+John. Subscriber¹ Posted February 6, 2018 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, DevTech said: Why is there no camera feed from the vehicle as it moves further away to the point we see the entire planet? There will be, if I'm right (someone correct me if I'm not) it's going to coast for a little while to prove something to the Armed Forces, then set off again after a few hours. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevTech Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 minute ago, Astra.Xtreme said: Because the Earth is flat. Or because that's a lot of dataflow that would be pointed at a satellite that's not designed to take incoming data from that direction. It just seems weird they streamed the launch which had a camera showing the Earth gettign smalled and then abruptly, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 3-orbit transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevTech Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, John. said: There will be, if I'm right (someone correct me if I'm not) it's going to coast for a little while to prove something to the Armed Forces, then set off again after a few hours. Wait? We are in the "Redacted" part of the mission? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctebah Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Anyone know the timeline for commercial flights of Falcon Heavy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted February 6, 2018 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, DevTech said: Wait? We are in the "Redacted" part of the mission? I don't want to say too much in case I dreamt this, but I think S2 is coasting for between 2-6 hours before it sets off? @DocM? @Unobscured Vision? Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, DevTech said: Wait? We are in the "Redacted" part of the mission? That actually might be playing a part in this, now that I think about it .... 1 minute ago, ctebah said: Anyone know the timeline for commercial flights of Falcon Heavy? Now that it's been proven to work, they'll be lining up around the blockhouse to book flights on it. ctebah and DocM 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Lost the center core - waiting for details. The Earth departure burn will happen over Ecuador in a few hours. This is to demonstrate a long coast capability for the DoD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevTech Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Just now, John. said: I don't want to say too much in case I dreamt this, but I think S2 is coasting for between 2-6 hours before it sets off? @DocM? @Unobscured Vision? But why cut the camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 1 minute ago, DevTech said: But why cut the camera? Probably just in the nightside portion of flight. That'd be my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, ctebah said: Anyone know the timeline for commercial flights of Falcon Heavy? 3-6 months, with 2 candidates USAF STP-2, which will qualify FH for national security payloads ArabSat 6, a commsat for Saudi Arabia ctebah 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 anthdci 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slugsie Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I've just worked it out. This is all an elaborate way to test a new U/V resistant automotive paint! FloatingFatMan and ctebah 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 awesome, absolute awesome. TIme to rewatch. SALSN and bguy_1986 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bguy_1986 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, anthdci said: awesome, absolute awesome. TIme to rewatch. Already started! Surprised how quickly the side boosters lit up to get away. Charred a little bit of the center core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted February 6, 2018 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 6, 2018 EDIT: Never mind forgot to refresh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocM Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Congrats from NASA, and a bit of (earned) self-congratulation https://www.nasa.gov/feature/falcon-heavy-a-multi-user-spaceport-success-story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) The visuals from this launch are nothing short of MajorTom reporting! CrashG 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted February 6, 2018 Subscriber¹ Share Posted February 6, 2018 so what happend to the center core? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Nothing official, but it sounds like it's lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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