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Posted: 6/27/2022 1:53:20 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: SES-22
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SES-22 communications satellite for SES of Luxembourg. Built by Thales Alenia Space, SES-22 will provide C-band television and data services in the United States." 2) Launch window: 5:04 - 7:13 PM EDT (29 June 2022). 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida 4) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 10 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube  SES-22 Mission 5) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship and Doug should get underway from Port Canaveral this afternoon for the SES-22 mission - NET June 29th. http://NASASpaceflight.com/fleetcam b. Payload:  Credit : SES  The SES-22 satellite inside the fairing. (Credit: SES via Twitter) c. Ready for launch.  Credit d. On-orbit:  Credit: © Thales Alenia Space 6) First stage return/ocean ship recovery/disposal: Drone ship ASOG recovery 7) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off. Times approximate. 00:02:30 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:33 Stage separation 00:02:41 2nd stage engine starts (SES-1) 00:03:24 Fairing deployment 00:06:16 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:42 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:02 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO) 00:08:07 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:34 1st stage landing 00:27:08 2nd stage engine restarts (SES-2) 00:28:15 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 00:33:26 SES-22 deploys |
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Posted: 6/29/2022 4:02:11 PM EDT
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t-1 hour bump
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Posted: 6/29/2022 4:51:14 PM EDT
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SpaceX livestream music has started.
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Posted: 6/29/2022 5:13:38 PM EDT
[#4]
nailed it
came in a little crooked |
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Posted: 6/29/2022 5:14:46 PM EDT
[#5]
Nice day to stick a landing
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Posted: 6/29/2022 5:15:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: nailed it came in a little crooked I noticed a slight wobble on the landing. |
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Posted: 6/29/2022 5:20:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/29/2022 5:21:09 PM EDT
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Still amazing to see a booster landing 127 times later. Maybe it will get boring at the 1,000+ mark.
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Posted: 6/29/2022 5:30:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By tnertb: Still amazing to see a booster landing 127 times later. Maybe it will get boring at the 1,000+ mark. That's a big maybe! |
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Posted: 6/29/2022 7:41:00 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: https://i.imgur.com/6r9qi29.gif looks like using starlink solved the uplink issue due to landing burn vibration. |
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Posted: 6/29/2022 8:19:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: I noticed a slight wobble on the landing. Just a bit of a breeze.. 
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Posted: 6/30/2022 12:19:45 AM EDT
[Last Edit: RED_5]
[#12]
saw the launch today.. looked like it was moving faster than most other F9's.
eta: looking forward to seeing the Atlas V later today. |
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Posted: 7/3/2022 4:59:59 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Starlink 4-21
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a group of Starlink internet satellites." 2) Launch window: 9:11 AM EDT (7 July 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.  Gav Cornwell@SpaceOffshore. Bob has departed Port Canaveral to support the Starlink 4-21 mission. JRTI droneship is already at sea, heading downrange. b. Ready for launch. c. Navigation warning:  Source: Space Offshore 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. 00:02:27 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:30 Stage separation 00:02:37 Second stage starts 00:02:42 Fairing deployment 00:06:48 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:08 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:23 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:31 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:08:35 1st stage landing 00:15:30 Satellites deployment |
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Posted: 7/7/2022 9:02:37 AM EDT
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Livestream music has begun.
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Posted: 7/7/2022 9:23:35 AM EDT
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That was a substandard webcast.
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Posted: 7/7/2022 11:46:36 AM EDT
[#16]
Did it land ok?
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Posted: 7/7/2022 11:59:24 AM EDT
[Last Edit: Hadrian]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: That was a substandard webcast. |
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Posted: 7/7/2022 11:59:39 AM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Truman_Sparks: Did it land ok? |
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Posted: 7/7/2022 12:00:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Satellites also deployed.
No video of landing. I understand. Landing a rocket first stage on a small barge over 600 kilometers from the launch site is far easier than providing video of that landing. No video of satellite deployment. How about video of the second stage doing the deorbit burn, venting and re-entry. |
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Posted: 7/7/2022 12:11:47 PM EDT
[#20]
Too cloudy for me to see anything
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Posted: 7/7/2022 12:30:35 PM EDT
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I worked late last night, was woken up by the rumbling from launch, so I know it left the pad
thankfully I was able to get back to sleep and pick up a much needed additional hour. |
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Posted: 7/7/2022 12:48:18 PM EDT
[#22]
Shook the walls of my store pretty well this morning.
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Posted: 7/10/2022 7:21:04 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Starlink 3-1
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch with another batch of Starlink internet satellites. This is the first dedicated mission deploying satellites into a new Starlink shell at an inclination of 97.6 degrees to the equator. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Pacific Ocean." 2) Launch window: 6:39 PM PDT (9:39 EDT) (10 July 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. 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. 00:02:28 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:31 Stage separation 00:02:38 Second stage starts 00:02:44 Fairing deployment 00:06:20 1st stage entry burn begins 00:06:39 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:03 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:25 1st stage landing 00:08:42 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:53:56 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2) 00:53:57 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2) 01:02:58 Satellites deployment |
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Posted: 7/10/2022 9:24:20 PM EDT
[#24]
t-15min view
 
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Posted: 7/10/2022 9:24:53 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/10/2022 9:33:32 PM EDT
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Livestream music has begun.
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Posted: 7/10/2022 9:38:01 PM EDT
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Thanks for keeping the thread up to date, OP.
 VERY foggy at Vandeburg AFB tonight.  You can barely make out the launch vehicle.
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Posted: 7/10/2022 9:48:55 PM EDT
[#28]
nailed it
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Posted: 7/10/2022 9:49:42 PM EDT
[#29]
Absolutely stunning rising above the marine layer.
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Posted: 7/10/2022 9:50:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NwG: Absolutely stunning rising above the marine layer. Agree. That was a nice view. |
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Posted: 7/10/2022 9:52:51 PM EDT
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Very interesting orbit. Are they starting to put Starlink satellites above the poles, now?
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Posted: 7/10/2022 10:45:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SparticleBrane: Very interesting orbit. Are they starting to put Starlink satellites above the poles, now? This is a polar orbit. About 97.6 degree inclination. Provide coverage at high latitudes. Second burn of the Merlin Vacuum engine complete; ~9 minutes until Starlink satellites deploy. SpaceX@SpaceX Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed |
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Posted: 7/11/2022 12:05:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Chokey: t-15min view https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FXWSZrHWAAUMQcs?format=jpg&name=4096x4096 Some friends and I went up to Cuesta Grade during college, which is ~30 miles north of Vandenberg to watch a night launch. Late 80s. We spent the afternoon shooting, and the evening drinking/camping. There was a pretty thick marine layer of clouds over Vandenberg, which was a thousand feet+ below us, and when the missile launched the clouds lit up big time. Huge glow. Then the missile poked up through the clouds and headed west (ICBM test). It was really cool. |
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Posted: 7/13/2022 8:26:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Falcon 9, CRS-25
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a Dragon 2 spacecraft on its fifth cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9’s first stage booster will land on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. The flight is the 25th mission by SpaceX conducted under a Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. " 2) Launch window: 8:44 PM EDT (14 July 2022) 3) Launch Site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida 4) Launch direction: Northeast 5) Webcast viewing options: a. SpaceX webcast (Starts about 20 minutes before liftoff) b. You Tube  CRS-25 Mission c. Likely on NASA TV such as here: NASA TV 6) Launch preparations: a. Boats heading out: b. Payload and booster on way to launch pad: c. Ready to launch  Source: Everyday Astronaut. 7) First stage return/disposal: ASOG drone ship recovery. 8) Launch to deployment events/timeline: Hours:Minutes:Seconds after lift-off 00:02:27 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:30 Stage separation 00:02:38 Second stage starts 00:02:43 1st stage boostback burn begins. 00:03:15 1st stage boostback burn completes 00:05:45 1st stage entry burn begins 00:05:59 1st stage entry burn ends 00:07:06 1st stage landing burn begins 00:08:37 Second stage engine cutoff 00:08:44 1st stage landing burn ends 00:11:49 Dragon separates from second stage |
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Posted: 7/14/2022 4:34:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/14/2022 6:01:29 PM EDT
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Sunset at Charleston SC is 829 PM EDT. The second stage burn starts about 8:47 PM and lasts several minutes.
It may not be dark enough to see great plume effects but I would look anyway just in case. |
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Posted: 7/14/2022 8:21:27 PM EDT
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webcast has started
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Posted: 7/14/2022 8:51:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/14/2022 8:52:51 PM EDT
[#39]
nailed it
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Posted: 7/14/2022 8:53:26 PM EDT
[#40]
Great launch and landing.
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Posted: 7/14/2022 8:57:05 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/14/2022 10:46:49 PM EDT
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Caught it from home, still getting used to the camera. Next launch I will try getting it from a tripod.
 SpaceX CRS July 14 with a bit of jellyfish action. |
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Posted: 7/15/2022 7:32:42 AM EDT
[#43]
I was wrong about the boostback burn being not real. This may be the first boostback burn to recover the booster on a drone ship. I wonder if they just cancelled out the horizontal component of velocity and dropped the booster straight down or did they get closer to the launch site.
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Posted: 7/15/2022 7:57:12 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dagger41: Caught it from home, still getting used to the camera. Next launch I will try getting it from a tripod.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smLbeKTiaS4That was good. If you did it just holding the camera you were steadier than I would have been. What may have been the booster seemed to have a strobe-like brightening. I am perplexed what caused that. Plus I did not notice a plume from the boostback burn. I assume that you should be able to catch the re-entry burn by the first stage. It also appeared that the sky was darker than I expected. Hopefully plenty of people got to see it. |
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Posted: 7/15/2022 7:57:24 AM EDT
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I don't think JRTI was very far offshore. Boost back probably saved SpaceX a full day of travel for recovery.
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Posted: 7/15/2022 8:01:36 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: That was good. If you did it just holding the camera you were steadier than I would have been. What may have been the booster seemed to have a strobe-like brightening. I am perplexed what caused that. Plus I did not notice a plume from the boostback burn. I assume that you should be able to catch the re-entry burn by the first stage. It also appeared that the sky was darker than I expected. Hopefully plenty of people got to see it. The timing window for the Sunlight to light up the gasses on boost back and RCT action is very narrow. If it launched 5 or so minutes earlier it would have been much more noticeable. Yeah I hand held the camera. Thanks ! |
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Posted: 7/15/2022 10:54:22 AM EDT
[Last Edit: RiverSwine45]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AmericanPeople: That was good. If you did it just holding the camera you were steadier than I would have been. What may have been the booster seemed to have a strobe-like brightening. I am perplexed what caused that. Plus I did not notice a plume from the boostback burn. I assume that you should be able to catch the re-entry burn by the first stage. It also appeared that the sky was darker than I expected. Hopefully plenty of people got to see it. From my view it looked like the booster turned up and dropped straight down.  Attached FileEdit to say the upload reduced the quality. The booster spot above is just a blurry circle now. The bright spot above is the booster and the lower one is the second stage in the above pic. I think the strobing flash you are seeing is the engine flames coming up different side of the vehicle.  Attached File Attached FileThese 2 pic you can see the booster below the second stage. This was probably the perfect time to be able to follow pretty much everything happening. Was a very good show. |
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Posted: 7/16/2022 10:04:50 AM EDT
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docking scheduled for 11:20am EDT
 NASA Live: Official Stream of NASA TV |
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Posted: 7/16/2022 5:56:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Mission: Starlink 4-22
1) Background info: Source "A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch a group of Starlink internet satellites." 2) Launch window: 10:20 AM EDT (17 July 2022). 3) Launch Site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, 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.  Gav Cornwell. Just Read the Instructions is outbound for Starlink 4-22. Tug Kurt J Crosby is towing JRTI ~630 km downrange. b. Ready for launch. c. Navigation warning: Source: Space Offshore Note: this was for the previous Starlink mission so should be close. 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. 00:02:28 First stage MECO (main engine cutoff) 00:02:32 Stage separation 00:02:39 Second stage starts 00:02:43 Fairing deployment 00:06:50 1st stage entry burn begins 00:07:09 1st stage entry burn ends 00:08:26 1st stage landing burn starts 00:08:47 2nd stage engine cutoff 00:08:48 1st stage landing 00:15:28 Satellites deployment |
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Posted: 7/17/2022 9:50:41 AM EDT
[Last Edit: AmericanPeople]
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Looks like they moved the Starlink 4-22 launch up 30 minutes to 10:20 AM EDT.
This may be the third booster to launch thirteen times. |
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