06:40 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:10 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:06 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO) 00:08:26 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:52 1st stage landing burn ends 00:28:37 2nd stage engine restarts 00:29:30 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:55:40 DART deployment |
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Failed To Load Title For those interested in DART, from the people that built the spacecraft and will be doing results analysis. |
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"with a Big Iron on his hip" - Marty Robbins
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Here we are, less than 20 years after SpaceX's founding, and we're using their rockets on a Planetary Defense Mission.
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My 9th grade teacher did tell us that Math was going to save us someday.
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One hour until launch.
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Liftoff.
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View Quote Thanks! I was just in time to catch it. |
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Something tells me the first stage didn't make it.
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"Loss of signal Cook."
That was my first USAF assignment. |
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Just heard "stage 1 landing is confirmed"
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Originally Posted By Zam18th: That's what I thought but they just confirmed landing. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Zam18th: Originally Posted By Zephri: Something tells me the first stage didn't make it. Oh good! |
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Originally Posted By Zephri: Oh good! View Quote
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Payload deployment in five minutes.
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Successful deployment.
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DART signal acquired.
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Awesome.
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1) Background info: Source
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a group of approximately 48 Starlink internet satellites and two commercial Earth observation satellites for BlackSky" 2) Launch window: 6:12 PM EST (2 December 2021). 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube Starlink Mission 5) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Source: SpaceXFleet.com b. Ready for launch. 6) First stage return/disposal: Ocean recovery on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) 7) Mission press kit: Now online here 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 00:02:33 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:44 Second stage starts 00:03:15 Fairing deployment 00:06:22 1st stage entry burn starts 00:06:41 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:07 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:31 1st stage landing 00:08:45 Second stage burn ends (SECO-1) 01:03:43 1st BlackSky satellite deploys 01:06:53 2nd BlackSky satellite deploys 01:29:28 Starlink satellites deploy |
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I saw a post somewhere that the TFR (warning) for 1 December was canceled. If true, the launch may be slipped a day...or more.
That is not considered official at this time. |
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