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Posted: 5/24/2022 2:49:54 PM EDT
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Track for tomorrow, along with RTLZ this is going to be a good one !
#Transporter-5 LHAs from SLC-40 NET 25 May 18:27 UTC, altern. 26-31 May. B1061.8 LZ1 landing. Drop area (red) in case of boostback/stage2 failure. Fairing recovery north of Cuba ~600km downrange. Dogleg maneuver to SSO azimuth. S2 reentry in South Pacific.  Attached File |
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Posted: 5/24/2022 4:07:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/24/2022 4:58:46 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Track for tomorrow, along with RTLZ this is going to be a good one ! #Transporter-5 LHAs from SLC-40 NET 25 May 18:27 UTC, altern. 26-31 May. B1061.8 LZ1 landing. Drop area (red) in case of boostback/stage2 failure. Fairing recovery north of Cuba ~600km downrange. Dogleg maneuver to SSO azimuth. S2 reentry in South Pacific. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/279984/FTYkVp-X0AEE-i4_jpg-2395642.JPG That clearly shows the dogleg maneuver after stage separation. The red line is the first stage but it should perform a boostback burn to land at Landing Zone 1 near the launch site. Then the yellow line shows the second stage and that there is enough of a change in inclination to have the payload fairing land further west than the first stage trajectory. Now that we have the event times note that the payload fairing separation is far later than normal. This is to get the actual path of the second stage (yellow line) such that the fairings will drop in a suitable location. The second burn of the second stage is far longer than with a Starlink launch. I am guessing that it may be for an inclination change which is most efficient at the equator. Current guess is northbound around Borneo. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 9:20:08 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Transporter-5 payload names and deployment times (time after after launch)
HH:MM:SS (Hours:Minutes:Seconds) 00:59:00 GeoOptics CICERO-2 Vehicle 2 deploys, manifested by Terran Orbital 00:59:09 SharedSat_2141 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 00:59:18 NASA Pathfinder Technology Demonstrator 3 deploys, manifested by Terran Orbital 00:59:17 LEMUR 2 KAREN_B deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 00:59:37 URDANETA deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 00:59:46 GeoOptics CICERO-2 Vehicle 1 deploys, manifested by Terran Orbital 00:59:56 LEMUR 2 VANDENDRIES deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:00:05 Omnispace Spark-2 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:00:24 LEMUR 2 TENNYSONLILY deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:00:47 GHGSat-C4 Penny deploys 01:01:00 Planetum-1 and SPiN-1 deploy, manifested by Exolaunch 01:01:09 LEMUR 2 HANCOM-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:01:21 GHGSat-C3 Luca deploys 01:01:38 NASA CubeSat Proximity Operations Demonstration deploys, manifested by Terran Orbital 01:01:50 Connecta T1.1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:01:59 LEMUR 2 MIMI1307 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:02:13 GHGSat-C5 Diako deploys 01:03:18 Foresail-1 deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:03:49 Fleet Space Centauri-5 deploys, manifested by Terran Orbital 01:04:04 CnCE V4 and CnCE V5 deploys 01:04:20 Satellogic’s Newsat 28 deploys 01:04:42 Spaceflight Inc’s Sherpa-AC1 deploys 01:05:28 Varisat-1C deploys, manifested by Momentus 01:05:43 AMS deploys 01:06:07 BroncoSat-1 deploys, manifested by Momentus 01:06:35 Satellogic’s Newsat 29 deploys 01:08:19 Satellogic’s Newsat 30 deploys 01:08:40 First ICEYE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:09:00 Satellogic’s Newsat 31 deploys 01:09:22 D-Orbit’s ION SCV006 Thrilling Thomas deploys 01:09:44 Umbra deploys 01:10:05 HaykEye 360’s Hawk-5B deploys 01:10:26 HaykEye 360’s Hawk-5C deploys 01:10:48 HaykEye 360’s Hawk-5A deploys 01:11:17 Momentus’ Vigoride deploys 01:11:56 Second ICEYE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:12:29 Third ICEYE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:12:51 Fourth ICEYE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch 01:15:22 Fifth ICEYE deploys, manifested by Exolaunch |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 2:17:18 PM EDT
[#5]
Now they have the launch time at 2:35 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/25/2022 2:23:49 PM EDT
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Webcast is coming live
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Posted: 5/25/2022 2:24:08 PM EDT
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intro music up.
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Posted: 5/25/2022 2:30:02 PM EDT
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Looks like a new first stage.
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Posted: 5/25/2022 2:44:43 PM EDT
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nailed it
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Posted: 5/25/2022 2:48:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/25/2022 2:49:26 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/25/2022 2:54:26 PM EDT
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Transporter-5 is SpaceX’s fifth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission. On this flight are 59 spacecraft, including CubeSats, microsats, non-deploying hosted payloads, and orbital transfer vehicles. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 3:49:23 PM EDT
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Found my now favorite viewing area, there is a launch viewing area at the gate at Cape Canaveral Space Force station, they even have a few bleachers there.
It's on the North side of Port Canaveral and much closer, the launch and the booster landing was incredible, double sonic boom too. I'll be viewing and filming from there from now on. (pulled my camera out of the bag when I got there and the lens was fogged, I will address that before the next launch.) |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 3:53:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Found my now favorite viewing area, there is a launch viewing area at the gate at Cape Canaveral Space Force station, they even have a few bleachers there. It's on the North side of Port Canaveral and much closer, the launch and the booster landing was incredible, double sonic boom too. I'll be viewing and filming from there from now on. (pulled my camera out of the bag when I got there and the lens was fogged, I will address that before the next launch.) AC car. Camera is chilled. Warm moist outside air hits it and instant condensation. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 3:56:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Found my now favorite viewing area, there is a launch viewing area at the gate at Cape Canaveral Space Force station, they even have a few bleachers there. It's on the North side of Port Canaveral and much closer, the launch and the booster landing was incredible, double sonic boom too. I'll be viewing and filming from there from now on. (pulled my camera out of the bag when I got there and the lens was fogged, I will address that before the next launch.) Making a note of this for the next time I'm in town for a launch. Thanks! |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 4:01:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: AC car. Camera is chilled. Warm moist outside air hits it and instant condensation. Had it in the saddle bag on my motorbike. It wasn't kept in there, I put it in there (in the case) just before I left. I think I'll get some desiccant for the camera bag. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 4:07:59 PM EDT
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Well shit, farting around with my camera, it isn't the lens that's fogged up. The flip out screen on the back has a perfect picture. The view finder is out of focus !
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Posted: 5/25/2022 4:15:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Found my now favorite viewing area, there is a launch viewing area at the gate at Cape Canaveral Space Force station, they even have a few bleachers there. It's on the North side of Port Canaveral and much closer, the launch and the booster landing was incredible, double sonic boom too. I'll be viewing and filming from there from now on. (pulled my camera out of the bag when I got there and the lens was fogged, I will address that before the next launch.) what pads would that location be good for? Also, would you happen to have GPS Co-ordinates for it? |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 4:15:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Well shit, farting around with my camera, it isn't the lens that's fogged up. The flip out screen on the back has a perfect picture. The view finder is out of focus ! Argghhhh! I hate when that happens - and it has happened to me also... |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 4:29:48 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Dagger41]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Harmonic_Distortion: what pads would that location be good for? Also, would you happen to have GPS Co-ordinates for it? All of them. It's ON Merritt Island, can't get much closer to that without credentials. Maybe the KSC visitors center has a better view, but you have to pay and it's always a zoo with crowds and traffic. This area maybe had 80 people there today, and it's free. The view is basically unobstructed by buildings and high vegetation. About one mile inland from the coast. I'll take a ride over there again tomorrow and get some pics. 28.42072, -80.60832 |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 4:32:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ_Sky: Argghhhh! I hate when that happens - and it has happened to me also... I feel like a dumbass now. Googled the issue and found the answer almost right away. There is a small wheel beside the view finder called the diopter wheel, I must have fat thumbed it at one point, 1/4 turn and it's back in focus. I feel shame. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 4:50:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: NotRyan]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: All of them. It's ON Merritt Island, can't get much closer to that without credentials. Maybe the KSC visitors center has a better view, but you have to pay and it's always a zoo with crowds and traffic. This area maybe had 80 people there today, and it's free. The view is basically unobstructed by buildings and high vegetation. About one mile inland from the coast. I'll take a ride over there again tomorrow and get some pics. 28.42072, -80.60832 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By Harmonic_Distortion: what pads would that location be good for? Also, would you happen to have GPS Co-ordinates for it? All of them. It's ON Merritt Island, can't get much closer to that without credentials. Maybe the KSC visitors center has a better view, but you have to pay and it's always a zoo with crowds and traffic. This area maybe had 80 people there today, and it's free. The view is basically unobstructed by buildings and high vegetation. About one mile inland from the coast. I'll take a ride over there again tomorrow and get some pics. 28.42072, -80.60832 That looks about 2x as far as PLAYALINDA Beach from LC-39A and LC-40... but I'm sure its better for sound as you dont have the ocean and wind. Where is the landing site? Edit... found it. That spot looks MUCH better to view landings though. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 5:00:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RyanEsstac: That looks about 2x as far as PLAYALINDA Beach from LC-39A and LC-40... but I'm sure its better for sound as you dont have the ocean and wind. Where is the landing site? Edit... found it. That spot looks MUCH better to view landings though. Yes the landing area is much closer than the pad. You could see the booster free-falling with the naked eye and easily make out the grid fins etc, before the landing burn. Very loud double sonic boom followed by the rocket noise of the landing burn. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 5:02:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Yes the landing area is much closer than the pad. You could see the booster free-falling with the naked eye and easily make out the grid fins etc, before the landing burn. Very loud double sonic boom followed by the rocket noise of the landing burn. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Originally Posted By RyanEsstac: That looks about 2x as far as PLAYALINDA Beach from LC-39A and LC-40... but I'm sure its better for sound as you dont have the ocean and wind. Where is the landing site? Edit... found it. That spot looks MUCH better to view landings though. Yes the landing area is much closer than the pad. You could see the booster free-falling with the naked eye and easily make out the grid fins etc, before the landing burn. Very loud double sonic boom followed by the rocket noise of the landing burn. Looks like that's where I'm going when I finally see a Heavy or Starship launch |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 5:08:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Found my now favorite viewing area, there is a launch viewing area at the gate at Cape Canaveral Space Force station, they even have a few bleachers there. It's on the North side of Port Canaveral and much closer, the launch and the booster landing was incredible, double sonic boom too. I'll be viewing and filming from there from now on. (pulled my camera out of the bag when I got there and the lens was fogged, I will address that before the next launch.) I was just there last week, we saw two Falcon 9 launches while on vacation. It is a good spot for sure. We showed up about 30 mins before launch, no traffic whatsoever. I'm jelly we didn't get to see the boosters land back on the pad, the ones we saw landed on the drone ships, which are 400 miles from the coast. |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 5:46:17 PM EDT
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@Dagger41
Where do you park? On the grass or in the truck parking area for the Pass and ID office? |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 9:13:51 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/25/2022 9:35:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FTpXU-xX0AABLTK?format=jpg&name=large "How do you feel?" "Cough! Crispy." |
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Posted: 5/25/2022 10:58:15 PM EDT
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It still boggles my mind at the amount of hardware and software that it takes to make a bullseye landing.
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Posted: 5/26/2022 5:20:30 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Dagger41]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Brawndo: @Dagger41 Where do you park? On the grass or in the truck parking area for the Pass and ID office? There is parking across the street on the South side of the bleachers, it's on grass. I had to park my motorbike West of the bleachers on a small paved lot, they won't allow motorbikes to be parked on the grass. I didn't ask why. @Brawndo |
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Posted: 5/31/2022 10:28:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: It still boggles my mind at the amount of hardware and software that it takes to make a bullseye landing. Considering where things started with Falcon 1...  SpaceX Falcon 1 launch |
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Posted: 6/4/2022 1:10:21 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/4/2022 9:00:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
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Posted: 6/6/2022 6:21:44 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/7/2022 4:49:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Nilesat 301
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. " 2) Launch window: 5:04 PM EDT (8 June 2022). 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube  Nilesat 301 Mission 5) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. b. Ready for launch. c. Navigation warning: 6) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship xxxxx recovery 7) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:37 Stage separation 00:02:44 Second stage starts 00:02:50 Fairing deployment 00:06:23 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:37 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:59 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:24 1st stage landing 00:08:50 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:45:29 Second stage starts 00:45:31 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:54:32 Satellites deployment |
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Posted: 6/7/2022 5:23:12 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Nilesat 301
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Nilesat 301 geostationary communications satellite. Nilesat 301, built by Thales Alenia Space, will provide digital broadband and internet connectivity services for the Egyptian operator Nilesat. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. " 2) Launch window: 5:04 - 7:33 PM EDT (8 June 2022). 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 10 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpCZu89zb5Y5) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. b. Ready for launch. c. Navigation warning:  6) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship JRTI recovery 7) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:34 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:37 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:45 2nd stage engine starts 00:03:24 Fairing deployment 00:06:28 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:50 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:05 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO) 00:08:19 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:42 1st stage landing 00:26:56 2nd stage engine restarts (SES-2) 00:28:02 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:33:13 Nilesat 301 deployment |
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Posted: 6/8/2022 4:53:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/8/2022 4:55:26 PM EDT
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Been weird to go so long without a SpaceX launch.
I feel like an addict twitching for their fix. |
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:00:48 PM EDT
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Unspecified potential flight issue. Countdown still progressing.
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:04:12 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Unspecified potential flight issue. Countdown still progressing. Go for launch |
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:13:45 PM EDT
[#41]
Stuck the landing.
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:13:56 PM EDT
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magically nailed it
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:15:20 PM EDT
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I'm read to ride it
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:15:27 PM EDT
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It looks like they repainted the inner circle and SpaceX logo.
The landing video was not close to as good as the two previous flights. |
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:15:29 PM EDT
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I get a kick out of the live feed. It damn near looks fake when compared to the old NASA launches I watched as a kid.
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:38:43 PM EDT
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Payload deployment confirmed.
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Posted: 6/8/2022 5:45:58 PM EDT
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Couldn’t see from my house today due to thunderstorms
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Posted: 6/8/2022 6:25:44 PM EDT
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Always fun to watch.
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Posted: 6/9/2022 10:34:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TacticalGarand44: Originally Posted By Chokey:
Nice to see some Falcon Heavy use! |
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Posted: 6/9/2022 2:39:57 PM EDT
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