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Two more Starlink launches on the manifest for this year Can't wait until I can get internet from them
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
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"Hillary's corruption is corrosive to the soul of our nation." Donald J. Trump, 10/29/2016 |
Not SpaceX but There will be a launch of an unmanned Soyuz at 11:38pm eastern
Launch Thread: https://www.ar15.com/forums/General/Soyuz-MS-14-Launch-LIVE-at-11-38pm-eastern/5-2248933/ |
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When SpaceX gets crewed dragons going, they are going to rule space flight, period.
Say what you will about Musk...he is getting it done! |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
SpaceX plans 24 Starlink launches next year View Quote |
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Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
That means that SpaceX is targeting 40+ total launches next year... SpaceX will be launching more tonnage into space than the rest of the world put together. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Neotopiaman:
Originally Posted By Chokey:
SpaceX plans 24 Starlink launches next year |
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And they're already being bitched at for not moving the few they have up now when they're in the way...
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SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launches get a bit closer as hardware arrives in Florida
Video of fairing half in the article Look here |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
now they have 2 fairing catchers https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EF0cPiKXoAYN2zV?format=jpg&name=large View Quote "Over the last three or so weeks, SpaceX rocket recovery technicians and engineers have rapidly modified a second Falcon fairing recovery vessel – known as GO Ms. Chief – to the point that it appears to be almost ready for its first catch attempt. Essentially a twin of GO Ms. Tree (formerly Mr. Steven), Ms. Chief now features four arms – each with two white support beams – that hold two massive, retractable nets. Ultimately, SpaceX has augmented Ms. Tree with Ms. Chief in a bid to simultaneously catch both parasailing halves of a Falcon 9 (or Heavy) payload fairing after any given launch, the Holy Grail of the company’s fairing recovery program." |
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SpaceX to shift Falcon 9’s next West Coast launch to Florida, the first of its kind in decades
Interesting reading. "According to NASASpaceflight spaceflight reporter Michael Baylor and an Argentinian government website, SpaceX appears to have decided to move its next West Coast launch from California to Florida, signifying the first East Coast polar launch in half a century could be just four months away. Initially expected to launch out of SpaceX’s Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) SLC-4E pad on a Falcon 9 rocket, the Argentinian space agency’s (CONAE) SAOCOM-1B Earth observation satellite was scheduled to lift off no earlier than February 2020. That launch window remains the same but Florida’s Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) has somehow arranged approval to reopen the United States’ Eastern polar launch corridor. The story behind the corridor’s closure is a bizarre one." More in the article. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople:
SpaceX to shift Falcon 9's next West Coast launch to Florida, the first of its kind in decades Interesting reading. "According to NASASpaceflight spaceflight reporter Michael Baylor and an Argentinian government website, SpaceX appears to have decided to move its next West Coast launch from California to Florida, signifying the first East Coast polar launch in half a century could be just four months away. Initially expected to launch out of SpaceX's Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB) SLC-4E pad on a Falcon 9 rocket, the Argentinian space agency's (CONAE) SAOCOM-1B Earth observation satellite was scheduled to lift off no earlier than February 2020. That launch window remains the same but Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) has somehow arranged approval to reopen the United States' Eastern polar launch corridor. The story behind the corridor's closure is a bizarre one." More in the article. View Quote SpaceX is currently the only company that will be able to use it as they are the only ones running AFTS. ULA's Vulcan will be able to, same with New Glenn from BO. I'm not sure if ULA has any plans to upgrade Atlas V and Delta IV to AFTS before Vulcan comes online. |
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SpaceX’s upcoming Starlink launch will set a record for Falcon 9 booster reuse
"SpaceX’s next launch will fly on a Falcon 9 Block 5 booster with three flights in its history, making the mission the first time SpaceX will launch the same orbital-class booster four times." |
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I'm in launch (and landing) withdraw.
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Date: Monday, 11 November 2019
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the second batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 1." Note: The fairing supporting this mission previously flew on Falcon Heavy’s Arabsat-6A mission. These fairings landed in the ocean and were recovered. This will be the first mission where a first stage is used four times (this booster flew three times before). This will be the 11th SpaceX launch this year. 2) Launch window: 9:51 - 10:02 AM EST. Targeted launch time is 9:56 AM EST 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 20 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube c. Spaceflight Now coverage with launch video 5) Launch preparations: a. Payload. This is from the May 2019 launch. Let us pretend that this launch is basically the same configuration: b. Static fire: 5 Nov 2019. See picture below. Video here 6) First stage return/disposal: Ocean ship recovery. See map in a post below. 7) Payload fairing recovery: Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s two fairing recovery vessels, “Ms. Tree” and “Ms. Chief,” will attempt to recover the two fairing halves. 8) Mission press kit: Download here 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 00:01:14 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:33 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:36 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:44 2nd stage engine starts 00:03:24 Fairing deployment 00:06:41 1st stage entry burn complete 00:08:24 1st stage landing 00:08:49 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:44:50 2nd stage engine restarts 00:44:52 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:60:43 Starlink satellites begin deployment Information on watching the launch live SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch set to debut twin fairing recovery ships |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople:
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the second batch of approximately 60 satellites for SpaceX's Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 1." This will be the 11th SpaceX launch this year. 2) Launch window: 10:00 AM EST 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 20 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube c. Spaceflight Now coverage with launch video 5) Launch preparations: a. Payload b. Static fire 6) First stage return/disposal: 7) Mission press kit: Download here 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Minutes:Seconds after lift-off View Quote |
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11 Nov. (A Monday and Veterans Day ) These are very important launches. Elon is anticipating making $30 Billion off of Starlink once fully operational, and that money is what will fund the Mars Missions.
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SpaceX drone ship spotted by satellite ahead of first Falcon 9 ocean landing in five months
"In anticipation of SpaceX’s imminent Starlink-1 launch, drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) departed Port Canaveral on November 7th and is now on its way out into the Atlantic Ocean for Falcon 9’s first booster landing attempt in months. In a possible first, the drone ship and its tugboat companion were spotted on their way to the landing zone coordinates by a European Earth observation satellite. In the Sentinel photo, both OCISLY and its tugboat are plainly visible, with the satellite’s resolving power just slightly too low to render the drone ship’s iconic ‘X’ and bullseye as more than a blob. Of note, OCISLY measures approximately 300 feet by 170 feet (91m x 51m), which happens to almost perfectly mesh with the 100m scale bar on the image. " It’s not much to look at, but this satellite image unequivocally shows drone ship OCISLY towed behind tugboat Hawk, on their way to recover a Falcon 9 booster. (Sentinel Hub – ESA – Harry Stranger) |
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Video of the initial descent of one of the fairing on the previous launch is located on this website
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"Hillary's corruption is corrosive to the soul of our nation." Donald J. Trump, 10/29/2016 |
Originally Posted By Got_Nukes:
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
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Originally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Winds/seas too high? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By Pavelow16478:
Originally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EJFrAR8WkAoOB7y?format=jpg&name=medium Winds/seas too high? perhaps something happened then, but why not return to home port if that's the case.
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Great weather for a launch.
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Originally Posted By Chokey: this is from Saturday perhaps something happened then, but why not return to home port if that's the case. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EI8uBljWoAALt1o?format=png&name=small View Quote |
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Everyday Astronaut live stream up.
Watch SpaceX reuse a fairing for the first time for Starlink-1!!! SpaceX stream live. Starlink Mission SpaceX Mission Control Audio. Starlink | Mission Control Audio |
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My stream is fuzzy.
Now it is clear. |
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Startup!
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"....now I'm learning to be a part of societ............societ...........sss."
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Gotta admit at lift off when she said "as always go USA" got chills...
Can't wait until we starting putting Americans back in space from the US |
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"When you call the cops to raise your kids, don't be surprised when they try to pack 20 years into 5 minutes." - RealFastV6
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Successful fourth use of a first stage and reuse of payload fairings!
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These never get old, absolutely love watching this. It is awesome watching SpaceX keep pushing the boundaries.
Fairing reuse seems to have been successful! |
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nailed it
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4th trip for that booster!
Take that old-space! |
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"....now I'm learning to be a part of societ............societ...........sss."
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