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Too cloudy here in Las Cruces
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We are born free and will stay free. |
In the long term, tax stamps and prostitutes are cheaper.
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Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 30, 2024 |
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 8-9
1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of Starlink V2 Mini internet satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean." SpaceFlightNow source 2) Launch window: 3:59 - 5:59 AM EDT (3 July 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida 4) Launch direction: Northeast 5) Webcast viewing option: ![]() SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Starlink Group 8-9 - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral SFS - July 3, 2024 6) Observation comments: Jellyfish alert. See this thread for details. 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out: Signet Warhorse I + ASOG departed PC on Jun 30 @ 6:32pm ET ![]() Bob departed PC on Jul 1 @ 9:19am ET ![]() Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided. c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings: ![]() Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship ASOG. 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:10 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:28 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:00 Fairing deployment 00:06:06 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:29 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:49 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:13 1st stage landing 00:08:38 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:51:57 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:51:58 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:00:51 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit insertion: 286 kilometers (perigee) x 294 kilometers (apogee) at 53 degree inclination |
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@AmericanPeople do you have a sightings map for the FL launches? I assume NOLA is way out of observation area.
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In the long term, tax stamps and prostitutes are cheaper.
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote ...and if that were Starship, it would've only taken somewhere between 6-9 launches to get that much mass to orbit. |
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Mission: Falcon 9, Starlink 9-3
1) Mission description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch another batch of 20 Starlink internet, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on the drone ship ‘Of Course I Still Love You’ in the Pacific Ocean." Source 2) Launch window: 7:35 - 10:33 PM PDT (11 July 2024) 3) Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California 4) Launch direction: Southeasterly 5) Webcast viewing options: ![]() SpaceX - Second Stage Engine Anomaly - Falcon 9 - Starlink 9-3 - SLC-4E - VSFB, CA - July 11, 2024 6) Observation comments: Possible jellyfish effect for southwestern USA. 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on Jul 9 @ 12:09pm PT / 3:09pm ET ![]() Source: NASASpaceFlight.com Go Beyond departed PoLB on Jul 9 @ 1:12pm PT / 4:12pm ET ![]() Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellites: Previously provided c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation warning: ![]() Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship OCISLY 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:07 Max Q (Moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:25 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:28 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:35 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:02 Fairing deployment 00:06:01 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:27 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:49 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:12 1st stage landing 00:08:39 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:52:20 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:52:21 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:59:14 Starlink satellites deploy 10) Orbit destination: 286 kilometers perigee x 295 kilometers apogee, 53.16 degree inclination |
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Mission: Falcon 9, Turksat 6A
1) Mission Description: "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Türksat 6A communications satellite for the Turkish operator Türksat. Türksat 6A is the first geostationary communications satellite to be built in Turkey, with development led by TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute and Turkish Aerospace Industries. It will operate at the 42° East orbital position. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean." SpaceFlightNow source 2) Launch window: 3) Launch site: SLC-40, Florida 4) Launch direction: East 5) Webcast viewing option: ![]() SpaceX - Falcon 9 - Türksat 6A - SLC-40 - Cape Canaveral Space Force Station - July 8, 2024 6) Observation comments: None 7) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out: Signet Warhorse III + JRTI departed PC on Jul 6 @ 7:56am ET ![]() Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Departure! SpaceX recovery ship Bob is underway from Port Canaveral to support the Türksat 6A mission. Crew still in the holiday spirit
Source: NASASpaceFlight.com b. Satellite: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Source: NASASpaceFlight.com c. Ready for launch: Not found d. Navigation Warnings: Source: NASASpaceFlight.com 8) First stage return/ocean recovery/disposal: Recovery on drone ship JRTI. 9) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:01:14 Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket) 00:02:32 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:35 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:43 2nd stage engine starts 00:03:15 Fairing separation 00:06:16 1st stage entry burn start 00:06:40 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:07 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1) 00:08:10 1st stage landing burn start 00:08:36 1st stage landing 00:27:17 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:28:20 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:35:31 Turksat 6A satellite deploys 10) Orbit insertion: Geosynchronous transfer orbit |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote That was a neat viewpoint. Thanks. |
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Originally Posted By Chokey:
View Quote Always looks amazing no matter the point of view. Crazy how fast they are falling until the very last couple of hundred meters. |
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Certified Forklift Operator
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Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. P.O.P. 60% and calling for heavy rain. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Originally Posted By Dagger41: Today A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. P.O.P. 60% and calling for heavy rain. View Quote Neither launch is showing on the SpaceX website yet. Someone is lazy or they may expect a delay. Update: Turksat 6A is on their website. Starlink 9-3 is now on 10 July. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Neither launch is showing on the SpaceX website yet. Someone is lazy or they may expect a delay. View Quote "The launch window is open from 5:20-9:43 p.m. ET." https://spacecoastdaily.com/2024/07/spacex-scheduled-to-launch-falcon-9-rocket-monday-night-from-cape-canaveral-3/ |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Almost 100% overcast now.
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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How does (or did) SpaceX prep their Boca Chica with all the tall boosters, to keep them from being toppled by the high winds?
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Turksat 6A launch time now 6:00 PM EDT.
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MIA: M/SGT James W. Holt USSF 2-7-68 SVN
"Your freedom to be you includes my freedom to be free from you." -A. Wilkow |
now 7pm
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got it off
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it fent.
saw it for a few seconds before the clouds did their thing. Next KSC/Cape launch is Saturday (Starlink 10-4) 03:58 EST |
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MIA: M/SGT James W. Holt USSF 2-7-68 SVN
"Your freedom to be you includes my freedom to be free from you." -A. Wilkow |
Very cool. The reusable booster stages are awesome, but I wonder how much rebuilding actually gets done on them between flights. They let the soot accumulate, maybe partly for show, but I suspect there is a lot of work to ready them for a subsequent launch.
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Everywhere we go, we are surrounded by people who stumble through life dependent upon the vigilance and/or kindness of others. - Zardoz
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They found a hole, good for them.
Couldn't see it. but certainly heard it. |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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No Vandenberg launch tonight?
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MIA: M/SGT James W. Holt USSF 2-7-68 SVN
"Your freedom to be you includes my freedom to be free from you." -A. Wilkow |
Looking at the video from yesterday's launch, they certainly did find a hole, a tight one at that.
3:10:35. Crazy ! ![]() Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches from Cape Canaveral with Turkish satellite |
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It's a strange, strange world we live in, Master Jack
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Is there a system or weather issue with the Vandenberg launch?
This makes the 4th time the mission has been moved up. |
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I have no useful skills, therefore I supervise.
Call sign:Radio Silence |
Bump for West coast fireworks!
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I have no useful skills, therefore I supervise.
Call sign:Radio Silence |
Anyone know what direction it’s going to travel over San Diego? The last launch was a bummer but the one before that was a real show!
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Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball
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Thank you! It’s gonna be a good show!
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Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball
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Looks like a strap outside the top of the booster.
Watch the ice crystals fall off and get burned/vaporized up by the second stage engine. I wonder if there is a problem with the second stage. |
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Originally Posted By AmericanPeople: Looks like a strap outside the top of the booster. Watch the ice crystals fall off and get burned/vaporized up by the second stage engine. I wonder if there is a problem with the second stage. View Quote One of the streams speculated that it was a fuel leak. |
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Musk tweet:
Upper stage restart to raise perigee resulted in an engine RUD for reasons currently unknown. Team is reviewing data tonight to understand root cause. Starlink satellites were deployed, but the perigee may be too low for them to raise orbit. Will know more in a few hours. |
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So I suppose the ice may have been a problem. At least this stuff should de orbit on its own relatively quickly.
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It’s… probably not as bad as you think it is.
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