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CO, USA
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Posted: 9/29/2020 10:24:25 PM EST
[#1]
Two Falcon 9's ready to launch?
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CO, USA
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Posted: 9/29/2020 10:26:18 PM EST
[#2]
SpaceX twitter
Targeting Thursday, October 1 at 9:17 a.m. EDT for launch of Starlink. Due to a conflict on the Range, now targeting launch of GPS III-4 on Friday, October 2; 15-min window opens at 9:43 p.m. EDT |
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:07:18 AM EST
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:11:31 AM EST
[#4]
About 25 of the first 60 Starlink satellites launched have decayed.
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:15:45 AM EST
[#5]
T -2min
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:19:24 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#6]
Abort due to ground sensor issue.
No launch today. New launch date to be provided later. |
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:19:46 AM EST
[#7]
boooo
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CT, USA
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:20:37 AM EST
[Last Edit: sbhaven]
[#8]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Abort due to ground sensor issue. Yep at 18 seconds left in the countdown. Reset to T -15:00 and holding apparently. |
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USA
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:22:34 AM EST
[#9]
Abort for today it seems.
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CT, USA
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:22:37 AM EST
[#10]
Launch attempt ended for today. :-(
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Posted: 10/1/2020 8:24:52 AM EST
[#11]
Well crap. My boss and I enjoy watching these at work. Starlink is gonna be big competition to our rural broadband initiative.
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Posted: 10/2/2020 9:09:14 AM EST
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Posted: 10/2/2020 12:56:54 PM EST
[#13]
looks like hurricane spaghetti models
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/2/2020 2:10:35 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#14]
1) Background info: Source: SpaceFlightNow.com
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the U.S. Air Force’s fourth third-generation navigation satellite for the Global Positioning System. " 2) Launch window: 9:43 - 9:59 PM EDT 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, KSC, Florida 4) Webcast/TV viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  GPS III Space Vehicle 04 Mission 5) Launch preparations: 6) First stage return/disposal: Drone ship recovery by OCISLY TBS 7) Payload fairing recovery: Ms Tree and Ms Chief are reportedly both on site to attempt fairing recovery. (TBS) 8) Mission press kit: Replaced with online format 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hour:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 2:31 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 2:42 Second stage starts 3:27 Fairing jettison 6:47 1st stage entry burn ends 8:33 1st stage landing 8:07 Second stage engine cutoff 1:03:32 Second stage start 1:04:17 Second stage end 1:29:18 GPS deployment |
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Posted: 10/2/2020 6:25:24 PM EST
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:26:53 PM EST
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:27:25 PM EST
[#17]
Music started, stream is live.
GPS III Space Vehicle 04 Mission |
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:41:24 PM EST
[#18]
Still green for launch.
2 minutes. |
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:43:55 PM EST
[#19]
ABORT.
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:44:01 PM EST
[#20]
gah! abort
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:44:13 PM EST
[#21]
What is with all these recent aborts?
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:44:54 PM EST
[#22]
That sucks.
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:45:07 PM EST
[#23]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jwidman: What is with all these recent aborts? space program has the China Flu |
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:45:11 PM EST
[#24]
scrub
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:45:47 PM EST
[#25]
another scrub
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:46:16 PM EST
[Last Edit: hdhogman]
[#26]
At 0:02!
Mission Safety Comes First. Can't wait to find out what the issue is, don't recall a scrub at +2 Seconds. |
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USA
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Posted: 10/2/2020 8:46:30 PM EST
[#27]
Something/someone/aliens are interfering for some reason. I wonder what's going on.
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Posted: 10/2/2020 9:03:04 PM EST
[#28]
Damn
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Posted: 10/3/2020 7:05:53 AM EST
[#29]
reason for the abort/scrub
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Posted: 10/3/2020 7:06:33 AM EST
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Posted: 10/3/2020 10:32:36 AM EST
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/3/2020 10:33:16 AM EST
[#32]
See tweet above
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk coming to Cape to investigate scrub issues "Some locals are calling the unusually long streak of launch scrubs “Scrubtoberfest” but to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk it’s not a joke. After SpaceX’s GPS satellite mission for the Space Force scrubbed Friday night, Musk tweeted “We will need to make a lot of improvements to have a chance of completing 48 launches next year!” Musk is referencing the 45th Space Wing’s “Drive to 48” campaign to be able to support nearly weekly launches in Cape Canaveral. The ultimate goal is for the Cape to run as efficiently as an airport with rockets being able to take off within hours of each other on multiple launch pads. Right now it seems like we have a long way to go. Over the past month United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy launch of a top secret military satellite has scrubbed five times due to weather, hardware and technical issues causing two SpaceX launches to reschedule multiple times. And then SpaceX has had its own trouble." |
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Posted: 10/3/2020 11:28:24 AM EST
[#33]
Perhaps we're seeing the limits of reusability with our current technology?
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/3/2020 11:32:23 AM EST
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Seiran: Perhaps we're seeing the limits of reusability with our current technology? GPS was a new first stage. Starlink 12 was to be the third launch of its first stage ? One or two have launched six times. |
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Posted: 10/3/2020 11:57:39 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: GPS was a new first stage. Starlink 12 was to be the third launch of its first stage ? One or two have launched six times. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By Seiran: Perhaps we're seeing the limits of reusability with our current technology? GPS was a new first stage. Starlink 12 was to be the third launch of its first stage ? One or two have launched six times. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/3/2020 10:10:31 PM EST
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Chokey posted the system earlier. I had no idea it was in one of the first stage engines....of a new first stage.
"Update #2: The GPS III SV04 mission’s Falcon 9 rocket aborted its October 2nd launch attempt just two seconds before liftoff. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the vehicle’s flight computer detected an “unexpected pressure rise in the turbomachinery gas generator” of at least one of new booster B1062’s nine Merlin 1D engines. Given that Musk explicitly pointed to propulsion hardware rather than an out-of-family sensor, a substantial delay is likely." |
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Posted: 10/4/2020 1:49:58 PM EST
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/4/2020 7:28:14 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#38]
1) Background info: Source: SpaceFlightNow.com
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to launch the 13th batch of 60 satellites for SpaceX’s Starlink broadband network, a mission designated Starlink 12. " 2) Launch window: 7:29 AM EDT (6 October 2020) 3) Launch Site: SLC-39A, KSC, Florida 4) Webcast/TV viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube:  Starlink Mission 5) Launch preparations: 6) First stage return/disposal: Drone ship recovery by OCISLY 7) Payload fairing recovery: Ms Tree and Ms Chief are reportedly both on site to attempt fairing recovery. 8) Mission press kit: Replaced with online format 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 2:32 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 2:43 Second stage starts 3:22 Fairing jettison 6:40 1st stage entry burn ends 8:24 1st stage landing 8:48 Second stage engine cutoff 42:26 Second stage start 42:28 Second stage end 61:24 Starlink deployment |
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Posted: 10/5/2020 6:19:06 AM EST
[#39]
scrubbed due to weather
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Posted: 10/5/2020 6:56:12 AM EST
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/5/2020 6:58:33 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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CO, USA
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Posted: 10/5/2020 7:00:16 AM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Posted: 10/5/2020 7:17:47 AM EST
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Trying to get the video visible. David Nagy (@DavidNagySFgang) October 4, 2020 
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Posted: 10/5/2020 7:18:25 AM EST
[#44]
Damn!
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Posted: 10/5/2020 7:43:49 AM EST
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Posted: 10/5/2020 6:18:23 PM EST
[#46]
SpaceX is now getting contracts for satellites based on the Starlink bus
SpaceX, L3Harris win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites WASHINGTON The Space Development Agency awarded SpaceX a $149 million contract and L3Harris a $193.5 million contract to each build four satellites to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles. The contracts announced Oct. 5 are for the first eight satellites of a potentially much larger Space Development Agency constellation of sensor satellites known as Tracking Layer Tranche 0. This is SpaceX's first military contract to produce satellites. Both companies have to each deliver four satellites by September 2022, Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear told SpaceNews. Each satellite will have a "wide field of view" overhead persistent infrared (OPIR) sensor capable of detecting and tracking advanced missile threats from low Earth orbit. Each satellite also will have an optical crosslink so it can pass data to relay satellites. Tournear said the winners were selected based on technical merit and ability to deliver satellites quickly. SpaceX proposed a new satellite design that is based on the Starlink bus that SpaceX designed for its internet megaconstellation. Tournear said SpaceX is acquiring the OPIR sensor from another supplier but could not disclose the name. SpaceX has not yet revealed its subcontractors for this program. |
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NM, USA
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Posted: 10/5/2020 7:56:12 PM EST
[#47]
Getting paid to pay themselves to launch, very nice.
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Posted: 10/5/2020 7:58:01 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Pavelow16478: SpaceX is now getting contracts for satellites based on the Starlink bus SpaceX, L3Harris win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites So Elon is entering the defense world? Boeing must be overjoyed. |
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Posted: 10/5/2020 8:04:37 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HeavyMetal: So Elon is entering the defense world? Boeing must be overjoyed. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HeavyMetal: Originally Posted By Pavelow16478: SpaceX is now getting contracts for satellites based on the Starlink bus SpaceX, L3Harris win Space Development Agency contracts to build missile-warning satellites So Elon is entering the defense world? Boeing must be overjoyed. https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/10/05/how-much-cheaper-are-spacex-reusable-rockets-now-w/ |
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Posted: 10/5/2020 8:22:32 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HeavyMetal: So Elon is entering the defense world? Boeing must be overjoyed. VLEO or LEO satellites constellations make sense for a lot of things beyond internet. Being able to cheaply mass produce satellites and launch 120+ of them a month is a huge capability and it was only a matter of time before the DoD wanted in. |
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