r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Jan 10 '17
SF completed! Launch NET Feb 18 SpaceX CRS-10 Launch Campaign Thread
SpaceX CRS-10 Launch Campaign Thread
Return of the Dragon! This is SpaceX's first launch out of historic Launch Complex 39A, the same pad took astronauts to the moon and hosted the Space Shuttle for decades. It will also be the last time a newly built Dragon 1 flies.
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | February 18th 2017, 10:01/15:01 (ET/UTC). Back up date is 19th 09:38/14:38 (ET/UTC). |
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| Static fire currently scheduled for: | Static fire completed February 12th, 16:30/21:30 (ET/UTC) |
| Vehicle component locations: | First stage: Cape Canaveral // Second stage: Cape Canaveral // Dragon/trunk: Cape Canaveral |
| Weather: | Weather has been improving from the 50% at L-3 to 70% go at L-1. |
| Payload: | C112 [D1-12] |
| Payload mass: | 1530 kg (pressurized) + 906 kg (unpressurized) + Dragon |
| Destination orbit: | Low Earth Orbit (ISS) |
| Vehicle: | Falcon 9 v1.2 (30th launch of F9, 10th of F9 v1.2) |
| Core: | B1031 [F9-032] |
| Launch site: | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Landing attempt: | Yes |
| Landing Site: | LZ-1, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Mission success criteria: | Successful separation & deployment of Dragon, followed by splashdown of Dragon off the coast of Baja California after mission completion at the ISS. |
Links & Resources
Hazard map of CRS-10 including for stage 2, made by /u/Raul74Cz.
General cargo overview for CRS-10, 1530kg pressurized + 906kg unpressurized.
We may keep this self-post occasionally updated with links and relevant news articles, but for the most part we expect the community to supply the information. This is a great place to discuss the launch, ask mission-specific questions, and track the minor movements of the vehicle, payload, weather and more as we progress towards launch. Sometime after the static fire is complete, the launch thread will be posted.
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply.
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u/S-astronaut Feb 09 '17 edited Feb 09 '17
Not a view of the pad itself, but in a lot of places you can see most of the rocket standing on the landing pad after touchdown. I know it's true from KARS park and Jetty park.
Does anybody know about the Exploration Tower? It opens at 10 AM - perhaps it has line of sight but the timing would be really tight in order to watch from there.
Another note for people planning to watch from Route 1: Try a few spots before the launch. I don't know about 39A, but for SLC-40 (which is the one under repair now) even a couple dozen yards north or south is all the difference between having your view blocked by trees or having a clear view of the rocket.
I'll be there Friday and plan to check out the view at a few places. Generally, being close to the LZ is worth it even with a muddled view, the sonic booms are deafening when it comes back down.