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Posted: 5/1/2024 10:12:22 PM EST
[Last Edit: SuperHeavy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST: Wtf? Is that true? Has Space X launched all their crewed flights from Vandenberg? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST: Originally Posted By SuperHeavy: Hopefully you guys got your tickets to this historic flight. First Human spaceflight from the space in 56 years.  Wtf? Is that true? Has Space X launched all their crewed flights from Vandenberg? Not it's retarded. I meant to type cape not space. I assume they mean the space force base, since I guess SpaceX is technically at KSC. The whole article is fubar. It's really a play on words. Space Force Didn't Exist, and they changed names around a few times. Changed Cape Canveral to Cape Kennedy, but changed back in 1973. So technically everything is wrong about that article. Apollo 8 launched from Cape Kennedy (on the air force base), it's been Cape Canaveral since 1973, when they changed it back. It was really only Cape Kennedy during the Apollo program |
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Posted: 5/1/2024 10:34:35 PM EST
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Part is Kennedy...part is Cape Canaveral. SpaceX launches from both.
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Posted: 5/1/2024 11:26:02 PM EST
[Last Edit: Grendelsbane]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SuperHeavy: Hopefully you guys got your tickets to this historic flight. First Human spaceflight from the cape in 56 years. Is this a Canaveral vs Kennedy thing? Answered. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:27:26 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST: Wtf? Is that true? Has Space X launched all their crewed flights from Vandenberg? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KELBEAST: Originally Posted By SuperHeavy: Hopefully you guys got your tickets to this historic flight. First Human spaceflight from the space in 56 years. Wtf? Is that true? Has Space X launched all their crewed flights from Vandenberg? Or the space shuttle... |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 8:39:14 AM EST
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It's really getting to be mind boggling the success and rapid launch capabilities Spacex is able to pull off. Imagine NASA with a rocket like Falcon 9. They would do good to get one launch in a year.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:24:38 AM EST
[Last Edit: SuperHeavy]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Grendelsbane: Is this a Canaveral vs Kennedy thing? Answered. I think it's actually more of a NASA / Boeing publicity stunt. I'll stop clogging the thread. It didn't deserve it's own. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:33:04 AM EST
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It still amazes me that SpaceX has completely smoked companies like Boeing. Really goes to show how much bloat and talent loss has occurred in America's largest companies
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:12:06 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Rustler: It still amazes me that SpaceX has completely smoked companies like Boeing. Really goes to show how much bloat and talent loss has occurred in America's largest companies Most of what Starliner is, is left over Cold War technology. The engines on the Atlas rocket are Russian made. With what they had lying around Boeing should have been flying Starliner to the ISS by 2017. But noooo. The US military-industrial complex is very lucky that Elon is around and for that matter, that Rocket Lab is around. Clearly the established companies have reached a point where they can no longer cut the mustard. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:42:21 AM EST
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It never gets old watching a launch. Awesome as usual.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 1:36:36 PM EST
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A long-awaited study by Space Florida to determine how Port Canaveral can best meet the growing maritime needs of the Space industry, given the finite land availability, has finally dropped. (Something I've talked about previously) The near-term recommended solution involves the expansion of the middle turn basin where ULA's RocketShip currently docks to create more wharf space. The long-term plan (10 - 50 years) would keep expanding this basin north, through the existing SR 401 road into the Space Force base to provide more dock space. The study had input from 11 aerospace companies with an estimated 1,128 vessel traffic movements per year in 2033: - SpaceX - Blue Origin - ULA - Relativity Space - The Spaceport Company - Space Perspective - ABL Space Systems - Vaya Space - Phantom Space - Stoke Space - Astra https://www.spaceflorida.gov/news/wharfstudy/    
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Posted: 5/2/2024 1:45:33 PM EST
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Did today's scheduled launch from Vandenberg happen? Not that it matters to me here 'cause it's 100% overcast.
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Posted: 5/2/2024 1:50:13 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By California_Kid: Did today's scheduled launch from Vandenberg happen? Not that it matters to me here 'cause it's 100% overcast. Happened and the booster just landed. Looked pretty good. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 2:20:51 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hesperus: Happened and the booster just landed. Looked pretty good. The close up view of the first stage boostback burn looked good. It would have been nice to devote one screen to that. 20 flights for today's booster....the third to reach that level. |
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Posted: 5/2/2024 9:44:18 PM EST
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Got out of bed to go watch. Still amazes me that I can watch rocket launches from my front porch with regularity
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Posted: 5/2/2024 10:39:01 PM EST
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Posted: 5/3/2024 4:34:13 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-57
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: 2:14 - 3:14 PM EDT (6 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing option:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-57 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - May 6, 2024 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats departing: Bob + JRTI departed PC on May 3 @ 1:53pm ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings: Launch path  Re-entry path  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship JRTI. 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) 00:02:30 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:34 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:41 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:06 Fairing deployment 00:06:11 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:32 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:55 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:17 1st stage landing 00:08:44 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:14 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:16 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:23 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion: 285 kilometers (perigee) x 293 kilometers (apogee) at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/4/2024 9:13:57 AM EST
[Last Edit: Chokey]
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https://www.spacex.com/updates May 4, 2024 THE EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY (EVA) SUIT In February 2022, Jared Isaacman and SpaceX announced the Polaris Program, an effort designed to rapidly advance human spaceflight capabilities, while also supporting important causes here on Earth. Polaris Dawn, the first of the program’s three human spaceflight missions, is targeted to launch to orbit no earlier than summer 2024. During the five-day mission, the crew will perform SpaceX’s first-ever Extravehicular Activity (more commonly known as an EVA or spacewalk) from Dragon, which will also be the first-ever commercial astronaut spacewalk. This historic milestone will also be the first time four astronauts will be exposed to the vacuum of space at the same time. Supporting the crew throughout the spacewalk will be SpaceX’s newly-developed EVA suit, an evolution of the Intravehicular Activity (IVA) suit crews currently wear aboard Dragon human spaceflight missions. Developed with mobility in mind, SpaceX teams incorporated new materials, fabrication processes, and novel joint designs to provide greater flexibility to astronauts in pressurized scenarios while retaining comfort for unpressurized scenarios. The 3D-printed helmet incorporates a new visor to reduce glare during the EVA in addition to the new Heads-Up Display (HUD) and camera that provide information on the suit’s pressure, temperature, and relative humidity. The suit also incorporates enhancements for reliability and redundancy during a spacewalk, adding seals and pressure valves to help ensure the suit remains pressurized and the crew remains safe. All of these enhancements to the EVA suit are part of a scalable design, allowing teams to produce and scale to different body types as SpaceX seeks to create greater accessibility to space for all of humanity. While Polaris Dawn will be the first time the SpaceX EVA suit is used in low-Earth orbit, the suit’s ultimate destiny lies much farther from our home planet. Building a base on the Moon and a city on Mars will require the development of a scalable design for the millions of spacesuits required to help make life multiplanetary.
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Posted: 5/4/2024 10:32:17 AM EST
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Posted: 5/4/2024 3:49:44 PM EST
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"Building a base on the Moon and a city on Mars will require the development of a scalable design for the millions of spacesuits required to help make life multiplanetary."
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Posted: 5/4/2024 4:22:08 PM EST
[Last Edit: Hesperus]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: "Building a base on the Moon and a city on Mars will require the development of a scalable design for the millions of spacesuits required to help make life multiplanetary." Very unlikely to have millions of people on Mars or the moon. It’s a tad impractical to bring people up on rockets in those sorts of numbers. Fortunately sperm samples, eggs and frozen embryos are much lighter. Lava tubes in the moon could theoretically sustain billions of people. Unless there’s some unforeseen complications and it’s very likely there will be. Mars is a red herring in my book. Making it livable will demand the power of a Dyson Swarm, nothing less. We will not see the imperious Martian Congressional Republic anytime soon. Becoming a Kardashev 2 level civilization will demand such things though. Or perhaps trans humanism on a scale not possible at the moment. But that’s all stuff of the relatively distant future. We don’t have to go rushing off the planet, at least not yet. I just like that we can talk about this stuff somewhat more seriously now as opposed to how things were for most of my life which was basically, “humanity was born on Earth and we are going to die here! Now get back to digging your own grave!” |
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Posted: 5/6/2024 8:35:46 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-56
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: 2:42 PM EDT (8 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-39A, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing option:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-56 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - May 8, 2024 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats departing: Signet Warhorse III + ASOG departed PC on May 5 @ 11:50am ET  Doug departed PC on May 5 @ 7:16pm ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings: Launch path  Re-entry path  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. 00:01:12 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:30 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:02 Fairing deployment 00:06:09 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:33 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:55 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:18 1st stage landing 00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:13 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:15 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:22 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion: 285 kilometers (perigee) x 293 kilometers (apogee) at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 6:34:18 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 8-2
1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 20 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: 9:30 - 10:18 PM PDT (9 May 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 8-2 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base - May 10, 2024 6) Observation comments: Possible jellyfish conditions. See this thread 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on May 3 @ 7:27am PT / 10:27am ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com Go Beyond departed PoLB on May 7 @ 10:02am PT / 1:02pm 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 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) 00:02:34 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:41 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:05 Fairing deployment 00:06:10 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:31 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:55 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:18 1st stage landing 00:08:43 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:52:31 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:52:32 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:01:25 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 286 kilometers perigee x 295 kilometers apogee, 53.16 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 9:03:48 AM EST
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"SpaceX’s Falcon family of rockets is poised to exceed the total number of Space Shuttle missions from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. The combination of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rocket launches currently matches the total number of shuttle flights seen at that pad.
With the Starlink 6-56 mission, which is set to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket at 1:14 p.m. EDT (1714 UTC), SpaceX will hit 83 orbital launches from its KSC pad. That’s one more than the 82 shuttle launches that took place over the 30-year history of that program." Source |
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Posted: 5/8/2024 12:49:54 PM EST
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2:42 will be their last kick at the cat today.
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Posted: 5/8/2024 1:05:14 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: 2:42 will be their last kick at the cat today. 
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Posted: 5/10/2024 5:50:19 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-58
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: 8:53 PM EDT (12 May 2024) to 12:11 AM EDT (13 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing option:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-58 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - May 12, 2024 6) Observation comments: a. Cape sunset events and jellyfish alert. The 8:53 PM EDT launch time may produce jellyfish as the booster heads southeast. Thread for this event Sunset: 8:04 PM EDT Civil twilight: 8:29 PM EDT Nautical Twilight: 9:00 PM EDT Astronomical Twilight: 9:32 PM EDT b. Deorbit event, southwest USA: Thread here 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats departing: Bob + JRTI departed PC on May 9 @ 7:36pm ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings:  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. 00:01:09 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:28 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:59 Fairing deployment 00:06:10 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:31 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:52 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:15 1st stage landing 00:08:38 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:09 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:10 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:18 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion: 285 kilometers (perigee) x 293 kilometers (apogee) at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/12/2024 8:01:39 PM EST
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Posted: 5/13/2024 5:31:49 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 8-7
1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 20 Starlink internet, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, 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: 11:39 AM - 1:29 PM PDT (14 May 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 8-7 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB - May 14, 2024 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on May 12 @ 8:56pm PT / 11:56pm ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com Go Beyond departed PoLB on May 12 @ 11:27pm PT / May 13 @ 2:27am 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 OCISLY 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) 00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:29 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:02 Fairing deployment 00:06:04 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:29 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:59 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:21 1st stage landing 00:08:37 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:52:11 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:52:13 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:01:05 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 286 kilometers perigee x 295 kilometers apogee, 53.16 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/16/2024 9:37:10 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-59
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 21st launch for this booster. That is a new record. 2) Launch window: 8:32 to 11:30 PM EDT (17 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing option:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-59 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - May 18, 2024 6) Observation comments: a. Cape sunset events and jellyfish alert. The 8:32 PM EDT launch time may produce jellyfish as the booster heads southeast. Thread for this event Launch site data: Sunset: 8:07 PM EDT Civil twilight: 8:33 PM EDT Nautical Twilight: 9:03 PM EDT Astronomical Twilight: 9:36 PM EDT b. Deorbit event, southwest USA: Thread here 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats departing: ASOG departed Port Canaveral at ~4:10 UTC  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings:  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. 00:01:11 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:26 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:30 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:56 Fairing deployment 00:06:09 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:33 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:59 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:22 1st stage landing 00:08:41 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:08 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:10 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:17 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion: 285 kilometers (perigee) x 293 kilometers (apogee) at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/17/2024 7:44:14 PM EST
[Last Edit: MrHold]
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Posted: 5/17/2024 7:55:52 PM EST
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Really good jellyfish viewing from home
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Posted: 5/17/2024 8:22:42 PM EST
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Posted: 5/17/2024 10:36:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GN0sFLGWwAAm61v?format=jpg&name=large If that is from the recovery ship maybe they will release a video. |
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Posted: 5/20/2024 9:35:36 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, NROL-146
1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the NROL-146 mission on behalf of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). According to Dr. Troy Meink, the NRO principal deputy director, this will be the first launch for the agency’s proliferated architecture, which focuses on space-based ISR (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance). " Source 2) Launch window: 1:00 - 3:28 AM PDT (22 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: South-southeast 5) Webcast viewing options:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - NROL-146 - SLC-4E - Vandenberg SFB, CA. - May 22, 2024 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on May 20 @ 9:43am PT / 12:43pm ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com Go Beyond depart PoLB on May 20 @ 11:32am PT / 2:32pm ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Not available c. Ready for launch: d. Navigation warning:  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship OCISLY 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:08 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:27 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:30 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:37 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:02 Fairing deployment 00:06:06 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:51 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:13 1st stage landing 10) Orbit destination: Not provided |
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Posted: 5/21/2024 8:23:51 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-62
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: 10:35 PM EDT (22 May 2024) - 2:31 AM EDT (23 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing option:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-62 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - May 22, 2024 6) Observation comments: Deorbit event, southwest USA: Thread here 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats departing: Bob + JRTI departed Freeport on May 19 @ 5:35pm ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings:  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship JRTI. 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) 00:02:30 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:33 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:40 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:07 Fairing deployment 00:06:03 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:25 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:50 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:12 1st stage landing 00:08:44 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:03 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:05 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:12 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion: 285 kilometers (perigee) x 293 kilometers (apogee) at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/22/2024 8:34:38 PM EST
[Last Edit: cavedog]
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The coverage of the Falcon 9 Starlink launch should start shortly.
 Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with 23 Starlink satellites |
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Posted: 5/22/2024 9:14:07 PM EST
[Last Edit: cavedog]
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Twenty minutes to launch.
This is the boosters 8th flight. |
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Posted: 5/22/2024 9:31:29 PM EST
[#38]
Coming up on the two minute mark.
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Posted: 5/22/2024 9:45:16 PM EST
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Good launch, saw it from my house in east Hillsborough.
Booster landed correctly, no issues with the second stage. |
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Posted: 5/22/2024 9:47:59 PM EST
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Too cloudy here, saw nothing, a friend in Pembroke Pines saw it briefly, but it was partly cloudy there.
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Posted: 5/23/2024 8:01:42 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#41]
Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-63
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: 10:45 PM EDT (23 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-39A, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing option:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-63 - LC-39A - Kennedy Space Center - May 23, 2024 6) Observation comments: Deorbit event, southwest USA: Thread here 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats departing: Signet Warhorse I + ASOG departed PC on May 20 @ 6:14pm ET  Doug departed PC on May 21 @ 10:18am ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings:  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. 00:01:11 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 00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:02 Fairing deployment 00:06:02 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:52 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:15 1st stage landing 00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:04 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:05 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:13 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion: 284 kilometers (perigee) x 293 kilometers (apogee) at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/23/2024 4:44:46 PM EST
[#42]
cool video
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Posted: 5/23/2024 5:31:09 PM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: cool video
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Posted: 5/24/2024 7:52:48 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#44]
Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 6-60
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: 10:24 - 11:30 AM EDT (28 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing option:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 6-60 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - May 28, 2024 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats departing: Signet Warhorse I + ASOG departed PC on May 25 @ 7:13am ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings:  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. 00:01:11 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 00:02:36 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:02 Fairing deployment 00:06:02 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:52 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:15 1st stage landing 00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:54:04 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:05 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:05:13 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion: 284 kilometers (perigee) x 293 kilometers (apogee) at 43 degree inclination |
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Posted: 5/27/2024 10:00:26 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#45]
Mission: Falcon 9, EarthCARE
1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite to a sun-synchronous polar orbit at 393.14 km altitude and an inclination of 97.05°. This is principally a European Space Agency (ESA) mission, but it was developed with cooperation with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It includes two passive instruments that observe the atmosphere and two active instruments. The spacecraft has a designed lifetime of three years, which includes a six-month commissioning phase.." Source 2) Launch window: 3:20 PM PDT (28 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: South-southwesterly 5) Webcast viewing options:  SpaceX - Falcon 9 - EarthCARE - SLC-4E - Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA - May 28, 2024 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Go Beyond departed PoLB on May 27 @ 7:16am PT / 10:16am ET  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellite:  c. Ready for launch:  d. Navigation warning:  Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Return to Landing Zone 4 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 00:02:24 Stage 1 flip 00:02:24 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:36 1st stage boostback burn Starts 00:02:46 Fairing deployment 00:03:19 1st stage boostback burn ends 00:06:19 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:38 1st stage entry burn completes 00:07:30 1st stage landing burn begins 00:07:46 1st stage landing 00:08:41 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:10:42 ESA’s EarthCARE satellite deploys 10) Orbit destination: Sun-synchronous polar orbit at 393.14 km altitude and an inclination of 97.05°. |
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Posted: 5/28/2024 7:34:15 AM EST
[#46]
Scrubbed again at KSC.
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Posted: 5/28/2024 8:18:29 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Scrubbed again at KSC. You may have more current information. The SpaceX website shows a 10:24 AM EDT launch time for Starlink 6-60 on 28 May. |
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Posted: 5/28/2024 9:28:01 AM EST
[#48]
Rumbling here. LOL
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Posted: 5/28/2024 9:29:12 AM EST
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: You may have more current information. The SpaceX website shows a 10:24 AM EDT launch time for Starlink 6-60 on 28 May. News this morning said launch was TBD. |
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Posted: 5/28/2024 5:35:34 PM EST
[Last Edit: California_Kid]
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Mission: Falcon 9, EarthCARE 1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Earth Cloud Aerosol and Radiation Explorer (EarthCARE) satellite to a sun-synchronous polar orbit at 393.14 km altitude and an inclination of 97.05 . This is principally a European Space Agency (ESA) mission, but it was developed with cooperation with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). It includes two passive instruments that observe the atmosphere and two active instruments. The spacecraft has a designed lifetime of three years, which includes a six-month commissioning phase.." Source 2) Launch window: 3:20 PM PDT (28 May 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: South-southwesterly 5) Webcast viewing options:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQF1Q_MZNWk6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Go Beyond departed PoLB on May 27 @ 7:16am PT / 10:16am ET https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/assets/59149.0/2287283.jpg Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellite: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/assets/59149.0/2254976.jpg c. Ready for launch: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/assets/59149.0/2287240.jpg d. Navigation warning: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/assets/59149.0/2286467.jpg Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Return to Landing Zone 4 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 00:02:24 Stage 1 flip 00:02:24 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:36 1st stage boostback burn Starts 00:02:46 Fairing deployment 00:03:19 1st stage boostback burn ends 00:06:19 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:38 1st stage entry burn completes 00:07:30 1st stage landing burn begins 00:07:46 1st stage landing 00:08:41 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:10:42 ESA's EarthCARE satellite deploys 10) Orbit destination: Sun-synchronous polar orbit at 393.14 km altitude and an inclination of 97.05 . The video was pretty good except for the onboard cameras on S1 getting fogged at the end. I couldn't see anything live from San Diego. There were high clouds, it was back-lit heavily, and probably too far off shore. But I took some pictures of nice little birdies sitting on power lines. ETA I didn't hear any sonic booms. |
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