DocM Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 If the Echostar 105/SES-11 launch date holds, we may be in for another double header. F9: Iridium NEXT #3 (21-30) Core Number 1041.1 Location: Vandenberg SLC-4E Launch Djate: October 4 Launch Time:0606 PDT, 0906 EDT, 1306 UTC Stage Landing: ASDS 'Just Read the Instructions' Iridium Plane: 4 bguy_1986 and Unobscured Vision 1 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Awww yeah. DocM 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 25, 2017 Author Share Posted September 25, 2017 As expected, a slip Date: October 9 Time: waiting for Iridium to confirm Still a double-header with Echostar-105/SES-11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted September 30, 2017 Author Share Posted September 30, 2017 TIME: 0537 PDT 0837 EDT, 1237 UTC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 8, 2017 Author Share Posted October 8, 2017 (edited) Monday October 9 0837 EDT, 0537 PDT, 1237 GMT Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted October 9, 2017 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 9, 2017 Webcast is up and counting down. 50 mins until go time Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 9, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted October 9, 2017 Pretty launch/landing. 2nd stage cut off ... coast phase for about 40 minutes (so I guess around 930 est for the Iridium deployments?) Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unobscured Vision Posted October 9, 2017 Share Posted October 9, 2017 SpaceX is making this look routine. We like routine. So does Mil/Gov and Commercial. I have yet to actually watch the launch, though. Just saw Twitter stuff with pics saying it went fine. I'll watch in a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 This one was about a minute quicker between launch and Landing than most of the others. Have to see what the scuttlebutt is about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 18 hours ago, Unobscured Vision said: SpaceX is making this look routine. We like routine. I was just thinking that when I watched the first stage land. It is soon going to get to the point where your as excited to see a S1 land as you are a passenger airliner, ie not at all. Unobscured Vision and SALSN 1 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+rdlenk Subscriber² Posted October 10, 2017 Subscriber² Share Posted October 10, 2017 3 hours ago, anthdci said: I was just thinking that when I watched the first stage land. It is soon going to get to the point where your as excited to see a S1 land as you are a passenger airliner, ie not at all. I don't know, I still get excited when planes land and take off and they're not even on fire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Methinks seeing that big BFR booster and the BFS spaceship land might get some people's blood pumping again. bguy_1986 and anthdci 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted October 11, 2017 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 11, 2017 9 hours ago, DocM said: Methinks seeing that big BFR booster and the BFS spaceship land might get some people's blood pumping again. I'll be happy when I see two boosters side by side and one on a ship, can't wait for Heavy bguy_1986 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted October 11, 2017 Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) 9 hours ago, DocM said: Methinks seeing that big BFR booster and the BFS spaceship land might get some people's blood pumping again. I'm with +John, seeing 2 side boosters from the falcon heavy coming down at the same time will be enough. i really hope they get the demo flight ready for when im over there in january but im not expecting it now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John. Subscriber¹ Posted October 11, 2017 Subscriber¹ Share Posted October 11, 2017 On 10/10/2017 at 2:36 AM, DocM said: This one was about a minute quicker between launch and Landing than most of the others. Have to see what the scuttlebutt is about that. Hey Doc did we find out why it was a whole minute quicker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 11, 2017 Author Share Posted October 11, 2017 (edited) Basically, there was no desire to land it overweight. This was a light payload and, as usual, thely launch with a flull propellant load. This time the ASDS was placed closer to the range so the stage could do a long boost back burn and thereby use up excess propellants. A boosting rocket moves much faster than the coasting rocket, so... +John. 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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