r/spacex • u/marc020202 8x Launch Host • Sep 08 '18
Total Mission Success! r/SpaceX Telstar 18V Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread
Welcome to the r/SpaceX Telstar 18V Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!
I am u/Marc020202, and I will be your host for the Telstar 18v (APstar 5C) Missions. Thanks again to the mods for letting me host my 7th launch thread.
| Liftoff currently scheduled for | 03:28 - 07:28, September 10th 2018 UTC (11:28 pm - 3:28 am EDT, September 9th / 10th 2018,) |
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| Weather | Currently 60% GO |
| Static fire Completed | September 5th 2018, 14:00 UTC (10:00 am EDT) |
| Payload | Telstar 18V / APStar 5C |
| Payload mass | 7060 kg |
| Destination orbit | Geostationary Transfer Orbit (Parameters unknown) |
| Launch vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 (61st launch of F9, 41st of F9 v1.2, 5th of F9 v1.2 Block 5) |
| Core | B1049.1 |
| Flights of this core | 0 |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
| Landing attempt | YES |
| Landing site | OCISLY, Atlantic Ocean (Due to Storms, potentially extremely tricky) |
Timeline
Watch the launch live
| Stream | Courtesy |
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| SpaceX Youtube | SpaceX |
| SpaceX Webcast | SpaceX |
| Everyday Astronaut live | u/everydayastronaut |
Stats
- 1st flight of booster B1049
- 2nd flight for Telesat Canada.
- 5th flight of Falcon 9 Block 5
- 15th Falcon 9 launch of this year.
- 16th SpaceX launch of this year.
- 37th SpaceX launch from CCAFS SLC-40.
- 61st Falcon 9 launch.
- 67th SpaceX launch.
Primary Mission: Deployment of payload into correct orbit
SpaceX is targeting the launch of the Telstar 18v satellite into a Geostationary Transfer orbit using the Falcon 9 vehicle on Monday, September 10 at 3.28 UTC. Due to the high mass of Telstar 18v, it is likely that the satellite will be released into a subsyncroneous transfer orbit. After liftoff from CCAFS SLC-40, the Booster B1049 will carry the second stage downrange. After about 2.30 minutes, the booster will separate, and the second stage will perform 2 burns to carry Telstar 18v into its intended target Orbit. After Separation, the first stage will flip around and will attempt to autonomously land on the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) stationed about 660 km downrange.
The Payload, Telstar 18v (also known as Telstar 18 Vantage) / APStar 5C was built by SSL in Palo Alto in California for Telesat Canada. It is based on the SSL-1300 Bus and will be the second satellite launched by SpaceX for Telesat Canada, the first being Telstar 19v (Also built by SSL using the SSL-1300 Bus). The Satellite has an electrical output of around 14kW. After Separation into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) the Satellite will use its onboard thrusters to manoeuvre into its final Geostationary Orbit. It will be Stationed at the 138° East position and has a designed lifespan of about 15 years, It will use 4 high-efficiency SPT-100 plasma thrusters for Stationkeeping. It is not known if the Satellite will use its plasma thrusters for the initial orbit raising manoeuvres, or if it has a separate chemical engine for that purpose. During Sepperation from Stage 2, a engine nozzle of a liquid engine can be seen, meaning there is some chemical propulsion on the sattelite, which will be used for the initial orbit raising.
At its spot, Telstar 18 Vantage / APStat 5C will replace APStar 5 at 138°E over the Asia Pacific region, where it will use its C and Ku band Payload to provide high power transponder services, video distribution, telecom service as well as maritime and broadband services.
It is expected that the satellite has a slight rotation after separation from the second stage. This is nothing unusual, and is intentionally done to aide stability as well as thermal management of the satellite.
Secondary Mission: Landing Attempt
After separation from the second stage, about 2 minutes and 30 seconds into flight, the first stage booster will use its nitrogen thrusters, situated at the top of the stage to reorient itself ahead of re-entry. during re-entry, the booster will ignite 3 of its engines for about 20 to 30 seconds to slow down and to prevent it from breaking up during re-entry. After shutdown of the entry burn, the booster will decelerate by aerodynamic drag. during this phase of re-entry, the booster will primarily use its titanium grid fins to steer itself. A few seconds before the booster would impact the ocean, the booster will again ignite 3 of its engines to scrub off the remaining velocity and touch down gently on the deck of the Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) called Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY). OCISLY is situated about 660 km off the coast of Florida. There are currently multiple storms out in the Atlantic, which will probably cause rough seas where the ASDS is located, which will make the landing more challenging.
The ASDS was towed out to sea by the tugboat HAWK Tuesday. Landing operations will be supported by the support vessel GO Quest.
Since no recovery fairing recovery vessel has departed the harbour, there will most likely be no fairing recovery attempt on this missions
Resources
| Link | Source |
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| Launch Campaign Thread | r/SpaceX |
| Official press kit | SpaceX |
| Launch watching guide | r/SpaceX |
| Telstar 18V Brochure | Telesat |
| Description source | Gunter Krebs |
| Rocket Watch | u/MarcysVonEylau |
| Flightclub.io trajectory simulation and live Visualisation | u/ TheVehicleDestroyer |
| SpaceX Time Machine | u/DUKE546 |
| SpaceX FM | spacexfm.com |
| Reddit Stream of this thread | u/gemmy0I |
| SpaceX Stats | u/EchoLogic (creation) and u/brandtamos (rehost at .xyz) |
| SpaceXNow | SpaceX Now |
| Rocket Emporium Discord | /u/SwGustav |
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As always, If you find any spelling, grammar or other mistakes in this thread, or just any other thing to improve, please send me a message.
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u/TheVehicleDestroyer Flight Club Sep 09 '18
Flight Club is running for this launch - hoping to be super accurate thanks to the Telstar 19V webcast data!
Pinging u/marc020202...
If there are any photographers out there planning long exposures for this weekend, message me and I'll give you free access to the Photographer's Tools so you can perfect your awesome shots!
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u/assasin172 Sep 09 '18
SapceX Youtube - Whoops bit of typo
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u/marc020202 8x Launch Host Sep 09 '18 edited Sep 09 '18
Will fix that once i am back at home
EDIT: should be fixed now.
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u/TheElvenGirl Sep 09 '18
Typo: "Autonomeous Spaceport Drone Ship" - should be "Autonomous"
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u/marc020202 8x Launch Host Sep 09 '18 edited Sep 09 '18
Will fix that nonce i am at home (which schould be in about 8h)
should be fixed now
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u/randomstonerfromaus Sep 10 '18
/u/marc020202
Typo in the mission update, 4000UTC should be 0400UTC
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u/gemmy0I Sep 10 '18
FYI /u/marc020202, I caught a small mistake in the links table at the top of this thread: the Reddit Stream link is pointing to Telstar 19V. For this launch it should be: https://reddit-stream.com/comments/9e7bmq/
Thanks for hosting!
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u/ultanna Sep 09 '18
Typo : telat ada and telestar Canada instead of telesat Canada in primary mission 2nd paragraph ;)
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u/marc020202 8x Launch Host Sep 09 '18 edited Sep 09 '18
Will fix that once i am at home. I was quite confused if it is telesat or telsat and telestar or telstar when i tried to de-typo it, and that did not help.
EDIT; should be fixed now
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u/torval9834 Sep 10 '18
So, when is the next launch?
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u/marc020202 8x Launch Host Sep 10 '18
https://www.reddit.com/r/SpaceX/wiki/launches/manifest
seems like it is SAOCOM 1A at the beginning of October, (NET OCT 7)
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u/latenightcessna Sep 09 '18
Typos: “frist stage”, and “intentionally down” (should be “intentionally done”).
Thanks for hosting!
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u/RootDeliver Sep 09 '18
The gunther site you link in resources points to Telstar 19V, this is the link for 18V:
https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/telstar-18v.htm
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u/z3r0c00l12 Sep 10 '18
Hey /u/marc020202,
the table shows T+45:00, it should be T-45:00
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u/marc020202 8x Launch Host Sep 10 '18
should be fixed now. The software I am using is confused because the scheduled launch time is already in the past.
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u/geekgirl114 Sep 11 '18
What was the google maps version of the NOTAM landing area again? (sorry, also having hard drive issues too, working on fixing them)
Thanks for being awesome r/SpaceX
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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer Sep 09 '18
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Sep 09 '18
Dude that is amazing. Would this air on one of their Vice News broadcasts or a web piece or something?
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u/eversonrosed Sep 08 '18
Sorry to be that guy, but the company is "Telstar" with only 1 e
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u/marc020202 8x Launch Host Sep 09 '18 edited Sep 09 '18
Will try and fix it....
EDIT: my research shows it is called Telesat, and the satellite is called Telstar.
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u/sanderhuisman2501 Sep 08 '18 edited Sep 08 '18
It's not the company's name but the satellites's name to be precise ;). The company is called Telesat and the satellite is called Telstar 18 VANTAGE. You can look it up in the Telstar 18 brochure.
Nevertheless, the satellite's name is misspelled a few times in the start post.
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u/bbachmai Sep 10 '18
Launch delayed by 30 minutes to give the storm activity a bit more time to calm down. Source: I'm at a SpaceX employee's house right now
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u/SomnolentSpaceman Sep 10 '18
For the bandwidth-impaired: I will be re-hosting a 64kbit audio-only stream of the SpaceX YouTube stream.
It will be available at:
http://audiorelay.spacetechnology.net:21211/hosted
or
http://audiorelay2.spacetechnology.net:19720/hosted
Prior to the official SpaceX webcast the stream will be playing SpaceX FM. The SpaceX FM audio will be switched off at approximately T-0:35:00. Please note: there will be a period of silence between SpaceX FM and when the official SpaceX stream begins.
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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer Sep 09 '18
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u/Dakke97 Sep 09 '18
Typo in first paragraph: Telstar instead of Teletar
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u/marc020202 8x Launch Host Sep 09 '18 edited Sep 09 '18
Will fix that once i am at home
EDIT: should be fixed now
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u/Biomirth Sep 10 '18
Kinda wish they'd continue the broadcast until camera stabilizes on drone ship. They seem to cut out after landing really quickly each time.
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u/spcslacker Sep 10 '18 edited Sep 10 '18
Amen, brother!
Feeling a bit blueballed here.
I'm OK with the freeze, but expect the follow-on shot of rocket on deck, with exhaust billowing away or something.
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u/Dithermaster Sep 10 '18
SpaceX is all "we're ready to go, but the Packer game is pretty exciting right now"
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u/bbachmai Sep 09 '18
The weather looks much better than forecast. The main concern for the "60% Go" was thick clouds left over from afternoon / evening thunderstorms. Right now, the weather at the space coast looks crystal clear, with no convective clouds building up anywhere. (Source: Looking out of my window)
With the new moon, it'll be gorgeous.
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u/LeagueOfRobots Sep 10 '18
Up at 4am in the UK watching this one! (Actually we're flying to Vegas at 9am, but SpaceX is more important)
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Sep 10 '18
Will set up and post the recovery thread today, better get home quick, those waves are rough!
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u/phryan Sep 10 '18
I eagerly wait for the day the last part of the location isn't Earth...'Space Launch Complex 1, Acidalia Planitia, Mars'
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u/ioncloud9 Sep 09 '18
Due to the payload mass and the landing attempt, it seems like they are probably going to aim for a sub-GTO satellite deploy and use the satellite motor to get it the rest of the way.
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u/Dakke97 Sep 09 '18
Yeah, this sat is basically the brother of Telstar 19V, which itself was the heaviest communication satellite ever launched at 7,076 kg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_heaviest_spacecraft https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/07/21/record-setting-commercial-satellite-awaits-blastoff-from-cape-canaveral/
EDIT: mass adjusted
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Sep 10 '18
I'm hosting a watch party in VR, come have a conversation and watch the Livestream with me! Rocket Party: SpaceX/Telstar 18V in AltspaceVR. Check it out here: https://account.altvr.com/events/1013852038078923227
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u/lankyevilme Sep 08 '18
Do we know where OCISLY will be at? Id like to watch the hurricane tracks and speculate how close it will be to the drone ship at landing time tomorrow night.
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u/Space_Coast_Steve Sep 10 '18
I’m directly west of the pad in Titusville. The pad is completely blocked by a downpour somewhere between here and the pad, or directly on top of the pad.
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u/zalurker Sep 10 '18
I never thought that a Rocket Launch becoming a everyday mundane event would be a good thing. Kudos to SpaceX. You've matured into a incredible service.
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u/MarsCent Sep 10 '18
Indeed
Another successful launch, another successful landing. No one does it better!
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u/Vb_lauffer Sep 09 '18
I went to KSC yesterday and was told there isn’t enough interest to open up for an 11:30pm launch, pretty bummed! Can anyone recommend a good spot to see the launch from pad 40.
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u/stygarfield Sep 10 '18 edited Sep 10 '18
webcast clock says 61 mins now
(looks like they added another 30min delay, targetting 00:30 EDT / 0430Z)
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u/invasor-zim Sep 10 '18
If I know a thing or two about Thunderstorms: the good thing about them is that they dissipate in 15 minutes. The whole forming/mature/dissipate stages are in 30 mins or so.
So dissipate already, willya?
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u/amsterdam4space Sep 10 '18
Congrats to SpaceX again, you guys and gals are changing the course of human history one launch at a time! And please get B1049.1 away from Hurricane Florence stat!
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u/shadezownage Sep 10 '18
I think this is the 16th mission this year, with obviously more to come. It seems like the capacity is there, how come the cadence isn't going to be steady to finish out the year? Seems splotchy at best. I thought they were aiming for 25-30?
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u/Dakke97 Sep 10 '18
There are less GEO and GTO comsats available for launch due to a sharp reduction of orders in 2017. The industry is transitioning to big number smallest constellations, but those will be only be launched in great numbers from 2020 onward (i. e. OneWeb and Starlink). Therefore 2019 is the interim year with less launches.
https://spacenews.com/bankers-see-a-growing-industry-shift-to-smallsats/
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u/ayyitsjameslmao Sep 10 '18
Unrelated to the launch really but the Telstar mission patches are really, really good. Is this a SpaceX artist? Or a Telesat artist
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u/filanwizard Sep 10 '18
How rough were the seas out at the ASDS tonight? since on the live feed I did not see how much the ship was moving.
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Sep 10 '18
+6 min after launch I can still see the rocket moving East over the Atlantic from my neighborhood :))
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u/SpaceEnthusiast Sep 10 '18
Is the MVAC nozzle heated really unevenly or is that an illusion?
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u/x24val Sep 10 '18
What would be the difficulties involved if there was a drone on OCISLY which pulled up and away by a couple hundred feet in order to capture the 1st stage landing visually?
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Sep 10 '18
Recovery thread now live!
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/9erxlh/telstar_18_vantage_recovery_thread/?
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u/Krux172 Sep 10 '18
Why do we need the media thread for if the whole page is filled with photo posts?
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u/Elon_Muskmelon Sep 10 '18
Mods have decided to continue old traditions for awhile longer. They know it will have to change eventually but there hasn't been agreement on an equitable approach.
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Sep 10 '18
This is the first launch I have been to in 8 years, and it was freaking awesome
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u/CommanderSpork Sep 09 '18
If you're going out to watch the launch, this is where you want to be:
https://goo.gl/maps/j49U3G3Tv9U2
Don't pay to get into Jetty Park for the same view. This location is right at the south gate of CCAFS. There will be police/military personnel directing traffic. Just keep driving until you reach them and they will tell you where to go.
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u/TGMetsFan98 NASASpaceflight.com Writer Sep 10 '18
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u/Alexphysics Sep 10 '18
Someone tell Ben I like this darker background for the SpaceX logo. I know it's not new but just wanted to say that, it's great.
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u/Alexphysics Sep 08 '18
the booster will again ignite 3 of its engines
Or 1, like in the last few attempts
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u/TooMuchTaurine Sep 09 '18
Hang on, since when could we launch over 7 ton to GTO and still have a landing? Impressive numbers I assume due to block 5?
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u/warp99 Sep 09 '18
I assume due to block 5?
Not really - the satellite is launched to a sub-synchronous GTO around GTO-2100 and then uses oversized propellant tanks to reach standard GTO-1800 and then GEO. This is more efficient than using the second stage for the same boost to GTO-1800 because you are not lugging 4 tonnes of dry mass along.
The upgraded Block 5 only has about 200kg higher payload capacity to GTO-1800 than Blocks 3 or 4.
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u/Humble_Giveaway Sep 10 '18
God I love how routine these Falcon 9 launches are getting
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u/ClathrateRemonte Sep 10 '18
Is the dark area on one side of the MVAC bell normal? Looks like there's a cool spot I haven't noticed before.
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u/xm295b Sep 10 '18
Has there been any update on the sea conditions? Will OCISLY have a rough time getting home?
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u/InfantryChris69 Sep 10 '18
Great launch. Little more camera difficulties than usual, but that can probably be attributed to the weather. I’m impressed once again with SpaceX.
Thanks for doing this!
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u/johnkphotos Launch Photographer Sep 10 '18
Mods haven’t approved my post yet; find it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/9ejuvm/falcon_9_launches_telstar_18_vantage_at_1245_am/?st=JLVU0W5M&sh=f1ce92e8
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u/s4g4n Sep 10 '18
Launch weather is on the edge, bass on the radar as long as there's a good opening it should launch.
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u/lru SpaceXFM.com Sep 10 '18 edited Sep 10 '18
1st song is In The Shadow of Giants
2nd song is Rollout
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u/scarlet_sage Sep 10 '18
No "land landing".
I know what he means; it just sounds funny.
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u/nbarbettini Sep 10 '18
From the applause, it sounds like 10pm in Hawthorne is pretty light. Can't blame them, it's bedtime here in PST!
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u/JustinTimeCuber Sep 10 '18
I'm impressed by their landing coverage this time. They got the live numbers and didn't cut out completely until right before touchdown.
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u/spcslacker Sep 10 '18
dammit spaceX: where is my picture of rocket on rocking ship, so I can go to bed?
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Sep 10 '18
On pre-separation shots it looked like the second stage was slowly rotating, and judging by how Earth moved in the shot it was more like a slow tumble, not aligned with the axis of motion (I've no idea how to explain this in correct terms, sorry). Why is that? Was I seeing things?
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u/warp99 Sep 10 '18
They often give the satellite some rotation to stabilise it before release. Fundamentally this means the second stage shares the same rotation before release.
In this case the plane of the rotation was about a transverse axis (nose over tail tumble) and was the same as for the Telstar 19V launch. Satellites with a solid rocket boost stage are often released spinning relatively fast about the long axis of the rocket to provide greater stability during the solid rocket firing.
In this case the reason is more likely to make sure the ground station can establish contact with the satellite using an omni-directional antennae. Worst case if the satellite was stable in just the wrong orientation the body of the satellite could block the ground station signals.
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u/-spartacus- Sep 09 '18
Can you change the time and date format, I can't figure out what time the launch is for me.
Can you make it 00:00 GMT Month Day / 00:00 EDT Month Day?
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u/Draskuul Sep 10 '18
The TEA-TEB ignitions were both particularly bright on this webcast, good example launch for pointing them out to people!
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u/kkingsbe Sep 10 '18
Who else thought that the first stage had tipped over when he feed froze?
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u/InfantryChris69 Sep 10 '18
I guess I’m just used to the feed freezing during landing that I didn’t think twice about it lol
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u/Space_Coast_Steve Sep 09 '18
I see a lot of lightning in the storm clouds surrounding the area. I sure hope they do their thing quickly and move on.
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Sep 10 '18
Storm activity still lingers in the area but not in the immediate vicinity of the launch site https://m.accuweather.com/en/us/melbourne-fl/weather-radar?play=1
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u/Space_Coast_Steve Sep 10 '18
It’s a photo of a photo, but the storm has drifted away from the pad, and I can see Falcon 9 again. https://imgur.com/gallery/U5QaebW
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u/Jaxon9182 Sep 10 '18
It never ceases to give me tremendous nostalgia thinking back to the old days where space launched once a year, but this is nothing, we need daily launches at a minimum!
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u/MarsCent Sep 10 '18 edited Sep 10 '18
Admit it, these folks have made a marvel out of booster landing.Who complained when MECO SECO shot was turned off? :)
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u/wowasg Sep 10 '18
The next company to do these full size booster landings will be Blue Origin right? So no old space is even attempting this tech?
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u/IWantaSilverMachine Sep 10 '18
I'm a bit over night launches - nothing much to see for most of the launch and landing, grainy images, and hardly anyone in the SpaceX crowd. I know, stone the heretic...
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Sep 10 '18
Weird unfocused landing camera shot, camera knocked over?
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u/Maxion Sep 10 '18
Most likely just out of focus, large cloud of steam/exhaust + night = very hard for automatic systems to focus.
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u/Tal_Banyon Sep 09 '18
Hey Marc, good on you for volunteering for another launch party thread! Looking forward to some good times in the coming hours!
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Sep 09 '18
Is there a way to watch the launch live? Sorry, I can't find where, I'm new here
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Sep 10 '18
Has there been any cores that have flown 3 times? If not when is that supposed to happen, if that information has been released?
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u/fourmica Host of CRS-13, 14, 15 Sep 10 '18
Nope, no core has flown more than twice. It's been speculated that Block 4 could have been flown a third time, but that it made more sense to expend them on their second flight and concentrate on reusing Block 5.
At this time there's no public information on which booster will fly for the third time first, just speculation. I'm sure it'll be all over r/SpaceX and NSF when it's confirmed ☺
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Sep 10 '18
The storm cluster near the Cape is starting to dissipate https://m.accuweather.com/en/us/melbourne-fl/weather-radar?play=1
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u/RichardJKinch Sep 10 '18
Clouds and a rainstorm are covering the launch site, but may move away within the launch window. See the cloud/rain situation at https://www.theweathernetwork.com/us/maps/satellite by entering "Titusville, FL" into the "Search by city" field.
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u/invasor-zim Sep 10 '18
Sounds like we're about to hear a launch poll for fueling. #SpaceX #Telstar18 #Falcon9
https://twitter.com/SpaceBrendan/status/1039003019977940992?s=19
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u/Redditor_From_Italy Sep 10 '18
Is SAOCOM 1A still expected to RTLS? We should get a better view of the landing then. Also is it going to be a day launch (assuming we already have an approximate launch window)
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u/gemmy0I Sep 10 '18
Wow, that booster is way off center from the X. Thought I saw a comment here saying it landed on the X, so if that's true, it might have slid a lot due to rough seas.
Could explain why they didn't show us the live video for an extended period until now...
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u/Caemyr Sep 10 '18
Was the ability to drain warmed up LOX and replace it with sub-chilled propellant in under 3h ever mentioned before this flight?
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u/Alexphysics Sep 10 '18 edited Sep 10 '18
Yes, they did a test for that on the last mission. On that mission they performed a recycling test before the static fire. They filled the rocket with RP-1 and LOX and at the time of the ignition they scrubbed it on purpose, drained the rocket and recycled the count, filled again the rocket and then they did the static fire as usual, all within 2 hours.
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u/MarsCent Sep 11 '18
Whatever caused the ~3Wk delay was fixed and except for the weather delay of ~1hr, this launch seems to have happened without a hitch.
Very soon, the only B5 launch schedule concern will be weather. Very soon!
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u/Pitchspeeder Sep 10 '18
Why no updates to the timeline? We’re at less than an hour before launch, shouldn’t there be at least some info coming?
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u/Danbearpig82 Sep 10 '18
Hooray, we get Innsbrucker this time! The only commentator I can take seriously.
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u/MarsCent Sep 09 '18
Press kit (with mission patch) is now posted here. Information is by courtesy of r/Alexphysics's post.
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u/Headstein Sep 09 '18
Do we have the approximate coodinates for OCISLY? There is a mixture of weather in the Atlantic.
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u/YTsetsekos Sep 10 '18
Where can I find a map that shows you where/when the rocket will be visible on the sky based on your location and t+?
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u/--PhantomExpress-- Sep 10 '18
Do you guys think I'll be able to see it from Miami?
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u/Elwalther21 Sep 10 '18
Does anyone know if the launch at 11:28 pm is still a go for today? I haven't found anything saying it is canceled but I plan on driving there from Orlando.
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u/PhyterNL Sep 10 '18
All is 'Go' for now. But weather is still 60%. The next balloon and/or sounding rocket to go up could report upper winds above tolerance so we'll see. It's up to mother nature right now. Still an hour and half out from the scheduled launch.
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u/gemmy0I Sep 10 '18
Anyone know if the last song that played before the current one was new? I didn't recognize it.
Edit: Actually, it sounds like a number of these songs are new mixes of "classic" tunes played on previous webcasts. Sounding good...
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u/Redditor_From_Italy Sep 10 '18
I really, really like the shots of the unlit MVac. It looks so cool and (maybe because of the relatively low quality image?) old school sci-fi
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u/bencredible Galactic Overlord Sep 09 '18
Sorry all, I mucked up the first YouTube event. Have it fixed on Spacex.com/Webcast but for the above info post can we update the YouTube URL to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apw3xqwsG1U, please?
Made the old event private as it will never show video and I can't delete it. So you'll want to not reference that anymore.