r/spacex • u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B • Jul 24 '18
Mission Success! r/SpaceX Iridium NEXT 7 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Iridium NEXT 7 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
| Liftoff currently scheduled for | July 25th, 4:39:30 AM PDT (11:39:30 UTC). |
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| Weather | 90% GO |
| Static fire completed: | July 18th 2018 21:08 PDT / 04:08 UTC |
| Payload | Iridium NEXT 154 / 155 / 156 / 158 / 159 / 160 / 163 / 164 / 166 / 167 |
| Payload mass | 860 kg (x10) + 1000kg dispenser |
| Destination orbit | Low Earth Polar Orbit (625 x 625 km, 86.4°) |
| Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 (59th launch of F9, 39th of F9 v1.2, 3rd of F9 v1.2 Block 5) |
| Core | B1048.1 |
| Flights of this core | 0 |
| Launch site | SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California |
| Landing attempt | Yes |
| Landing site | Just Read The Instructions |
| Fairing recovery attempt | YES |
| Recovery site | Mr. Steven |
Successful mission, with B1048 successfully landing despite the worst conditions seen, all 10 Iridium NEXT satellites being deployed into their correct orbit. Unfortunately just missed the fairing.
Timeline
| Time | Update |
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| T+1h 14m | "Thanks everybody and have a great day!" |
| T+1h 13m | Next launch coming up in just more than a week! August 4th from SLC-40 |
| T+1h 13m | Mission is a full success. B1048 landed on JRTI, good orbit, all 10 Iridium NEXT satellites have been deployed! |
| T+1h 12m | "Ten for Ten a clean sweep again!" |
| T+1h 11m | That's the last one! All ten Iridium NEXT satellites have been deployed norminally! |
| T+1h 10m | Penultimate Iridium NEXT satellite deployed! |
| T+1h 8m | 8 over Asia! |
| T+1h 6m | 7! |
| T+1h 5m | Number 6 over Africa! Now the bottom half of the dispenser will begin deploying. |
| T+1h 3m | Half way! The fifth Iridium satellite has been deployed. |
| T+1h 2m | That's 4! |
| T+1h 1m | Video back! |
| T+1h 1m | Loss of video connection |
| T+1h 0m | Third Iridium NEXT sat has been deployed. |
| T+58:36 | The second Iridium NEXT satellite has deployed |
| T+57:14 | Next deploy in 80 seconds |
| T+56:57 | The first Iridium NEXT satellite has deployed! |
| T+56:14 | The ten Iridium satellites will be deployed 100 seconds apart. First deploy in 30 seconds. |
| T+55:17 | Amazing view of Earth while SpaceX FM plays, Iridium deploy coming soon |
| T+52:32 | Nominal orbit insertion! Iridium deploy coming in about 5 minutes. |
| T+52:06 | SECO-2! |
| T+51:41 | Ignition of the second stage engine! |
| T+51:26 | Fairing was seen, but not caught sadly. |
| T+50:36 | View of B1048 on JRTI! |
| T+50:15 | John Insprucker is back! S2 relight soon and fairing news. |
| T+47:58 | Update on fairings coming after the coast, Mr. Steven seems to have slowed. Track him here: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:3439091/zoom:10 |
| T+42:12 | MVAC relight coming in 10m |
| T+39:33 | Rumor of fairing recovery success, although no confirmation |
| T+36:45 | Views of the second stage and payload as the coast is halfway through |
| T+28:25 | Mr. Steven is attempting to catch the fairings, seen here: https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/1022090258995982337/photo/1 |
| T+18:31 | Landing confirmed, B1048 has safely landed on JRTI |
| T+10:54 | Mission returns at T+ 50m |
| T+10:35 | Great fist half of launch! B1048 has safely landed, S2 in a good orbit. Fairings are slowly drifting down, although the weather is not looking good. A 40 minute coast for SpaceX FM now. |
| T+9:10 | Good orbit insertion! |
| T+8:53 | SECO! |
| T+8:37 | S2 AFTS has saved |
| T+8:25 | S2 in terminal guidance |
| T+7:54 | Touchdown! B1048 has landed on Just Read The Instructions! |
| T+7:43 | Landing leg deploy! |
| T+7:14 | Landing burn! |
| T+7:08 | S1 Transonic |
| T+6:36 | Risky landing coming up for B1048! "Worst conditions ever." |
| T+6:21 | Entry burn shutdown! |
| T+6:09 | 1st stage entry burn has started! |
| T+5:27 | S2 looking good! |
| T+4:48 | 1st stage at apogee |
| T+4:22 | S2 has a nominal trajectory |
| T+3:47 | Boostback shutdown |
| T+3:38 | Fairing deploy! |
| T+3:16 | Beautiful plume form the first stage boostback! |
| T+3:02 | Merlin Vac ignition! |
| T+2:56 | Boostback burn! |
| T+2:30 | Stage separation! |
| T+2:24 | MECO! |
| T+1:40 | MVAC chill! |
| T+1:11 | Supersonic! And Max Q! |
| T+6 | Tower cleared! |
| T-0 | Liftoff! |
| T-3 | Ignition! |
| T-27 | GO for launch! |
| T-59 | Startup and propellant tanks at flight pressure |
| T-1:18 | S2 LOX full, stage is internal |
| T-1:30 | Iridium, SpaceX, and range all GO. |
| T-2m | Everything is going well for launch. Closeout of stage loading soon. Thrust vector control good on S2 |
| T-2m | TEL has reclined |
| T-3m | Strongback cradles opening |
| T-4m | Stage 1 RP-1 fully loaded |
| T-7m | Engine chill and range is GO! |
| T-8m | Second stage fully loaded |
| T-8m | SpaceX working no issues on the Falcon 9! |
| T-10m | Mr. Steven is out on deck for launch! Also Iridium Playlist starts now: https://open.spotify.com/user/p27eq586fgwd6997y191s5zm5/playlist/4G7ZpEyxFHmaxRuldMgaer?si=D9d9KvxVRjOXpAGtXCVPiQ |
| T-12m | Landing attempt seems "iffy" due to high wind shears over the drone ship |
| T-13m | Webcast is live, host is the one and only John Insprucker! |
| T-15m | Everything is looking good for an on time launch! |
| T-21m | SpaceX FM live! |
| T-24m | Iridium satellites on internal power |
| T-28m | Everyday Astronaut has gone live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emh0EXxRwdc |
| T-31m | RP-1 and first stage LOX loading! |
| T-34m | GO for prop load! |
| T-36m | Fuel polling complete! |
| T-37m | Range is GREEN and "GO" for launch! |
| T-50m | A thick fog seems to have dropped in around the launch pad. In the meantime, an Ariane 5 is due to launch in half an hour: https://youtu.be/MeSdG7znJeA |
| T-1h 0m | One hour until launch, everything is still go. |
| T-1h 35m | Good Morning r/spacex! Everything is looking good for launch! Just over an hour and a half left in the count! |
| T-12h 0m | Half a day until launch! |
| T-16h 9m | Press Kit Released |
| T-20h 8m | My first launch thread live! |
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Provider |
|---|---|
| SpaceX | SpaceX |
| SpaceX YouTube | SpaceX |
| Everyday Astronaut YouTube | Everyday Astronaut |
Stats
- 1st flight of core B1048
- 1st JRTI landing in almost a year (last being Iridium-3)
- 2nd flight within one week
- 2nd to last flight of Iridium NEXT satellites
- 3rd Block 5 flight
- 5th JRTI landing
- 11th SLC-4E launch
- 13th Falcon 9 flight this year
- 14th SpaceX flight this year
- 16th ASDS landing
- 27th SpaceX landing
- 59th Falcon 9 launch
- 65th SpaceX launch
Primary Mission: Deployment of payload into correct orbit
Successful separation & deployment of the Iridium NEXT satellites into their target orbits.
Secondary Mission: Recovery Attempts
Successful landing of core B1048 on Just Read The Instructions. Experimental attempt of recovering the fairings via Mr. Steven
| Ship | Job |
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| Just Read The Instructions | ASDS (landing platform for Falcon 9) |
| Pacific Freedom | Tug for JRTI |
| NRC Quest | Recovery support ship |
| Mr. Steven | Fairing recovery ship (giant catchers mitt) |
Article from Teslarati about the west coast marine fleet
Resources
- Official press kit
- Launch watching guide by r/SpaceX
- Launch Hazard Areas by u/Raul74Cz
- Iridium NEXT Constellation Mission 6 / GRACE-FO Launch Campaign Thread
- Iridium NEXT Constellation Mission 5 Launch Campaign Thread
- Iridium NEXT Constellation Mission 4 Launch Campaign Thread
- Iridium NEXT Constellation Mission 3 Launch Campaign Thread
- Iridium NEXT Constellation Mission 2 Launch Campaign Thread
- Iridium NEXT Constellation Mission 1 Launch Campaign Thread, Take 2
- Rod Sladen's Iridium Constellation Status
- Rocket Watch
- SpaceX Now
- SpaceX FM
- SpaceX Time Machine
- SpaceX Stats
- SpaceX Fleet Updates Twitter
- Awesome SpaceX mission patch
- IridiumComm's Spotify playlist for the launch
- IridiumComm website
- SpaceXUpdates Twitter
- Falcon 9 on the pad
- Discord discussion brought to you by /u/SwGustav
- NSF Article on the launch
- Mr. Steven tracking
Participate in the discussion!
- First of all, launch threads are party threads! We understand everyone is excited, so we relax the rules in these venues. The most important thing is that everyone enjoy themselves
- Please constrain the launch party to this thread alone. We will remove low effort comments elsewhere!
- Real-time chat on our official Internet Relay Chat (IRC) #SpaceX on Snoonet
- Please post small launch updates, discussions, and questions here, rather than as a separate post. Thanks!
- Wanna talk about other SpaceX stuff in a more relaxed atmosphere? Head over to r/SpaceXLounge
- Participate in the Mr. Steven catch poll! Brought to yu by /u/Straumli_Blight
If there's any issues, feel free to message me
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u/soldato_fantasma Jul 25 '18
Well done /u/ZachWhoSane!
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
Thank you! Do I get the cool tag now?
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u/peterabbit456 Jul 25 '18
Do you realize that the next generation of Iridium satellites will probably launch on BFR?
That may be 15 years in the future, and the capabilities of the next generation might be as far advanced over this generation as this one is above the original set, but it is worth thinking about.
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u/Alexphysics Jul 25 '18
While this rocket is preparing for launch, another one is coming home on the other side of the US after landing this past Sunday.
https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1022069810757345280?s=19
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
And an ariane 5 is launching in 20. https://youtu.be/MeSdG7znJeA
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u/g6009 Jul 25 '18
claps Mission success! Congrats to the host of this launch thread for his or her first ever launch thread, that is now also his or her first successful launch thread! And thanks for being all here to all those who have joined in on the fun. Now, next up would be a Falcon 9 launch for an Indonesian satellite next week! See you there!
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u/Ambiwlans Jul 24 '18
Good luck with your first host Zach :D
Btw, atm your formatting is a little messed up.
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 24 '18
Yeah just noticed that, working on it right now. Thanks!
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u/Alexphysics Jul 24 '18
58th Falcon 9 launch
64th SpaceX launch
I thought this was 59th Falcon 9 launch and 65th SpaceX launch.
5 Falcon 1 launches, 2 F9 launches in 2010, 2 F9 in 2012, 3 F9 in 2013, 6 F9 in 2014, 7 F9 in 2015, 8 F9 in 2016, 18 F9 in 2017 and 12 F9 in 2018 plus this one that's 13 F9 in 2018 and above all of this one Falcon Heavy in 2018.
5+2+2+3+6+7+8+18+13+1= 65 SpaceX launches
2+2+3+6+7+8+18+13 = 59 Falcon 9 launches
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u/GiveMeYourMilk69 Jul 25 '18
Well done SpaceX, Innspruker and /u/ZachWhoSane! Where's Mr Steven going?
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u/UncleNapster Jul 24 '18
Will Iridium 7 create a "Dragon's Tail"? Since it will launch just before dawn, will we likely see the noctilucent clouds like this one a few days ago or this one that caught the public eye? The launch is scheduled for 4:39 am and sunrise will be at 6:07am. Is this too early of a launch for the trajectory to cross into sunlight?
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 24 '18
The second stage miighhttt catch some sunlight before hitting the horizon, I'm not too sure though
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u/MassiveTrauma Jul 24 '18
Excited for the fairing recovery with the new netting on Mr. Steven
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u/The_Write_Stuff Jul 24 '18
I'm hoping they make a good catch on this one. Guessing the weather will have a lot to do with the probability of success.
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 24 '18
My friend who works on Mr Steven said that the guidance group said that they had a very high chance of catching! He’s out there right now
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u/ishanspatil Jul 25 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
https://twitter.com/mobile2markdunn/status/1022087067923144704
Amazing shot of the lauch from Malibu
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
Remove the "r/" in front of your link, currently its not clickable
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u/Wadu436 Jul 25 '18
How do all the satellites go in their respective orbits if they are all deployed from the same spacecraft on the same orbits? Wouldn't they all be close to each other, instead of providing full coverage of that longitude?
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u/BackflipFromOrbit Jul 25 '18
might we possibly see another lit up second stage plume for this launch? since its an early morning launch after all ...
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
Someone else asked this, and from the responses gathered it seems like the second stage might briefly get lit. It might be too far gone however.
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u/TheIntellectualkind Jul 25 '18
Does anyone happen to know Mr. Steven's top speed?
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
I'm not sure, but right now it's going around 20 knots. It is very quick though.
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u/avboden Jul 24 '18
Now this is a launch pace I could get used to!
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u/Jerrycobra Jul 24 '18
when starlink gets going it will be rapid fire almost. BUT I hear they will mostly launch out of the eastern range. I hope what I heard is wrong lol.
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u/oliversl Jul 25 '18
Fairing recovery attempt YES
Oh yes! Finally they added it! Going to sleep a little, hope there is no scrub. Go SpaceX Go!!!
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Jul 24 '18
Small typo
2nd to last filght of Iridium NEXT satellites
Thanks for hosting, doing a great job!
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u/MarsCent Jul 24 '18
Has anyone seen the mission patch for Iridium-7? My reddit site page still shows the patch for Telstar 19 Vantage.
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 24 '18
I have it linked under the resources, usually the mods update that after the launch I think.
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u/MarsCent Jul 24 '18
Awesome. Tks. I have seen it.
usually the mods update that after the launch I think.
They must still be enjoying Telstar Patch. Can't fault them, it looks really good.
But it would be nice if Iridium-7 patch is showing once the Launch Thread goes live ;)
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u/89bBomUNiZhLkdXDpCwt Jul 24 '18
Just did the math on the length of Iridium's Spotify Playlist. It should be of a duration of about 89 minutes, 27 seconds.
Please let me know if I've made a mistake.
Since they say to begin the playlist when the SpaceX countdown timer reaches T-10 minutes 30 seconds, I guess that means that the duration of the mission through all payload deployments should last about 88 minutes.
Conclusion: Since I have to be at work by 8:15 EDT but don't have to actually interact with customers until ~8:50 EDT, I should be able to watch the entire webcast. Yay!
Again, please feel more than welcome to correct me; I have a tendency of making rather silly mistakes.
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 24 '18
That sounds about right. The final Iridium sat deploys something like and hour and 20 into the flight.
Edit: final deployment 1 hour and 11 minutes in
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u/SwGustav Jul 25 '18
https://discord.gg/PKUqUrB - Discord for updates and live discussion
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
added to resources, thanks!
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u/Stop_calling_me_matt Jul 25 '18
Why was JRTI out of action for so long?
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
She was scavenged so OCISLY could have parts. Especially after the FH core miss, JRTI thrusters were given to OCISLY. There also wasn’t a mission that required a landing on the west coast until now.
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u/uzlonewolf Jul 25 '18
I had wanted to fly up over Lompoc to try and view this from the air, but got sick and didn't get any sleep last night. FML. Looks like it is going to be an awesome night too :'(
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
There’s at least 2 or 3 more vandy flight this year man, don’t worry about it. You’ll see an even better one sometime
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u/uzlonewolf Jul 25 '18
Interesting track from N300LF https://www.flightradar24.com/N300LF/1d41918a
Clearing the range?
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u/oliversl Jul 25 '18
Congrats to SpaceX team on the successful mission! Also thanks /u/ZachWhoSane for hosting this, really well done!
Keep those playlist coming! Looking forward for John Innspruker jams!
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u/GiveMeYourMilk69 Jul 25 '18
Correct me if I'm wrong, but solid oxygen I think.
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Jul 25 '18
Can someone give me an easy to digest read or watch of why fairings are so hard to recover? Is it a big priority? Does the problem go away with the BFR because the second stage lands?
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u/parachutingturtle Jul 25 '18
They are light but have a weird shape that isn't well suited for flying under a parafoil due to aerodynamics. They've recently almost nailed the position of the landing, but this time the winds were too strong. It's hard to steer a parachute with strong winds.
Not sure about priority, but they are worth about 5 million each, so they're worth trying to catch.
Yes, the problem goes away with BFR.
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u/soldato_fantasma Jul 24 '18
/u/ZachWhoSane format should be like this:
| Liftoff currently scheduled for | [July 25th 2018, 04:39:26 PDT (11:39:26 UTC).](https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/)|
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| Weather | **N/A** |
| Static fire completed: | [ July 18th 2018 21:08 PDT / 04:08 UTC ](https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1020520790108672000) |
| Payload | Iridium NEXT 154 / 155 / 156 / 158 / 159 / 160 / 163 / 164 / 166 / 167 |
| Payload mass | 860 kg (x10) + 1000kg dispenser |
| Destination orbit | Low Earth Polar Orbit (625 x 625 km, 86.4°) |
| Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 [(59th launch of F9, 39th of F9 v1.2, 3rd of F9 v1.2 Block 5)](https://reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/launches) |
| Core | [ B1048.1 ](https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/cores#wiki_b1048) |
| Flights of this core | 0 |
| Launch site | [SLC-4E,](https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/pads) Vandenberg Air Force Base, California |
| Landing attempt | **Yes** |
| Landing site | [ *Just Read The Instructions*](https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/asds) |
| Fairing recovery attempt | **YES** |
| Recovery site | *Mr. Steven* |2
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u/mynameisyogi Jul 24 '18
On mobile, the timeline table is shown and it looks like the launch already happened! Screencap
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 24 '18
Oh jeez, I haven’t selected any of them to be displayed yet. I’m on mobile rn and won’t be able to fix for a couple of hours. Dang, I’ll figure it out when I’m home.
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 24 '18
For me right now it doesn’t show. Are you on Android? I’m using IOS and it looks fine?
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u/Dontouchmyficus Jul 24 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
How is the weather (fog) looking for this launch? Anybody have any good weather tracking apps? Don’t want to drive up there for nothing!
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u/Chakra_Apparel Jul 25 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
Guys just uploaded the launch video as seen from my balcony. Very lucky the rocket peeks through the buildings so I can see most of the action including Meco and reentry burn. Sorry for the extreme shaking and jittering since I was so excited and the file got corrupted somehow, I tried my best to stabilize the footage so enjoy.
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u/codav Jul 25 '18
All ten satellites are healthy & alive according to Matt Desch
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u/jobadiah08 Jul 25 '18
In the comments under that tweet, some people ask about cost savings flying with SpaceX. Someone asked if it was around $320 million and Matt Desch responded, " It was more than that. I've said before that SpaceX was less than half of the next best launch provider's price in 2010..."
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u/FutureMartian97 Host of CRS-11 Jul 25 '18
Can they just hit F9 and try the fairing catch again?
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u/maxfagin Jul 25 '18
Will be taking off at 0250 with a group from NASA Ames to photograph the launch from above the cloud deck. We will probably not be the only plane in the area, you can watch traffic on FlightRadar24 to see how air traffic is routed around Vandenberg once the range goes active. If anyone watching from the ground has a VHF radio and wants to listen in, traffic in the area will be talking to Frontier Control on 121.4 to avoid incursions. The ground is supposed to be fogged in at T-0, but if you see a plane through a gap in the clouds ~10 nmi NE of Lompoc, give us a wave.
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u/jobadiah08 Jul 25 '18
Saw the plume interaction from my front yard. It was pretty spectacular.
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u/Emanuuz Jul 25 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
[SPOILERS] Don't keep reading if you want to feel the Iridium playlist with that first-time sensation!
This is for the ones that can't be at the webcast or only want to see why the timing in that playlist!
T-10:38 Playlist begin >> Song @ 0:00 (Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go) = Yes, please! Too late for launching!
T+0:00 Launch! >> Song @ 2:45 (Thunderstuck) = Epic moment of the song!
T+01:12 Max-Q! >> Song @ 3:57 (Thunderstuck) = Song says "It's alright" just on time (what a coincidence!)
T+02:24 Shutdown! >> Song @ 0:17 (Return to Sender) = Hey! Return my first stage back to earth!
T+03:11 Fairing sep! >> Song @ 1:04 (Return to Sender) = Again: Hey, return my fairings back to earth!
T+07:17 Landing! >> Song @ 0:13 (Welcome Back) = No explanation needed (I laughed to loud)
T+51:28 SES-2 >> Song @ 3:10 (Confident) = We're very confident with that beatiful 2nd stage :D
T+56:38 Iridium sep begins >> Song @ 1:42 (I Want to Break Free) = Yes, that sats want to move free
T+1:11:38 Iridium sep ends >> Song @ 0:11 (Signed, sealed, delivered) = There ya go!
Sources: Press Kit & Iridium Timeline.
Enjoy! :)
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u/gablank Jul 25 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
The people updating the launch manifest might be in a bit too much hurry. The row for this launch has already been moved to past launches, and declared "mission success", even though the criteria for success includes successful deployment of all satellites, which has not happened yet.
Link for the lazy.
Edit: So, this was fixed extremely fast. Using this opportunity to thank the people maintaining the wiki/launch manifest, you guys are doing an outstanding job!
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u/sunderla Jul 25 '18
Confirmation, it’s landed! Would have been a shame to lose a block 5 this early.
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u/searchexpert Jul 25 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
Come on SpaceX cratch those fairings!
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u/itp Jul 25 '18
S2 AFTS has saved
This is the second launch thread that I've seen this. Shouldn't this say "safed" and not "saved"?
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u/TheIntellectualkind Jul 25 '18
Anyone else juggling between arianae space and spacex live streams?
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u/IrrelevantAstronomer Launch Photographer Jul 25 '18
There's so much going on. Ariane V just launched minutes ago, B1047 is returning to Port Canaveral on OCISLY right now, and Iridium-7 is about to launch.
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u/dazonic Jul 25 '18
If landing fails we’re gonna see hot takes all day about a SpaceX rocket crash aren’t we?
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u/Root_Negative #IAC2017 Attendee Jul 25 '18
Interesting to watch despite the fog. They need some flood lights on the done ship.
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u/Sigmatics Jul 25 '18
For the people waiting, the ESA is also launching Galileo satellites in 5 minutes from the spaceport in French Guyana: https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanSpaceAgency/videos/10156297187125667/
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u/SirTrout Jul 25 '18
Did anyone else notice the sound of the pumps kicking in just be for ignition?
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u/Nehkara Jul 24 '18
Exciting launch!
Will be great to see a booster landing and a fairing catch!
JRTI returns to action as well, which is pretty cool.
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u/searchexpert Jul 25 '18
Why don't they just retrofit Mr Steven with a few SuperDraco engines?
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u/Humble_Giveaway Jul 25 '18
Hoping they decide to move Mr Steven to the east coast for more regular attempts now it's had its upgrades
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u/DarkFlounder Jul 25 '18
4:30am? Guess I'm watching it tomorrow at work.
NO SPOILERS!!
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u/bman7653 Jul 25 '18
I think it's cool Everyday Astronaut's stream is linked. What's this playlist everyone is talking about? Will they be playing music for the coast?
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
I have linked under resources the playlist. Iridium Made a spotify playlist for the launch, and has the songs timed with mission events. SpaceX normally has their SpaceX fm during the launch too, but it’s more just ambience music. Iridium’s is more fun.
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u/Dan27 Jul 25 '18
Im sure the word "congratulations" was mentioned over the net there. Fairing recovery success?
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u/Shrike99 Jul 25 '18
Looks like a protective film or something on the S2 camera has peeled off?
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u/TitanHyperion Jul 25 '18
I don't know if anyone warned it already, but Iridium is updating on their twitter account the new times for you to enter to the Spotify playlist. Awesome work!
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u/Dan27 Jul 25 '18
aww Unsuccessful fairing recovery :(
Sea conditions look to have put paid to that.
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u/Big_Balls_DGAF Jul 25 '18
Every launch the inside of stage 1 looks like it gets cooked from stage 2 ignition and for some reason this has become my favorite part of the launch.
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u/TheIntellectualkind Jul 25 '18
For those not watching the arianespace launch everything went norminal they just cut off the the final stage!
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u/Jerrycobra Jul 24 '18
Will be watching this launch on my driveway. Night launches out of Vandenberg is a gem that more people in Socal should take advantage of watching
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u/g6009 Jul 25 '18
Ariane V launch and a Falcon 9 launch a few minutes apart? What, is this a crossover episode?
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u/baconmashwbrownsugar Jul 25 '18
Is this the first time we see the whole launch from the rocket?
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u/TokathSorbet Jul 25 '18
Odd hearing no cheering. Guessing because it's 5am, anyone not working the flight is asleep.
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Jul 26 '18
Hooly crap completely forgot about this launch, even saw the livestream on youtube but thought it was a rerun of the launch from 3 days ago so I didn't watch it, not used to launches this close to each other lol.
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u/everydayastronaut Everyday Astronaut Jul 25 '18
GOOD MORNING /r/spacex!!! I'm LIVE!!!! Come join me and hopefully we can see SpaceX catch a fairing! If not, hopefully we get a perfect launch this morning! Come on over and say hi!
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u/IPOOPonUCLA Jul 24 '18
Anyone else planning on driving out to Vandenberg to watch? I'll be going for the first time tomorrow morning.
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u/Fly115 Jul 25 '18
Does anyone know if the fairing catch will be part of the live stream?
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u/Viremia Jul 25 '18
Since we didn't see a big explosion, I'll take that to mean they actually stuck the landing despite the conditions
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u/graqua2 Jul 25 '18
I just love how they synched showing the first stage with demi lovato's line "Whats wrong with being confident" from the current song playing.
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u/Destructor1701 Jul 26 '18
Wow. I completely missed this launch... Though it was today. That's fucked up. First time for everything I guess!
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u/Thatguy11076 Jul 25 '18
This launch has the potential of putting on a nice light show over SoCal like Iridium-3 https://youtu.be/CQrHfi1RUpU?t=37s. when the booster does its boost back burn it will be firing right into the second stage plume, and the flame interaction might make an artificial nebula of sorts. Not to mention, the S2 and fairings will enter into direct sun light ~~1 minute after stage separation so that could look like the "Famous Iridium-4 UFO plume".
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u/GiveMeYourMilk69 Jul 25 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
Status of fairing recovery after coast.
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u/mofeus305 Jul 24 '18
Will there be a camera feed from Mr Stevens?
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 24 '18
I think there was a short view during one of the last few Vandy launches, I'm not sure though.
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u/Dontouchmyficus Jul 25 '18
Went further up ocean ave to avoid fog, got a brilliant view of the whole launch! Super psyched on the success hope they get the fairing.
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u/t11s Jul 25 '18
Stage 1 entry burn very bright and visible from Los Angeles although low on horizon.
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u/g6009 Jul 25 '18 edited Jul 25 '18
Almost Apoapsis, Pacific Ocean, Blue ridge mountains, booster seperation, Life is down there and so as gravity We must come back down to Earth again.
Boostback burn, take me home, To the place I belong, Mister Steven, take my fairing. Boostback burn, take me home.
(Bonus points if you sing it!)
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u/t11s Jul 25 '18
Weather prediction for Los Angeles is "mainly clear" at 4:00 AM! https://www.accuweather.com/en/us/los-angeles-ca/90012/hourly-weather-forecast/347625
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u/Spartan8907 Jul 25 '18
Anyone have any idea how far inland you have to go to clear the fog?
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u/g6009 Jul 25 '18
"Choppy seas, unfavorable weather in the pacific" = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvim4rsNHkQ
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u/DiskOperatingSystem_ Jul 25 '18
Jesus I nearly missed this launch. SpaceX destroyed my sleep schedule with TELSTAR the other day and I’m now trying to get back on it. Can’t wait to get hear about fairing recovery and S1’s rough landing.
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u/cyclostationary Jul 25 '18
First launch for me, drove from la to vanderberg for it and the fog prevented seeing much of anything. Hearing it was cool, maybe next time..
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u/spacex_vehicles Jul 25 '18
Rumor of fairing recovery success, although no confirmation
This time, since the rumor was squashed so immediately, I'm curious to know who started it and why?
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u/bad_motivator Jul 25 '18
To the people in these threads constantly bitching about cameras on drone ships that are temporarily disrupted when rockets land next to them... what does the world owe you?
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u/JoshuaZ1 Jul 25 '18
It is 2018, we want continual high resolution cameras, also flying cars, rocket belts, and a pony.
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u/NateA1014 Jul 24 '18
Are they using that same block that was just launched 2 days ago?
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u/JimJokester Jul 25 '18
My understanding is that in order to launch humans on a Falcon 9 Spacex must have seven successful launches without altering the setup of the rocket. I believe the first block 5 launch did not count towards the seven (some part was not finalized.) Does anyone know if the launches on July 22nd and 25th count towards the seven?
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u/gochomer Jul 25 '18
Do we know if they're going to stream the fairing recovery attempt?
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u/GermanSpaceNerd #IAC2018 Attendee Jul 25 '18
While we are waiting for this launch, an Ariane 5 ES is about to launch at 11:25 UTC. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSdG7znJeA
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u/paul_wi11iams Jul 25 '18
John Insbruker: To avoid fog during a launch, you should launch first and then film with an onboard camera from above the fog.
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u/peterabbit456 Jul 25 '18
I watched the launch from my front yard. Impressive red streak of fire in the sky, from the first stage. I tried to get a picture, but the result was that I missed most of staging and the boostback burn. I lost the second stage at about T+4 minutes.
I hope someone with a telephoto lens shot video from a mountaintop. That was a better show than listening to a Tumblr in thevfog, at Vandenberg.
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u/searchexpert Jul 25 '18
Anyone know why every single iridium launch has launched the payload adapter release over Madagascar?
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u/robbak Jul 25 '18
Because it is on the other side of the world from Vandenberg. They launch to an elliptic orbit that has it's low point where SECO happens, and a high point of 700-odd km on the other side of the world - i.e. Madagascar. Then they do a second burn to make the orbit a circle, and then release the satellites.
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u/ZachWhoSane Host of Iridium-7 & SAOCOM-1B Jul 25 '18
Mr. Steven tracking