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Originally 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. View Quote The grid fin movement is more pronounced just before landing because of a gradually decreasing airspeed also decreases their effectiveness, therefore they appear more radical in their movement just before touchdown. It's an aerodynamic thing just like an aircraft wing, they are not effective until the air is moving fast enough over the wing to take advantage of redirecting it. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Mission: KPLO
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO. This is South Korea’s first space exploration mission. The KPLO spacecraft carries science instruments to image permanently shadowed craters to search for signs of water ice, measure the composition of lunar regolith, and capture high-resolution images to map future landing sites. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. " "If KPLO launches in the first week of August, its arrival date at the moon is fixed on Dec. 16. The Falcon 9 will propel the spacecraft on a trajectory that will take it close to the L1 Lagrange point, a gravitationally-stable location nearly a million miles (1.5 million kilometers) from the daytime side of the Earth, some four times farther than the moon. Gravitational forces will naturally pull the spacecraft back toward the Earth and the moon, where the Korean probe will be captured in orbit Dec. 16. A series of propulsive maneuvers with the spacecraft’s thrusters will steer KPLO into a circular low-altitude orbit about 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the lunar surface by New Year’s Eve." 2) Launch window: 7:08 PM EDT (4 August 2022). 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Launch direction: Easterly 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube KPLO Mission 6) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore Tug Kurt J Crosby is gearing up to depart Port Canaveral with Just Read the Instructions droneship for the KPLO mission, NET August 4th. JRTI will be stationed approx ~640 km downrange. http://nasaspaceflight.com/fleetcam b. Satellite: The Korea Lunar Pathfinder Orbiter spacecraft undergoing testing in South Korea before shipment to Florida for launch preparations. Credit: KARI b. Ready for launch. Jenny Hautmann@JennyHPhoto KPLO sits ready at SLC-40 ahead of launch which is scheduled for 7:08 PM ET this evening. c. Navigation warning: 7) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Drone ship JRTI recovery 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:31 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:34 Stage separation 00:02:42 Second stage starts 00:03:15 Fairing deployment 00:06:49 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:19 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:58 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:33 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:09:01 1st stage landing 00:34:15 2nd stage engine restarts (SES-2) 00:35:15 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:40:16 KPLO deploys |
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This shit never gets old
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Guess not. |
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apparently they nailed it
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Ooof they may have lost the landing. Nm just said it landed.
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GD is talented. If you are butt hurtable, someone will hurt your butt. . - 74novaman
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pretty sketch there for a moment
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GD is talented. If you are butt hurtable, someone will hurt your butt. . - 74novaman
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How long is the trip to Moon orbit?
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NRA Benefactor Life
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Maybe I never noticed before, but when the 1st stage was coming down there seemed to be a lot of debris floating around in the video.
Anyone else see this? |
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ARFCOM Philosophy--Do you consider the magazine half full or half empty?
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Good. They should show deployment.
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Originally Posted By Chokey: this was a shot from John Kraus this morning from the Atlas V launch https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZWpw1oXoAMhpwg?format=jpg&name=large View Quote That's a beautiful shot. Thanks for sharing, Chokey. |
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It's so annoying trying to have a Socratic argument with a psychopath.
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Originally Posted By Chokey: this was a shot from John Kraus this morning from the Atlas V launch https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FZWpw1oXoAMhpwg?format=jpg&name=large View Quote Amazing picture ! Thanks Chokey. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Mission: Starlink 4-26
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: 10:14 PM EDT (9 August 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. Alex Pietras@astro_pietras@SpaceOffshore Doug and ASOG Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Departure! A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship is heading ~630 km downrange for the Starlink 4-26 mission. http://nasaspaceflight.com/fleetcam b. Ready for launch. c. Navigation warning: Raul@Raul74Cz. LHA map for #Starlink Group 4-26 from KSC LC-39A NET 09 Aug 22:59 UTC, alternatively 10 to 15 Aug based on NOTMAR/NOTAMs. B1073.3 planned landing with roughly estimated fairing recovery approx. 656km downrange. Stage2 debris reentry in eastern Pacific. http://bit.do/LHA19 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. 00:02:26 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:30 Stage separation 00:02:36 Second stage starts 00:02:41 Fairing deployment 00:06:45 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:06 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:19 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:43 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:08:44 1st stage landing 00:15:24 Satellites deployment |
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This is pretty cool, a guy lands a model rocket like SpaceX.
I Landed A Rocket Like SpaceX - Scout F |
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Originally Posted By JoseCuervo: This is pretty cool, a guy lands a model rocket like SpaceX. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SH3lR2GLgT0 View Quote got a shout out from Musk on it, too! |
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Launch time is now 1014 PM EDT tonight. Chokey got it.
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Nice smoke ring around T+1:08
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Those were some odd cloud manipulations.
Here’s hoping for a good landing. |
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Good view from just S of Jax.
Go baby go! |
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nailed it
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Noice
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Mission: Starlink 3-3
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: 2:40 PM PDT (5:40 PM EDT) (12 August 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. Of Course I Still Love You droneship departed from Long Beach last night with tug Scorpius for Starlink 3-3. GO Quest will cover droneship support whilst NRC Quest is expected to recover the fairing. b. Ready for launch. 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. 00:02:39 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:33 Stage separation 00:02:39 Second stage starts 00:02:44 Fairing deployment 00:06:21 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:41 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:04 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:25 1st stage landing 00:08:45 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:53:58 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:54:00 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:03:01 Satellites deployment |
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nailed it
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: It was off center a few feet! View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By Chokey: nailed it It was off center a few feet! you know it's not about where it lands but rather that it lands on such a small target at all. |
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It still amazes me. Not just that they are able to land the sucker, on a barge. But that the barge is so small.
If I was in charge of Falcon 9 I probably would have tried to get something more Nimitz class aircraft carrier sized. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: It is a testament to their expertise that being off center a few feet is the only "negative" thing to be said. View Quote A few years ago, we were hoping for a successful barge landing - now we judge how far the landing is off (in feet/meters) from the landing spot from a vehicle returning from space. |
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Originally Posted By RyanEsstac: Launch me more sattelites damn it! Just things at the Esstac Shooting range. Only had to kill one tree, which was the easiest way to pit a pole in. Using portability and it already told me it's peak times so expect slow speeds. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/477522/Screenshot_20220812-183744_Chrome-2487058.jpg View Quote I am not an expert on this but maybe after a day or so power it down, wait a few minutes then restart it. I have a vague recollection that someone did something like that and it improved substantially. Ideally whoever has done this will clarify the procedure. Maybe not. I saw this in the Starlink thread. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FaN-XudWQAAyh_z?format=jpg&name=900x900 Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore Steamroller doesn't stop. ASOG droneship is about to depart for Starlink 4-27. Tug Crosby Skipper will tow ~630 km downrange. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: I am not an expert on this but maybe after a day or so power it down, wait a few minutes then restart it. I have a vague recollection that someone did something like that and it improved substantially. Ideally whoever has done this will clarify the procedure. Maybe not. I saw this in the Starlink thread. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Originally Posted By RyanEsstac: Launch me more sattelites damn it! Just things at the Esstac Shooting range. Only had to kill one tree, which was the easiest way to pit a pole in. Using portability and it already told me it's peak times so expect slow speeds. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/477522/Screenshot_20220812-183744_Chrome-2487058.jpg I am not an expert on this but maybe after a day or so power it down, wait a few minutes then restart it. I have a vague recollection that someone did something like that and it improved substantially. Ideally whoever has done this will clarify the procedure. Maybe not. I saw this in the Starlink thread. I've seen that posted a few times around the internet. Didn't work for me the multiple times I tried it. If the cell is overloaded, the cell is overloaded. |
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Does anyone have suggestions for improving the posts about the next launch? I recently added launch direction.
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