DocM Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 This launch will bring the number of operational Iridium NEXT satellites to 65 (of 81; 66 active, 9 orbital spares and 6 ground spares) Date: July 20, 2018 Time: 0512 PDT, 0812 EDT, 1212 UTC Pad: Vandenberg AFB SLC-4E Core: B1048.1 (Block 5) Recovery: ASDS Just Read the Instructions Coordinates: 32°29'7" N, 120°3'53" W Payload: 10 Iridium NEXT commsats Payload mass: 8,600 kg + 1,000kg dispenser Target orbit: 625km x 86.66° Final orbit: 778km x 86.4° (Plane 5 of 6) ASDS JRtI landing zone bguy_1986 and Unobscured Vision 1 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 New Date: July 25 New Times: 0439;26 PDT, 0739;26 EDT, 1139;26 UTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devn00b Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Being in southern Cali I am so looking forward to this. My daughter is as well. We have seen a few launches go up, and then crash back into the ocean, but watching them attempt a landing, this is going to be special. As always thanks for the updates/info DocM (and others too!) you guys really take some hard to grasp concepts and make them understandable even to my 16-year-old daughter who is just starting to grasp the basics of this, even after all these years of being super interested in space/rockets. DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Not a problem, and if you have a question - ask. The only really dumb questions are those which go unasked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unobscured Vision Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 This is going to be another nice "rapid-fire" launch series for SpaceX. Can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 Weather is 60%, with the main concern being ground level winds. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unobscured Vision Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Current weather report is clear skies at the moment at VAFB via Chris Gebhart from NasaSpaceflight.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Fuelling start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Webcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Liftoff MaxQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) MESCO S2 SEP S2 start Fairing sep Boostback burn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 SECO Touchdown In coast Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Good landing of the S1, good orbit insertion for the S2. See ya at T-50 (ish) minutes. JRTI's lights are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Wind shear at 1,000 ft above droneship? F9B5 don't care about no damned wind shear ? Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yup. Tis' but a minor annoyance. ? DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I believe, however, the droneship got a little annoyed with the landing ... the lights went out in Georgia ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 High seas too - a corner case test. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Agreed. Testing maximums this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) Also, a few minutes before F9 launched an Ariane 5 launched from Kourou, French Guiana. It too is in coast but no landing Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Goodie, we've got a twofer! I have something else to watch after this. Thanks for reminding me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 How slick was that burn?! NICE!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Conditions prevented catching the fairing. S2 resart & shutdown Good orbit Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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