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Posted: 11/12/2021 12:01:07 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ASUsax: There are all sorts of solutions that could be implemented if broadcasting landings was their business. But it isn't. And they often post stuff later. And every once in a while, it does work. Buffering video for 30 seconds isn't exactly rocket science. They could probably hand the task off to some high school science club, if they're really that averse to doing it themselves. Given the potential PR benefits, claiming that they "aren't in the broadcasting business" is a really lame excuse. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 12:44:01 AM EDT
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As of 1142 PM EST (11 Nov 2021), I have not heard if the launch is still on after it was reported that the rocket was lowered earlier.
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Posted: 11/12/2021 7:32:39 AM EDT
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"T-minus 80 minutes. SpaceX is proceeding with preparations for launch this morning, but weather conditions will be a big factor in deciding whether liftoff happens as scheduled at 7:41 a.m. EST (1241 GMT).
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are moving over Florida's Space Coast this morning, bringing multiple cloud layers over Cape Canaveral."  Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2021/11/12/falcon-9-starlink-4-1-mission-status-center/ |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 7:37:54 AM EDT
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It's raining and a thunderstorm is moving in.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 11/12/2021 7:55:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: It's raining and a thunderstorm is moving in. Ugh. The rain just started hitting my bathroom skylight as I read this, thanks dagger, hopefully it won’t be too hard when I hit ace before work, I got some Ikea to make this morning and for some reason I only have tiny screw drivers at the shop.  I’m hoping their next gen rocket will be more weather and wind sheer resistant, it is a bit more stubby looking, and it’d be a major pain for frequent fast turn around if a little weather would stop it. |
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Posted: 11/12/2021 8:07:59 AM EDT
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scrubbed
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Posted: 11/12/2021 8:08:23 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2021 7:41:12 AM EDT
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A bit of fog this morning, above the layer it's clear.
Pretty sure we will have a launch at 7:19 EST. |
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:03:50 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:16:34 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:17:58 AM EDT
[#11]
That view of the fog and rocket is nice.
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:23:15 AM EDT
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Beautiful morning.
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:24:20 AM EDT
[#13]
That was cool to watch with the fog.
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:31:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:31:16 AM EDT
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I 'tuned in' just in time for stage ones landing although the feed was lost.
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:31:17 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#16]
87th successful recovery of a first stage. No video of it.
Update: Chokey comes through with a still picture of the first stage on the drone ship. |
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:35:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: 87th successful recovery of a first stage. No video of it. Update: Chokey comes through with a still picture of the first stage on the drone ship. I thought that's what she said. Cool. |
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:37:38 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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First time to see a hold down rod floating away after payload separation.
Back to bed. |
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Posted: 11/13/2021 8:43:36 AM EDT
[#19]
They make it look easy.
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Posted: 11/13/2021 9:00:18 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2021 9:05:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEEuIn7XsAkwegk?format=jpg&name=large Your picture fu is strong Chokey. Thanks for posting so many great pics. |
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Posted: 11/13/2021 9:58:55 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/13/2021 10:32:17 AM EDT
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That's an incredible pic Chokey.
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Posted: 11/13/2021 10:49:14 AM EDT
[#24]
I don't know how Chokey does it but I am glad that he posts so much great stuff. Along with the useful info provided by many others, we provide a good one stop source for SpaceX launch information.
Does anyone know why there were only 53 satellites instead of 60 before? These are version 1.5 with satellite crosslinks (laser?). Maybe that makes them heavier so they have to carry fewer satellites. Reportedly version 2 of the Starlink satellites will debut in 2022. I do not know what improvements will come with that version. |
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Posted: 11/13/2021 12:02:32 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: I don't know how Chokey does it but I am glad that he posts so much great stuff. Along with the useful info provided by many others, we provide a good one stop source for SpaceX launch information. Does anyone know why there were only 53 satellites instead of 60 before? These are version 1.5 with satellite crosslinks (laser?). Maybe that makes them heavier so they have to carry fewer satellites. Reportedly version 2 of the Starlink satellites will debut in 2022. I do not know what improvements will come with that version. Ive never seen an official answer. Best guess is due to added weight of laser cross links. V1.5 is supposedly V1.0 with cross links. V2.0 is supposedly Starship optimized with a buss to support third party sensors. |
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Posted: 11/13/2021 12:08:53 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: I don't know how Chokey does it but I am glad that he posts so much great stuff. Along with the useful info provided by many others, we provide a good one stop source for SpaceX launch information. Does anyone know why there were only 53 satellites instead of 60 before? These are version 1.5 with satellite crosslinks (laser?). Maybe that makes them heavier so they have to carry fewer satellites. Reportedly version 2 of the Starlink satellites will debut in 2022. I do not know what improvements will come with that version. I read that the new satellites are dimensionally larger than the previous ones. |
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Posted: 11/14/2021 9:33:14 PM EDT
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Crew-3 booster
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Posted: 11/19/2021 12:47:18 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#28]
1) Background info: Source
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test, or DART, mission. DART is NASA’s first flight demonstration for planetary defense. The mission seeks to test and validate a method to protect Earth in case of an asteroid impact threat. The mission aims to shift an asteroid’s orbit through kinetic impact — specifically, by impacting a spacecraft into the smaller member of the binary asteroid system Didymos to change its orbital speed. " 2) Launch window: 10:21 PM PST (23 November 2021). 1:21 AM EST (24 November 2021) 3) Launch Site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 15 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube  Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission 5) Launch preparations: a. Payload encapsulation:  NASA Asteroid Watch and Johns Hopkins APL b. Hazard zones:  c. Boats heading out for booster recovery  Source: https://spacexfleet.com/updates/ 6) First stage return/disposal: Recovery on droneship OCISLY 7) Mission press kit: Now online here 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 00:02:33 1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO) 00:02:36 1st and 2nd stages separate 00:02:44 2nd stage engine starts 00:03:11 Fairing deployment 00:06:40 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:10 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:06 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO) 00:08:26 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:52 1st stage landing burn ends 00:28:37 2nd stage engine restarts 00:29:30 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:55:40 DART deployment |
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Posted: 11/19/2021 1:22:04 PM EDT
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 Failed To Load Title For those interested in DART, from the people that built the spacecraft and will be doing results analysis. |
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Posted: 11/19/2021 7:51:03 PM EDT
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Here we are, less than 20 years after SpaceX's founding, and we're using their rockets on a Planetary Defense Mission.
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Posted: 11/23/2021 12:24:20 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/23/2021 3:36:13 PM EDT
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My 9th grade teacher did tell us that Math was going to save us someday.
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Posted: 11/24/2021 1:21:05 AM EDT
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One hour until launch.
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:06:30 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:22:06 AM EDT
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Liftoff.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:25:55 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryThanks! I was just in time to catch it. |
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CA, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:30:27 AM EDT
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I thought that I would be able to see it but I think there is too much haze out here.
 I saw the other Vandenberg night launch, the shapes the rocket exhaust was making looked so weird in the sky. "UFO" 
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IN, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:32:14 AM EDT
[#38]
Something tells me the first stage didn't make it.
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:32:52 AM EDT
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"Loss of signal Cook."
That was my first USAF assignment. |
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:33:38 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Zephri: Something tells me the first stage didn't make it. It was looking good until the video was lost. |
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USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:33:44 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Zam18th]
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Zephri: Something tells me the first stage didn't make it. ETA barely heard the callout over the obnoxiously loud music |
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CO, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:33:57 AM EDT
[#42]
Just heard "stage 1 landing is confirmed"
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IN, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:34:46 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Zam18th: That's what I thought but they just confirmed landing. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Zam18th: Originally Posted By Zephri: Something tells me the first stage didn't make it. Oh good! 
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USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 2:43:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Zam18th]
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Zephri: Oh good!
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Posted: 11/24/2021 3:12:05 AM EDT
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Payload deployment in five minutes.
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WA, USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 3:18:15 AM EDT
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Successful deployment.
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USA
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Posted: 11/24/2021 3:31:08 AM EDT
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DART signal acquired.
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Posted: 11/24/2021 5:39:23 AM EDT
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Awesome.
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Posted: 11/27/2021 8:07:25 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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1) Background info: Source
"A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a group of approximately 48 Starlink internet satellites and two commercial Earth observation satellites for BlackSky" 2) Launch window: 6:12 PM EST (2 December 2021). 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  Starlink Mission 5) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out. Source: SpaceXFleet.com b. Ready for launch. 6) First stage return/disposal: Ocean recovery on A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) 7) Mission press kit: Now online here 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 00:02:33 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:44 Second stage starts 00:03:15 Fairing deployment 00:06:22 1st stage entry burn starts 00:06:41 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:07 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:31 1st stage landing 00:08:45 Second stage burn ends (SECO-1) 01:03:43 1st BlackSky satellite deploys 01:06:53 2nd BlackSky satellite deploys 01:29:28 Starlink satellites deploy |
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Posted: 12/1/2021 1:06:56 AM EDT
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I saw a post somewhere that the TFR (warning) for 1 December was canceled. If true, the launch may be slipped a day...or more.
That is not considered official at this time. |
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