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Posted: 1/18/2023 12:12:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: @SparticleBrane Consider looking at the GPS launch tomorrow morning. "Launch site sunrise is at 7:15 AM. It would be worth watching for jellyfish or similar events. People further north and inland some distance may have a better chance if it is darker at their location." Just logged on for the first time since last night and happened to see this, so I missed it. I appreciate you thinking of me! 
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Posted: 1/18/2023 4:42:53 PM EST
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Anyone know where to find out when the booster will be going through port canaveral?
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Posted: 1/18/2023 5:25:21 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RyanEsstac: Anyone know where to find out when the booster will be going through port canaveral? it will probably be about 3+ days depending on weather and other ship traffic. if you're on twitter, this guy usually gives updates on it's location and eta. https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore |
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Posted: 1/18/2023 5:45:33 PM EST
[#4]
I finally realized something:
The booster aims for a GPS target, and the boat tries to be there when the booster lands. When the booster "misses", it's the boat's fault. |
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Posted: 1/18/2023 9:12:14 PM EST
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/19/2023 1:32:06 AM EST
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Starlink 2-4 launch time on 19 January 2023 now 7:43 AM PST.
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Posted: 1/19/2023 10:42:37 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Starlink 2-4 launch time on 19 January 2023 now 7:43 AM PST. T-1  Starlink Mission |
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Posted: 1/19/2023 10:59:02 AM EST
[#8]
The video just keeps getting better!
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Posted: 1/19/2023 11:44:38 AM EST
[Last Edit: Hadrian]
[#9]
Stuck the landing again, despite choppy seas.
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Posted: 1/19/2023 1:05:32 PM EST
[#10]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: it will probably be about 3+ days depending on weather and other ship traffic. if you're on twitter, this guy usually gives updates on it's location and eta. https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: Originally Posted By RyanEsstac: Anyone know where to find out when the booster will be going through port canaveral? it will probably be about 3+ days depending on weather and other ship traffic. if you're on twitter, this guy usually gives updates on it's location and eta. https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore Thank You! |
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Posted: 1/19/2023 1:06:23 PM EST
[Last Edit: NotRyan]
[#11]
Anyone have advice for the best place at Port Canaveral see the boosters when it comes back and is offloaded.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/19/2023 1:54:18 PM EST
[#12]
If this has not been posted it is incredible. Source: Astronomy Live. @astroferg
 Falcon Heavy From Launch to Landing in 4K! USSF-67 |
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Posted: 1/19/2023 2:24:35 PM EST
[#13]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RyanEsstac: Anyone have advice for the best place at Port Canaveral see the boosters when it comes back and is offloaded. Jetty Park to initially see it, then there are a few restaurants across the port from the SpaceX dock that you can sit, eat, and watch. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 1/19/2023 2:45:19 PM EST
[#14]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: If this has not been posted it is incredible. Source: Astronomy Live. @astroferg  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLxlLslhGxUWOW! 
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Posted: 1/19/2023 3:53:50 PM EST
[#15]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: Jetty Park to initially see it, then there are a few restaurants across the port from the SpaceX dock that you can sit, eat, and watch. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: Originally Posted By RyanEsstac: Anyone have advice for the best place at Port Canaveral see the boosters when it comes back and is offloaded. Jetty Park to initially see it, then there are a few restaurants across the port from the SpaceX dock that you can sit, eat, and watch. It looks to me like there is where they offload them which is right across from the restaurants your talking about. 
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Posted: 1/19/2023 4:29:54 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RyanEsstac: It looks to me like there is where they offload them which is right across from the restaurants your talking about. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/477522/Screenshot_20230119_155301_Maps-2678120.jpg Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RyanEsstac: Originally Posted By Chokey: Originally Posted By RyanEsstac: Anyone have advice for the best place at Port Canaveral see the boosters when it comes back and is offloaded. Jetty Park to initially see it, then there are a few restaurants across the port from the SpaceX dock that you can sit, eat, and watch. It looks to me like there is where they offload them which is right across from the restaurants your talking about. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/477522/Screenshot_20230119_155301_Maps-2678120.jpg actually it's where the yellow circle is. They usually don't offload it right away, unless they need to get the drone ship back out for another landing. 
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CT, USA
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Posted: 1/19/2023 4:32:17 PM EST
[#17]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RyanEsstac: It looks to me like there is where they offload them which is right across from the restaurants your talking about. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/477522/Screenshot_20230119_155301_Maps-2678120.jpg If you go just a little further left and look for the red roof buildings, that’s the Coast Guard station. Just past there, the drone ship moors up. But I don’t think that’s where they unload it. I’ve seen a launch from the top of that dirt hill there on Snapper Road. But I’ve never seen them bring a booster back in to PC. I always assumed it was at the old submarine base closer to the ocean, since the roads from there go right up in to the launch facility aka “space force space station” or whatever they’re calling it now |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/20/2023 3:08:59 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#18]
GPS III SV06 Second stage venting
 A "Mysterious" Flying Spiral over Maunakea 2023-01-18 UT / ???????????????! |
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Posted: 1/20/2023 4:00:41 PM EST
[#19]
If anyone else is interested.... Booster should be back in Cape Canaveral late evening tomorrow
For now we will continue star gazing  |
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Posted: 1/21/2023 11:41:21 AM EST
[Last Edit: NotRyan]
[#20]
 Doug w/ farings 
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Posted: 1/21/2023 3:50:33 PM EST
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Posted: 1/22/2023 10:33:20 AM EST
[Last Edit: NotRyan]
[#22]
Stayed up until 12:30am and it was on coaurse for 3am ish arrival. Took a nap, had an alarm set for 2am, it was sitting offshore close but not moving. Set an alarm for 230am.... and it was already in port.
We have to fly out tonight or else I would have sat down there at the port entrance for an hour or two. Got to see the tug push it into its final docking point.   And because Elon Musk... 
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/22/2023 8:14:20 PM EST
[#23]
what site yall like for checkin launch window?
i found this but kinda slight on deets? https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2023-launch-schedule/page/2/ i wanna fly my boy down and see one or 2 in florida? denver to tampa cheap with frontier... |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/22/2023 8:23:53 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By saltydecimator: what site yall like for checkin launch window? i found this but kinda slight on deets? https://www.spacelaunchschedule.com/2023-launch-schedule/page/2/ i wanna fly my boy down and see one or 2 in florida? denver to tampa cheap with frontier... I use this Caveats: It is not always timely on updates. I also check the SpaceX twitter account but they can be slow to mention things as well. Then most of my info for a launch is here. But they often don't have that up until within 24 hours before launch. Weather can cause delays. Cruise ships can delay a launch. Then there are "we need to look at stuff more" delays. There are no guarantees but if you can find two planned close together you may have a better chance of seeing one. Even better is two close SpaceX launches and a ULA launch. This site has dates and times for two more Starlink launches this month that don't have a set date on the spaceflightnow site. I have no way to know what is factual until SpaceX announces it. Starlink 5-2 on 26 January does not even appear on SpaceFlightNow. |
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Posted: 1/23/2023 9:17:49 PM EST
[Last Edit: NotRyan]
[#25]
I left Florida, but my parents are still there, they went to the same spot today and saw Bob leaving
Booster still there, I figured they'd be in a rush to offload it  
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/23/2023 11:10:18 PM EST
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From SpaceOffShore Bob is going to recover fairings for Starlink 5-2 on 26 January 2023.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/24/2023 1:46:48 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 5-2
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This will be the second launch into a new orbital shell for SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink constellation, called Starlink Gen2. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean." 2) Launch window: 4:22 AM EST (26 January 2023) I expect a launch time of 4:32:20 AM EST 3) Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 5 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Starlink Mission 6) Observation comments: None. 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.
Video of JRTI departing. Click on date.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Turn and burn! A few hours after delivering fairing halves from USSF-67, Bob is outbound to do it all again for Starlink 5-2. b. Satellite: Not found c. Ready for launch:  SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for the Starlink 5-2 mission stands on pad 40 on the eve of liftoff. Credit: Stephen Clark / Spaceflight Now d. Navigation warning:  Source 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recover on drone ship JRTI 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:28 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:31 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:38 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:42 Fairing deployment 00:06:42 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:00 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:23 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:43 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:08:44 1st stage landing 00:18:49 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 530 km circular low-Earth orbit (LEO) at 43°; initial 212 km x 338 km orbit at 43° |
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Posted: 1/24/2023 3:25:11 PM EST
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/26/2023 11:29:46 AM EST
[#29]
Starlink 5-2 launch was a success.
Booster landing. Click on date. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/26/2023 10:15:06 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 2-6
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch (49) of Starlink internet satellites. This mission will deploy the Starlink satellites into a high-inclination orbit inclined 70 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean." Also launched will be the D-Orbit ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena. 2) Launch window: 8:15 AM PST (11:15 AM EST) (31 January 2023). 3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: South-southeast 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 5 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Starlink Mission 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Of Course I Still Love You droneship departed from Long Beach last night and is heading downrange for Starlink 2-6, NET Jan 29th. b. Satellites: D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena may look like this. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation warning:  Raul@Raul74Cz. LHA map for #Starlink Group 2-6 from VSFB SLC-4E NET 29 Jan 16:47 UTC, alternatively 30 Jan to 04 Feb based on issued NOTAM/NOTMAR. B1063.9 planned landing with roughly estimated fairing recovery ~647km downrange. S2 debris reentry area south of Cape Town. 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship OCISLY 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:27 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:31 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:38 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:08 Fairing deployment 00:06:21 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:40 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:12 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:32 1st stage landing 00:08:37 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:53:25 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:53:27 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:57:28 D-Orbit’s ION SCV009 Eclectic Elena deploys 01:17:03 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: "Starlink Shell 2; 570 km circular 70° low-Earth Orbit (LEO), initial orbit of 327 km x 339 km at 70°" |
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Posted: 1/27/2023 6:56:21 PM EST
[Last Edit: Dagger41]
[#31]
A little quiet the past day or so, but there is some news that is SpaceX related that is happening here.
Yesterday Beluga #3 finally got here carrying Imnarsat I6F2 after leaving Toulouse and stopping at the Azores for fuel and the night, then on to St. Johns Newfoundland for more fuel and another stayover, then on to Dulles Airport to gas up and finally here yesterday afternoon. This is #2 of the European birds to catch a ride on an F9, and I met the Inmarsat rigging crew for the first one. They showed up again Tuesday and the lead hand banged on my door while the crew was unloading their rental car. They are all from Barcelona Spain and a great group of guys, laid back and professional, they built the transport rigging and are in charge loading the bird(s), tying them down, unloading from the aircraft and handing it off to the launch contractor. (which they finished today). They get the transport rig back on Sunday and will be spending the full day placing it back in to the aircraft and securing it. The transport rig itself weighs 28 tons. I'm cooking dinner for the crew tomorrow, smoked country ribs, baked beans and garlic toast, maybe grab some coleslaw. 2 of the guys are going to borrow my blender and make some sort of Spanish BBQ sauce. The trade off is that I will be getting a boatload of pics that they took today of the whole process and was told not to buy and beer (they LOVE the beer here). I don't mind offering up some hospitality to folk like that.
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Posted: 1/27/2023 6:59:04 PM EST
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: A little quiet the past day or so, but there is some news that is SpaceX related that is happening here. Yesterday Beluga #3 finally got here carrying Imnarsat I6F2 after leaving Toulouse and stopping at the Azores for fuel and the night, then on to St. Johns Newfoundland for more fuel and another stayover, then on to Dulles Airport to gas up and finally here yesterday afternoon. This is #2 of the European birds to catch a ride on an F9, and I met the Inmarsat rigging crew for the first one. They showed up again Tuesday and the lead hand banged on my door while the crew was unloading their rental car. They are all from Barcelona Spain and a great group of guys, laid back and professional, they built the transport rigging and are in charge loading the bird(s), tying them down, unloading from the aircraft and handing it off to the launch contractor. (which they finished today). They get the transport rig back on Sunday and will be spending the full day placing it back in to the aircraft and securing it. The transport rig itself weighs 28 tons. I'm cooking dinner for the crew tomorrow, smoked country ribs, baked beans and garlic toast, maybe grab some coleslaw. 2 of the guys are going to borrow my blender and make some sort of Spanish BBQ sauce. The trade off is that I will be getting a boatload of pics that they took today of the whole process and was told not to buy and beer (they LOVE the beer here). I don't mind offering up some hospitality to folk like that.
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Posted: 1/27/2023 9:25:10 PM EST
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Sky: Now that's pretty kewl!!! They were working late in to the night last night jacking the aircraft to get it securely levelled. Something like 1/2 of a millimeter tolerance to play with. Also, the Beluga has a range of 4000km, hence forth the multiple fuel stops. It burns a lot of fuel. |
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Posted: 1/27/2023 9:52:42 PM EST
[#34]
I’d like to see that Beluga someday. I’ve seen one of the old piston engine Guppies at an air museum and an Antinov 124.
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/29/2023 11:40:53 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#35]
Launch at 12:26 PM PST (3:26 PM EST) Now 31 January 2023 at 815 AM PST |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/31/2023 11:06:35 AM EST
[#36]
Webcast is starting.
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Posted: 1/31/2023 11:25:00 AM EST
[#37]
never gets old watching a successful landing
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/31/2023 11:25:44 AM EST
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack_Of_Some_Trades: never gets old watching a successful landing That is top 3 best video from the drone ship. |
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Posted: 1/31/2023 12:48:10 PM EST
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jack_Of_Some_Trades: never gets old watching a successful landing
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/31/2023 6:35:49 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#40]
Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 5-3
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This will be the third launch into a new orbital shell for SpaceX’s second-generation Starlink constellation, called Starlink Gen2. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean." Opinion. These may not be Gen 2 satellites which supposedly are heavier than Gen 1.5 so there would be many fewer than on this launch. 2) Launch window: 2:43 AM EST (2 February 2023) The launch time may be 2:58 AM EST 3) Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida 4) Launch direction: Southeast 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 5 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Starlink Mission 6) Observation comments: None. 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. ASOG departed Port Canaveral again this morning. A new tug Crosby Endeavor towed it away. The ballast of the barge is still shifted, making the landing platform uneven. Waiting to see if this is another trial (One occurred on Tue) or for the upcoming Starlink 5-3 mission.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Multi-purpose SpaceX support ship Bob is underway and heading downrange to support the Starlink 5-3 mission. b. Satellite: Not found c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation warning:  8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recover on drone ship ASOG. 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:28 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:31 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:38 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:02:43 Fairing deployment 00:06:41 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:00 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:23 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:35 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:08:44 1st stage landing 01:03:56 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 530 km circular low-Earth orbit (LEO) at 43°; initial 324 km x 342 km orbit at 43° |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 2:53:13 AM EST
[Last Edit: Plumber576]
[#41]
Stream is up
[youtube]live/_TDrOyMMpIo[/youtube] |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 2:58:13 AM EST
[#42]
200th Falcon 9 launch
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Posted: 2/2/2023 3:07:50 AM EST
[#43]
Bullseye.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 2/2/2023 4:03:14 AM EST
[#44]
I'm snoozing thru the launch.
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Posted: 2/2/2023 10:31:40 AM EST
[#45]
Slept through it.
Who knows about Wetransfer ??? Beluga guys sent me 92.8 MB (69 pics) of their Beluga operations, and I cannot open it. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:02:23 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#46]
At second stage cutoff they were at 211 kilometers (km). The planned perigee was around 324 km which means that they had to do another second stage burn near apogee. Their timeline does not show that but the satellite deployment after T+1 hour is consistent with an additional second stage burn.
I do have a pre-launch element set that shows the orbit as 324 x 342 km. Why would they not show the second burn in the timeline? The previous Starlink 5-2 launch had this orbit: initial 212 km x 338 km orbit at 43° |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:04:33 PM EST
[#47]
Interesting !
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CO, USA
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Posted: 2/2/2023 12:17:33 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#48]
If you go to Heavens Above you can look for local passes in case you get the bright train effect.
Be sure to change the location in the upper right to one close to you then select the Starlink 5-3 link at the left side close to the top. I have a low elevation pass tonight that I will look for if it is clear. |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 3:14:11 PM EST
[Last Edit: Dagger41]
[#49]
The Beluga, the rigging crew and their rigging, Inmarsat in its container, and SpaceX loading it on to the rigging.
Have to resize all 69 pics, a bit of a pita.  Attached FileRigging gets broken down in to 4 sections and loaded in to the aircraft after the cargo is loaded.  Attached FileDon't drop it !  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/2/2023 5:59:25 PM EST
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: The Beluga, the rigging crew and their rigging, Inmarsat in its container, and SpaceX loading it on to the rigging. Have to resize all 69 pics, a bit of a pita. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/279984/image00012_jpeg-2695151.JPG Rigging gets broken down in to 4 sections and loaded in to the aircraft after the cargo is loaded. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/279984/image00017_jpg-2695159.JPG Don't drop it ! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/279984/image00005_jpg-2695170.JPG Cool.
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