DocM Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) Falcon 9 Core: B1042.1 Launch Site: KSC LC-39A Date: October 30 Time: 1534-1758 EDT, 1934-2158 GMT Stage Landing: ASDS 'Of Course I Still love You' Payload: Koreasat 5A Bus: Thales Spacebus 4000B2 Orbit: GEO at 113°E Mass: 3,500 kg Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthdci Posted October 12, 2017 Share Posted October 12, 2017 Do we know if this is the last one before 39a is shutdown for they falcon heavy upgrade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 12, 2017 Author Share Posted October 12, 2017 (edited) Possible as dates after Koreasat 5A are nebulous save for Vandenberg and CRS flights which could fly from LC-40. Also, after the hurricanes they started doing LC-39A FH upgrades on the fly. Most of the extra launch mount tail masts (hold downs + connections) and some Transporter/Erector additions are already up, and the Rotating Service Structure is skeletonized & nearly ready to come down. anthdci and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IsItPluggedIn Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 yay its in awake time and non work hours we can watch the launch today. Unobscured Vision and DocM 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 30, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2017 About 5 minutes until launch. Tracking no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Webcast live That new crossbar at the top of the TEL is part of the changes made for launching X-37B, and it may be useful for Falcon Heavy. There are another set of crossbars lower down which will be used to help stabilize the top of the Falcon Heavy boosters, but they are smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 LIFTOFF!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 MECO SEP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Purdy S1 shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 S1 entry burn Shutdown S1 transsonic Landing burn Landing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 30, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2017 Little BBQ going on with the first stage. Wonder if they're ever going to implement a little fire suppression onto the drone ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 Just residual RP-1 from the nozzle - expected. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 S2 ignite SECO 2 Good GTO 30m to release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DocM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) Payload deployed! Edited October 30, 2017 by DocM anthdci and Unobscured Vision 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 30, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2017 1 hour ago, DocM said: No offense to this Berger guy ... but this is the definition of the ol' idiom "apples to oranges." NASA was going to the moon ... NASA landed on the moon a tad over 8 years after Alan Shepard's suborbital flight. NASA accomplished this in the very infancy of manned-spaceflight ... almost 50 years ago (for the first moon landing). Anyway ... such an odd (and in my opinion very dumb) comparison. SpaceX's achievements speak for themselves ... not sure what the point of this was. +rdlenk and bguy_1986 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 30, 2017 Global Moderator Share Posted October 30, 2017 ^ that is a much better comparison/factoid. Now ... I'm curious how much was collectively saved this year by the customers going with SpaceX vs. the other platforms. Unobscured Vision and bguy_1986 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocM Posted October 31, 2017 Author Share Posted October 31, 2017 (edited) There are two paths to customer savings... 1) the obvious: a reduction in the price of the launch 2) they can usually launch sooner using a Flight Proven™ core, meaning reduced storage costs and they start earning revenue or receiving their mission data sooner Very often #2 is more than enough. Unobscured Vision 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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