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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:15:57 AM EDT
[#1]
Webcast has started
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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:25:03 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:30:52 AM EDT
[#3]
nailed it
oceans a rockin though, it may slide around a bit before they get octagrabber on it. |
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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:31:47 AM EDT
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I wonder if they have video coverage during deployment. I need to ask them.
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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:31:58 AM EDT
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Watching random bits bounce around the second stage engine bell always trips me out.
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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:33:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NwG: Watching random bits bounce around the second stage engine bell always trips me out. One of them seemed to stick to the engine right above the bell. I kept waiting for it to fall off but it just sat there lol. |
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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:34:11 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:35:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By KonamiCode: One of them seemed to stick to the engine right above the bell. I kept waiting for it to fall off but it just sat there lol. Nothing to blow it away and only acceleration keeping it in place. |
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Posted: 7/17/2022 10:41:24 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/17/2022 11:15:38 AM EDT
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Cool fact mentioned toward the end of the webcast: last year SpaceX completed 31 missions in total. Today's mission was the 31st of this year and it's only July.
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Posted: 7/17/2022 12:58:46 PM EDT
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Do the legs always absorb the landing shock like that?
The payload fairing looked different. All gray. Is it a new style fairing? |
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Posted: 7/17/2022 1:11:40 PM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Do the legs always absorb the landing shock like that? The payload fairing looked different. All gray. Is it a new style fairing? The legs bounce / bend a fair bit. Think they said that was the third flight for that fairing. |
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Posted: 7/17/2022 1:12:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Do the legs always absorb the landing shock like that? The payload fairing looked different. All gray. Is it a new style fairing? Yes the legs are pseudo shock absorbers but they are not sprung, once they collapse the only way they extend is when weight is taken off of them and gravity takes over. I think you are right about the payload fairings being a new design, they have a more angular design at the taper near the bottom and the sheet metal cap on the nose is also new. I think this is the 3rd from here with them, and a couple more from Vandy. I've been trying to get info on them but not getting any answers. |
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Posted: 7/19/2022 4:31:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Chokey]
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NV, USA
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Posted: 7/19/2022 4:43:19 PM EDT
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Off to look up Roman Space Telescope.
I remember there was a lot of talk here about sending Webb up on a Falcon Heavy. But the faring was too small and the contract to send up Webb on an Ariane had been in place for a long time. |
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Posted: 7/19/2022 6:47:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hesperus: Off to look up Roman Space Telescope. I remember there was a lot of talk here about sending Webb up on a Falcon Heavy. But the faring was too small and the contract to send up Webb on an Ariane had been in place for a long time. Ariane was the European contribution to the project. It was always meant to go up on the Ariane. |
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Posted: 7/20/2022 3:40:28 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Starlink 3-2
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch (46) of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean." 2) Launch window: 10:39 AM PDT (1:39 PM EDT) (22 July 2022). 3) Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: South 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 5 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube  Starlink Mission 6) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore OCISLY (with Tug Scorpius), GO Quest and NRC Quest all departed from the Port of Long Beach yesterday to support Starlink 3-2. Back to back Vandy launches H/t @Harry__Stranger for being the eyes in the sky. b. Ready for launch.  Credit: SpaceFlightNow.com c. Navigation warning: 7) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship OCISLY recovery 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:32 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:35 Stage separation 00:02:42 Second stage starts 00:02:48 Fairing deployment 00:06:18 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:36 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:03 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:24 1st stage landing 00:08:48 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:54:01 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:02 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:03:03 Satellites deployment |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 1:41:23 PM EDT
[#18]
Wow, an abort from SpaceX.
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Posted: 7/21/2022 1:42:57 PM EDT
[#19]
Scrubbed, 24hr recycle.
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CT, USA
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Posted: 7/21/2022 1:43:24 PM EDT
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Scrubbed, 24 hour reset to tomorrow.
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Posted: 7/21/2022 2:00:26 PM EDT
[#21]
I feel like it's been a while since we've seen an abort like that.
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Posted: 7/21/2022 2:13:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Plumber576: I feel like it's been a while since we've seen an abort like that. She said the vehicle and payload were healthy - I'm wondering if it was simply a WX scrub. |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 3:01:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Sky: She said the vehicle and payload were healthy - I'm wondering if it was simply a WX scrub. Could "Vehicle and payload healthy" just mean "not blown up"? Also, I don't think LD would have called go for launch with an unresolved WX issue. Interested to know what the reason is! |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 3:06:30 PM EDT
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What is WX?
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Posted: 7/21/2022 3:18:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Regardless of the reason, delaying a launch to prevent a possible catastrophic failure is always good.
Perhaps it was a minor issue that could have been checked and if safe reset everything and launch. I believe that the Starlink launches are for a set time.....launch window is instantaneous. Thus they have no time to check and regroup other than try the next day. WX is weather. Minutes before launch time they said the weather condition was not a factor. |
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Posted: 7/21/2022 3:35:13 PM EDT
[#26]
Whoops
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Posted: 7/22/2022 1:15:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: hdhogman]
[#27]
Must have been a delay.
Broadcast will start at 1:30 PM. |
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Posted: 7/22/2022 1:33:21 PM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: Must have been a delay. Broadcast will start at 1:30 PM. intro music is on. |
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Posted: 7/22/2022 1:38:58 PM EDT
[#29]
What is that white line on the screen on the left??
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Posted: 7/22/2022 1:40:04 PM EDT
[#30]
launch!
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Plumber576: What is that white line on the screen on the left?? windmill |
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Posted: 7/22/2022 1:48:44 PM EDT
[#31]
Nailed it.
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Posted: 7/22/2022 1:49:10 PM EDT
[#32]
nailed it
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Posted: 7/22/2022 2:06:56 PM EDT
[#33]
Couldn’t get much closer to center than that.
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Posted: 7/22/2022 2:54:30 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: Must have been a delay. Broadcast will start at 1:30 PM. They start about five minutes before launch now. |
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Posted: 7/22/2022 3:10:50 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: They start about five minutes before launch now. Original launch time was 10:39 AM. |
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Posted: 7/22/2022 3:32:38 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: Original launch time was 10:39 AM. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: They start about five minutes before launch now. Original launch time was 10:39 AM. Pacific Time |
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Posted: 7/23/2022 3:23:24 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#37]
Mission: Starlink 4-25
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean." 2) Launch window: 9:38 AM EDT (24 July 2022). 3) Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida 4) Launch direction: Northeast 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 5 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube  Starlink Mission 6) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship and Doug are departing Port Canaveral. The vessels are heading 630 km downrange to the Starlink 4-25 landing Zone. http://nasaspaceflight.com/fleetcam  BJones@CaptainBJones. Doug and Droneship A Shortfall of Gravitas seen heading out of @PortCanaveral for Sunday's planned Starlink launch. @SpaceXFleet b. Ready for launch. c. Navigation warning:  Source: Space Offshore Note: this was for a previous Starlink mission so should be close. 7) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship ASOG recovery 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:27 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:30 Stage separation 00:02:37 Second stage starts 00:02:42 Fairing deployment 00:06:48 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:08 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:25 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:43 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:08:46 1st stage landing 00:15:04 Satellites deployment |
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Posted: 7/23/2022 3:27:22 PM EDT
[#38]
Falcon 9 has definitely become the long sought space truck.
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Posted: 7/23/2022 5:05:51 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Hesperus: Falcon 9 has definitely become the long sought space truck. The Wagon Train to the Stars. |
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Posted: 7/24/2022 9:33:50 AM EDT
[#40]
Webcast has started.
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Posted: 7/24/2022 9:36:55 AM EDT
[#41]
Looks like the Starship launch site.
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Posted: 7/24/2022 9:47:46 AM EDT
[#42]
nailed it
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Posted: 7/24/2022 9:48:23 AM EDT
[#43]
Another happy landing.
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Posted: 7/24/2022 9:48:38 AM EDT
[#44]
Perfect.
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Posted: 7/24/2022 9:56:33 AM EDT
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I woke up about 5 min before launch so I got out of bed and went outside..
I heard it, but didn't see it. There was some cloud cover, but not enough where I shouldn't have seen nothing. I wasn't as loud as others, so IDK |
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Posted: 7/24/2022 10:33:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/24/2022 11:39:31 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYb9LitXkAAHaV0?format=jpg&name=large I caught a quick glimpse of that but it was so short I was not sure that it happened. Deployment of 53 satellites confirmed. I must have been dozing off. From the launch video it started at T+51 seconds (may have been sooner but not shown) and lasted at varying levels for about ten seconds. |
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Posted: 7/24/2022 1:44:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FYb9LitXkAAHaV0?format=jpg&name=large Thanks, one of the best pics yet. Was it breaking the sound barrier? |
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Posted: 7/24/2022 3:00:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: nailed it It looked to me like they brought it in at an unusually steep angle this time. The grid fins were really working near the end. |
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Posted: 7/24/2022 3:05:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kill-9: It looked to me like they brought it in at an unusually steep angle this time. The grid fins were really working near the end. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kill-9: Originally Posted By Chokey: nailed it It looked to me like they brought it in at an unusually steep angle this time. The grid fins were really working near the end. According to the telemetry it did seem to be coming in fast. But any good landing is a good landing. |
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