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I know it’s been discussed in this thread. But I don’t know on what page.
What is the booster that launched the NROL-87 mission? And how many flights does it have now? If memory serves 87 was its first mission. |
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Originally Posted By Hesperus: I know it’s been discussed in this thread. But I don’t know on what page. What is the booster that launched the NROL-87 mission? And how many flights does it have now? If memory serves 87 was its first mission. View Quote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Falcon_9_first-stage_boosters#B1071 |
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musak started
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And away she goes!
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Boost back burn video from the ground was very nice.
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nailed it
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Beautiful
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NRA Benefactor Life
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I had an awesome view from Ft. Myers. Could see it for at least 6 minutes with the SE trajectory.
It never gets old. |
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ARFCOM Philosophy--Do you consider the magazine half full or half empty?
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OP, thanks for the post.
I saw it about 10 mins before the launch, which was enough time to go outside and see it in the night sky. Attached File |
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Anytime someone starts with "I support the 2nd and own guns myself but..." it is code for I mean the exact opposite and now I'm going to say something stupid and untrue.
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Falcon Heavy launch is four days away (14 January 2023). Click on date.
Credit: NASASpaceFlight.com SpaceX@SpaceX. Full duration static fire of Falcon Heavy complete; targeting no earlier than Saturday, January 14 for launch of the USSF-67 mission from Florida |
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Wrong thread
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Originally Posted By Towely: I never got an email, but I just checked our order status and it was offering us the "Best Effort" service. I jumped on it and our dish should be here in 2-4 weeks. My understanding is it is essentially the same thing as the stationary Starlink RV service. Any guesstimate what kind of speeds we should see? This is what we are currently getting with our FirstNet cell hotspot so... I'm hoping Starlink does a little better at least. https://www.speedtest.net/result/14188462061.png View Quote |
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Whomever is programing the simulation these days is off their meds. - ScaryBlackGuns
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Originally Posted By kill-9: @Towely, did you mean to post in this thread? View Quote Oopskies Thanks for the @ so I can fix it. |
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on a side note
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Space Systems Command (SSC) has announced that the next U.S. Space Force mission is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A at 5:55 p.m. ET (22:55 UTC), with a backup opportunity on Sunday, Jan. 15 at 5:56 p.m. ET (22:56 UTC), using SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket.
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"If It Has Tits, Wheels, or a CPU, it's gonna cause you Problems".
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Mission: Falcon Heavy, USSF-67
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the USSF 67 mission for the U.S. Space Force. The mission will launch the Space Force’s second Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM, or CBAS 2, military communications satellite and the Long Duration Propulsive ESPA 3A, or LDPE 3A, rideshare satellite hosting multiple experimental payloads." Article on LDPE payload 2) Launch window: 5:56 - 6:33 PM EST (15 January 2023) 3) Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida 4) Launch direction: East 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff) b. YouTube: USSF-67 Mission c. SpaceFlightNow video link Launch Pad Live: Falcon 9 / Falcon Heavy / Starship 6) Observation comments: Sunset is 5:47 PM EST. Civil twilight at 6:13 PM. It would be better if the launch was 10-20 minutes later but this one still has the potential to be incredible with two boosters doing boostback burns. 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. I never saw a posting but am assuming that a ship (Bob) will attempt to recover the fairings. The light blue boat at 64.6655 W, 27.5864 N may be Bob. b. Satellites: Artist’s concept of a Long Duration Propulsive ESPA spacecraft, based on Northrop Grumman’s ESPAStar satellite bus. Credit: Northrop Grumman c. Ready for launch: Jenny Hautmann@JennyHPhoto. Falcon Heavy horizontal at LC-39A ahead of its launch this evening at 5:55 PM ET. Julia Bergeron@julia_bergeron. Launch engineers are in final preps to raise Falcon Heavy vertical ahead of the USSF-67 mission. The weather looks good for a window open of 5:55 pm ET tonight. Credit: SpaceX d. Navigation warning: 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Side boosters return to launch area Landing Zones 1 and 2. The center booster is disposed in the ocean. 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:24 Side boosters engine cutoff (BECO) 00:02:28 Side boosters separate 00:02:43 Side boosters boostback burns begin 00:03:52 Side boosters boostback burns end 00:03:55 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:03:59 Center core 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:04:05 2nd stage engine starts (SES) 00:04:22 Fairing deployment 00:06:32 Side boosters entry burns start 00:06:44 Side boosters entry burns end 00:07:42 Side boosters landing burns start 00:08:00 Side boosters landing 10) Orbit destination: GEO |
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Apparently delayed, thought it was today
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Originally Posted By RyanEsstac: Apparently delayed, thought it was today View Quote It was..until it wasn't. "1/14/2023 11:58 Stephen Clark SpaceX confirms the launch of the company's Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center has been delayed to Sunday at 5:56 p.m. EST (2256 GMT). Preparations for the USSF-67 mission were running behind schedule for a launch opportunity today. There's a greater than 90% chance of good weather for liftoff Sunday evening." |
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The viewing area for the landing zone is full at 12:45pm today. I did warn my parents they had to go EARLY
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RP-1 loaded into second stage. Less than 20 minutes to go.
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Phew! I made it.
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awesome coverage of the double boost back burns
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nailed 'em!
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Nailed it. I don’t understand the math of why they don’t recover the middle stage on the barge on some launches. But the reentry and landing of the side boosters was awesome
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X-37?
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Stuck the landings. Very routine now
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Damn that was fun.
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Originally Posted By KELBEAST: Nailed it. I don’t understand the math of why they don’t recover the middle stage on the barge on some launches. But the reentry and landing of the side boosters was awesome View Quote Isn't it because of the mission parameters of the payload? They must use up too much fuel getting payload(s) where they need to be. Not enough fuel to conduct a safe landing. That's my assumption anyway. I may be totally off base |
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Originally Posted By KELBEAST: Nailed it. I don't understand the math of why they don't recover the middle stage on the barge on some launches. But the reentry and landing of the side boosters was awesome View Quote |
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Nice! As far as not recovering the center stack they said they used up all the fuel pushing it out to space so none is left to perform a recovery. I got my wife to watch and they didn't show both landing at the same time. Kinda bumbed on that!
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Ok Florida crew, show me your jellyfish pics!
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Preferred Pronoun: Space Lord Mutherfucker
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Normally don't bother, too many but it was so clear I wanted to watch with binocs to see the boosters come back down and do their various burns and adjustments as normally it is not so crystal clear to see that.
Very nice from about 50 miles away |
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Originally Posted By Utahshooting: Isn't it because of the mission parameters of the payload? They must use up too much fuel getting payload(s) where they need to be. Not enough fuel to conduct a safe landing. That's my assumption anyway. I may be totally off base View Quote Exactly. All the performance of the center core is needed to allow the second stage to insert the payloads into geosynchronous orbit. |
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Holy crap I could see it from my place in the middle of NC.
Turns out there's a small lake directly next to my apartment complex, that points almost due south, with a walking bridge that goes directly over the lake. Once the rocket gets above the tree line, I can watch it the whole way until it is out of sight. Might have to get some nice binoculars to watch it again in the future. It's just a small point of light moving across the sky from where I am, but it's still pretty cool that I can see it. |
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