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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:04:38 AM EST
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This being an NRO launch is allowing for some great footage of the 1st Stage performing it's boost-back burn and flying back toward the Cape.
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:09:04 AM EST
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nailed it
great view from the 1st stage |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:10:19 AM EST
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Did any local folks see the landing?
The ground-based video was great. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:10:25 AM EST
[#4]
It's getting to be so routine. That's pretty cool.
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:10:48 AM EST
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Still impressed watching landings.
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:11:22 AM EST
[#6]
It was cool seeing that boost back burn
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:11:31 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Did any local folks see the landing? The ground-based video was great. I couldn't see it but sure heard it ! |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:16:26 AM EST
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:18:58 AM EST
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:23:47 AM EST
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:50:45 AM EST
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dang i forgot all about. good to see another routine launch and landing
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Posted: 12/19/2020 2:04:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TLWrench: This being an NRO launch is allowing for some great footage of the 1st Stage performing it's boost-back burn and flying back toward the Cape. Also neat that the telemetry on the SpaceX webcast is from the booster. Usually the telemetry is of the second stage. Cool how the entry burn kills over 2500 km/h in 26 seconds then it accelerates with gravity until air density slowed it down before the landing burn. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 2:06:49 PM EST
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Posted: 12/19/2020 2:40:43 PM EST
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Was it a heavier pay load than 'normal'?
Seemed to launch slower than most. It could have been the distance from the camera and angle. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 3:25:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: Was it a heavier pay load than 'normal'? Seemed to launch slower than most. It could have been the distance from the camera and angle. Would have been a fairly light paypload in order to RTLS |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 3:56:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: https://i.imgur.com/S0M9GSX.gif Needs to be an “I’m Out!” GIF. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 3:59:43 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By hdhogman: Was it a heavier pay load than 'normal'? Seemed to launch slower than most. It could have been the distance from the camera and angle. Different track. It didn't head down range as early as the Starlink launches do. Stayed on a vertical path much longer and then started heading East. It was moving !!! |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 7:03:08 PM EST
[Last Edit: BigPony]
[#18]
Never get bored of RTLS. 26 for 26 for SpaceX on delivering payload to orbit in 2020 and 24/26 on booster landings. Most fairings were even recovered this year and able to be reused (although most were fished out of the water adding some more expense than those caught in the nets - but still cheaper than a new fairing.)
Starship has now entered it's flight testing stage as well, 2 manned missions to ISS, a cargo with the new Dragon2 as well. 2020 was a fantastic year for SpaceX. In '21 look for Starship to maybe hit orbit at the end of the year, and April will see a Falcon Heavy launch, and Elon is trying for 48 missions overall! |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 12/19/2020 7:30:02 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BigPony: Elon is trying for 48 missions overall! I am skeptical of that number. |
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Posted: 12/19/2020 7:32:45 PM EST
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Posted: 12/19/2020 9:12:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey:
 
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Posted: 12/21/2020 5:37:54 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: I am skeptical of that number. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By BigPony: Elon is trying for 48 missions overall! I am skeptical of that number. SpaceX was able to launch 10 rockets in october, november and december, that's a ~40 per year pace. They have a very busy manifest next year. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43418.0 ~25 launches planned not including Starlink launches.
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Posted: 12/21/2020 6:48:41 PM EST
[Last Edit: BigPony]
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It def is not going to be easy, but if they can pull that off it will be huge.
Dang. The US Launched 73 satellites in 1966. That is the most. When you include Rocket Lab in the mix plus the others we may hit mid 60's in 2021 for total launches. Not saying that is a sure thing, but it is certainly possible. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 12/21/2020 11:09:01 PM EST
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SpaceX celebrates five years of rocket landings with a record streak of success
"As SpaceX closes out a halcyon year, today marks the fifth anniversary of the first Falcon booster landing and the company is celebrating with record-breaking streak of success. SpaceX completed its last launch and landing on December 19th, delivering a mysterious US spy satellite to low Earth orbit (LEO) while Falcon 9 booster B1059 returned to Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) for its fifth successful recovery in 12 months. Known as NROL-108, the mission was SpaceX’s 26th of the year, crushing its previous record of 21 launches by almost 25%. Aside making Falcon 9 the world’s most-launched rocket of 2020 and demonstrating over a full quarter that an annual cadence of 40+ launches is well within SpaceX’s reach, NROL-108 also marked an impressive booster landing milestone almost five years to the day after the first success."  "The Falcon has landed" | Recap of Falcon 9 launch and landing |
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Posted: 12/22/2020 9:13:10 AM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: I am skeptical of that number. He's been stacking his team. I know a few experienced guys that have hired on in the past couple months. I don't know what the long pole will be but it's probably not manpower. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 12/23/2020 8:18:43 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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SpaceX’s first dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare lines up dozens of smallsats
"Already set to include several dozen small satellites for companies and institutions around the world, SpaceX’s first self-managed Falcon 9 rideshare launch is just around the corner. Scheduled to launch no earlier than (NET) January 14th, the mission – known as SpaceX Rideshare 3 (SXRS-3) – will be the company’s third mission under the umbrella of the “Smallsat Program” it debuted in 2019. The first two SXRS missions came in the form of Starlink rideshares in June and August 2020, carrying a total of five Earth imaging spacecraft into orbit for Planet and BlackSky alongside 115 of SpaceX’s own Starlink satellites. Potentially costing just $1 million or less per 200-kilogram (440 lb) satellite ($5,000/kg), SpaceX’s smallsat launch pricing is by far the most competitive ever commercially offered, but the company has yet to make a major dent with only five spacecraft launched. However, that’s about to change – and rather dramatically so – just three or so weeks from now.  Exolaunch recently announced that it has a full 30 satellites manifested on SpaceX’s first dedicated Smallsat Program launch. (Exolaunch) |
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Posted: 1/2/2021 4:04:06 PM EST
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Night launch coming up Monday.
Launch window opens 8:27 p.m. Turksat 5A |
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Posted: 1/2/2021 4:36:27 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Night launch coming up Monday. Launch window opens 8:27 p.m. Turksat 5A I haven't seen anything official, but it will probably be delayed. Finn Falgout/JRTI returned to port a day after departing. (Dec 30th/31st) |
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Posted: 1/2/2021 4:39:10 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: I haven't seen anything official, but it will probably be delayed. Finn Falgout/JRTI returned to port a day after departing. (Dec 30th/31st) Seems like every launch has been delayed for one reason or another over the past 3 months. |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 1/3/2021 9:11:44 PM EST
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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1) Background info: Source
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Turksat 5A communications satellite for Turksat, a Turkish satellite operator. Built by Airbus Defense and Space with significant Turkish contributions, the Turkish 5A satellite will provide Ku-band television broadcast services over Turkey, the Middle East, Europe and Africa ." 2) Launch window: 8:28 PM EST (7 January 2021) to 12:28 AM EST (8 January 2021) 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 20 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube  Turksat 5A Mission 5) Launch preparations: a. Turksat 5A  b. Boats heading east (Source: SpaceXFleet.com)  Droneship and fairing recovery teams nearly in position for Turksat-5A. GO Navigator en-route to the Gulf of Mexico for CRS-21 Dragon splashdown c. Ready for launch. SpaceX photo  6) First stage return/disposal: Ocean barge recovery 7) Mission press kit: Now online here 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 2:34 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 2:46 Second stage starts 3:37 Fairing deployment 6:17 1st stage entry burn begins 8:02 Second stage engine cutoff 8:28 1st stage landing 26:51 2nd stage engine restarts 28:03 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 33:04 Turksat 5A deployment |
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Posted: 1/3/2021 10:25:54 PM EST
[#31]
JRTI and Finn Falgout leaving port now, so probably a late week launch.
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Posted: 1/4/2021 6:26:39 AM EST
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Local news stating the the weather should not be a problem for a launch tonight , window still opens at 8:27 P.M.
Cold front here now , a bit chilly but low humidity and clear skies. |
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Posted: 1/4/2021 11:51:14 AM EST
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Posted: 1/4/2021 5:44:12 PM EST
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So it's a no go for tonight?
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Posted: 1/4/2021 5:56:58 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AJE: So it's a no go for tonight? nope, Wednesday evening WED, Jan 6 - 8:28pm-12:28am ET |
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Posted: 1/4/2021 5:59:12 PM EST
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Any launch window for SN9 down there in Boca Chica?
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Posted: 1/5/2021 7:55:46 AM EST
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Posted: 1/5/2021 8:10:55 PM EST
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 How SpaceX Recovers Falcon 9 after Drone Ship Landings - Port Canaveral Recovery Operations All I can think watching this is that this seems more complicated than it needs to be. I imagine what's planned for Starship will be simpler. |
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Posted: 1/5/2021 8:26:59 PM EST
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Got a bit better camera for Christmas and took a ride out to the Port today.
Looks like Go Searcher is getting ready to recover the cargo Dragon in about 6 days. Old..  Attached FileNew..  Attached FileLooks like the Mouse is getting prepped for a sortie..  Attached File |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 3:27:17 PM EST
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Posted: 1/7/2021 3:47:45 PM EST
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Thanks Chokey, I appreciate the updates.
And, a few others do as well. |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 4:40:43 PM EST
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Cloud layer is getting pretty thick right now , cold front moving in and it's got some precip with it.
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Posted: 1/7/2021 5:02:54 PM EST
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Posted: 1/7/2021 5:26:06 PM EST
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Posted: 1/7/2021 5:51:12 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Plumber576: DARPA satellites damaged at SpaceX processing facility Whoopsie Daisy. |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 5:54:19 PM EST
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According to an industry source the mishap happened while the satellites were being stacked and the payload separation system was accidentally released. What exactly does that entail... |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 6:03:07 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: What exactly does that entail... Bad news , usually VERY bad news. Fuck up on a stack and you can write off the entire mission. @Riverswine can tell more about this than I can , because that's part of his job. |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 6:05:35 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: What exactly does that entail... I don't know the details, but SpaceX usually uses pneumatic pushers to separate the payloads, and if they went off they/it would have been "deployed" while on the gorund |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 6:50:11 PM EST
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Neotopiaman: I don't know the details, but SpaceX usually uses pneumatic pushers to separate the payloads, and if they went off they/it would have been "deployed" while on the gorund By on the ground, do they mean "on" the ground? Or deployed "to" the ground from an altitude of 20 feet or so? |
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Posted: 1/7/2021 7:02:14 PM EST
[Last Edit: Neotopiaman]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 1Andy2: By on the ground, do they mean "on" the ground? Or deployed "to" the ground from an altitude of 20 feet or so? Again, will need more info, but probably think of something like this deploying one or more of it's satellites on to the ground: 
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