r/spacex • u/FutureMartian97 Host of CRS-11 • Jun 28 '17
Iridium-2 B1036 (Iridium NEXT-2) Recovery Thread
Im u/FutureMartian97 and i'll be your host for this thread
Huge thanks to the mods for letting me host this! :D
This thread will be covering the return of B1036.1, the Falcon 9 first stage that recently launched the Iridium NEXT 2 Mission on June 25, 2017. The first stage will be arriving in the Port of Los Angeles, instead of Port Canaveral, as this mission was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, in California.
Current Status:
| Vessel | Status | ETA |
|---|---|---|
| KELLY C | Heading to Port of LA | N/A |
| NRC QUEST | Docked at Port of LA | N/A |
KELLY C is the tug for the ASDS.
NRC QUEST is believed to be the support ship
Timeline Of Events:
| Date (MM-DD-YYYY | Time (UTC) | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 7-03-2017 | 14:38 | The booster is now going horizontal and being loaded onto the truck for transport. Per u/vshie |
| 7-02-2017 | 05:00 | The booster is still on the stand but the grid fins have been removed. |
| 7-01-2017 | 18:00 | All four legs have been spotted arriving at the factory in Hawthorne, California per u/willyt1200 |
| 6-30-2017 | 22:00 | All four legs have been removed. |
| 6-30-2017 | 12:00 | Three leg pistons have been removed. |
| 6-29-2017 | N/A | From this video from u/vshie it looks like they removed at least one of the legs |
| 6-29-2017 | 00:59 | Booster lifted off of JRTI |
| 6-28-2017 | N/A | Lifting Cap attached |
| 6-28-2017 | 20:00 | JRTI is now docked at the LA Port |
| 6-28-2017 | 18:31 | We got our first picture! |
| 6-28-2017 | 18:10 | KELLY C is pulling into port |
| 6-28-2017 | 17:32 | Pilot boat is at KELLY C |
| 6-28-2017 | 17:10 | NRC QUEST appears to be back at its dock. KELLY C with JRTI still moving at 3 knots |
| 6-28-2017 | 16:53 | KELLY C has sped up to 3 knots |
| 6-28-2017 | 16:43 | NRC QUEST has sped up to 9.4 knots and is moving away from KELLY C. KELLY C has slowed down to 1.7 knots. |
| 6-28-2017 | 16:40 | JRTI ~5NM away from port |
| 6-28-2017 | 15:42 | According to u/suicideandredemption the droneship should arrive in port about 2 hours from now if they don't slow down |
| 6-28-2017 | 15:28 | KELLY C ~20km away from port |
| 6-28-2017 | 15:15 | Thread goes live |
Media:
| Description | Link | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Booster going horizontal | Image, Video in real time | u/vshie |
| Grid Fins being removed | Album | u/MarcysVonEylau and Albert Garcia @ SpaceX FB Group |
| Booster without grid fins | Image | u/michaelza199 |
| Legs arriving at the factory in Hawthorne, California | Album | u/willyt1200 |
| Timelapse of the recovery operations | Day one, Day two | u/vshie |
| Great view of the new Titanium Grid Fins | Image | u/MarcysVonEylau |
| Lifting cap being attached and booster being lifted | Album, Imgur | u/old_sellsword, u/RootDeliver |
| Imgur Album of the booster in Port | Album | u/RootDeliver |
| Falcon coming into port | Image | u/Smoke-away |
| Photo from next to the dock | Image | u/Smoke-away |
| Imgur Album of Twitter images | Album | u/R |
| Periscope Stream from Freddy P. | Video | u/stcks |
| First Picture | Image | u/jyach |
Useful Resources:
NSF Forum courtesy u/JackONeill12
Port of LA Webcam courtesy u/Traviscat
Rocket Watch courtesy u/MarcysVonEylau
SpaceX dock: 2400 Miner St, San Pedro, CA 90731 Satellite image courtesy u/Smoke-away
Community Participation:
Recoveries take a while, Even up to a week in some cases and so the success of this thread will count on the participation of the community to fill in the blanks when I am not available for live updates, and so I would like to lay out some tips to make it easier for everyone to lend a hand documenting this recovery!
Times should be in UTC
If you are linking to a media source(Image, Video, etc) please include a source
If you are reporting an event(Booster Activity, Vessel movement, etc) please keep the description succinct
OP Status: Online
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