DocM Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 (edited) He'll likely talk about reusability and the new stage processing facilities at Port Canaveral. Once a stage ships to KSC it won't go back to McGregor, all work will be in the new facilities. They want to work down to a 2 week refurb. McGregor->KSC->pad->launch->land->PortC->pad->launch->land....Etc. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Saving time and money ... dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) ASDS OCISLY has left port. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted March 26, 2017 Veteran Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, DocM said: ASDS OCISLY has left port. Ah..Yes....The AtlantiX Landing Group. DocM and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) Emn1ty and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Soon as F9-23-2 lands successfully on OCISLY (once again!), SpaceX are gonna see a new & massive influx of Investors ... and another coffin nail in the OldSpace way of doing things. SALSN and anthdci 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 SES-10 static fire Livestream http://original.livestream.com/spaceflightnow Pushed to the 30th due to static fire slip Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Big plume, long burn, doing data review. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Unobscured Vision Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 How many refires does this make for F9-23-2 (this booster)? Three dozen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 27, 2017 Author Share Posted March 27, 2017 (edited) Not that many as an assembly. The landed stage with massive test-until-it-breaks burns is JCSAT-14. This one: 1 proof test for each engine, a 3 minute stage fire at McGregor, a static fire, CRS-8 launch, reentry, landing, another long burn at McGregor, and this static fire. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Oh right, right. I remember now. They've been testing that one almost "at will". Thanks @DocM for setting me straight like usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 Yeah, we should take bets on how long JCSAT-14 lasts That said, they'll probably stop at 10 since that was the planned design life for Block 3. If nothing else, that JCSAT-14 bird surviving a blistering hot reentry and all those long test fires shows just how tough a bird Falcon 9 is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 28, 2017 Author Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) SES press briefing today. NSF's ChrisGebhardt reports, Launch window was shortened to 1800 - 2030 EDT because FAA didn't want to close the airspace for 4 hours. Tight timeline to make March 30; once F9 is vertical they need 13 hours for spacecraft checkouts. If they don't finish the launch slips to March 31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Thursdays launch window opening is now 1827 Eastern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingskippy Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 19 hours ago, DocM said: Launch window was shortened to 1800 - 2030 EDT because FAA didn't want to close the airspace for 4 hours. Does anyone know if this going to be the case for all missions now? It's not really cooperative for commercial space flight. Something the FAA has been tasked with fostering from the beginning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 Maybe because it's prime time? This bird needs a 13+ hour checkout after going vertical flyingskippy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingskippy Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Guess if she isn't vertical by 0630 tomorrow, we will know. DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 29, 2017 Author Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) Brady is a photographer who is there for the launch. Edited March 29, 2017 by DocM Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 Last news was 1948E and they were into rollout ops. Press kithttp://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/finalses10presskit.pdf Hosted Technical Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted March 30, 2017 Veteran Share Posted March 30, 2017 Live coverage: SpaceX aims for Thursday launch of previously-flown rocket Quote 03/29/2017 23:55 The Falcon 9 rocket has rolled out to launch pad 39A with the SES 10 satellite on-board, completing the trip to the pad surface just before midnight local time. The next step will be to hoist the 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket vertical. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/24/ses-10-flight-preps/ Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggendrop Veteran Posted March 30, 2017 Veteran Share Posted March 30, 2017 SpaceX web site... SES-10 MISSION Quote SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will deliver SES-10, a commercial communications satellite for SES, to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). SES is a world-leading satellite operator, providing reliable and secure satellite communications solutions across the globe. SpaceX is targeting launch of SES-10 from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The two and a half hour launch window opens on Thursday, March 30, at 6:27 p.m. EDT, or 10:27 p.m. UTC. The satellite will deploy approximately 32 minutes after launch. A backup launch window opens on Saturday, April 1, at 6:27 p.m. EDT, or 10:27 p.m. UTC. (bolding mine) http://www.spacex.com/webcast Back-up date on April Fool's day......mmmmmm...not going for it.... Skiver and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 (edited) Just before the SES-10 rollout a peek inside LC-39A's hangar: three rockets at once, prepping for a run 'n gun series of launches. SES-10 in the center, flanked by the NROL-76 and INMARSAT-5 F4 cores. Edited March 30, 2017 by DocM Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocM Posted March 30, 2017 Author Share Posted March 30, 2017 Just a note, This one will be a hot landing because of the payload mass & trajectory needs, so expect something like a 1-3-1 (engine) landing burn to conserve props. Definitely 50/50 for these hot shots. IF it does land intact SES wants some part of it for their board room lobby, perhaps a grid fin or two, and there's another street corner on the other side of Hawthorne's main entrance. Displaying the first landed + the first re-flight sounds like a logical display set. SALSN 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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