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SpaceX launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base to bring sonic booms to county

 

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Ventura County residents could see a rocket launch and hear sonic booms Saturday night as part of a historic SpaceX mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County.

At 7:21 p.m. Saturday, SpaceX will launch the SAOCOM 1A satellite on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg. The launch is being conducted for Argentina’s space agency, and the satellite is designed to provide radar imagery to help emergency responders and monitor the environment, including the collection of soil moisture measurements. The launch was delayed from Sept. 28.

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The historic part of the mission will occur after the launch when SpaceX attempts to land the first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket at Vandenberg. This will be SpaceX's first land landing attempt at Vandenberg. It has previously made such landings on drone ships in the ocean.

The 30th Space Wing said in a news release Tuesday that Central Coast residents may see the first stage of the Falcon 9 returning to Vandenberg. This may include multiple engine burns.

Residents in Santa Barbara, Ventura and San Luis Obispo counties also may hear sonic booms. A sonic boom sounds like an explosion or thunder and is the result of shock waves from an aircraft or vehicle traveling faster than sound. The sound of the boom will depend on weather conditions and other factors.

For information regarding the launch or public viewing locations, visit the
30th Space Wing Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/30thSpaceWing.

https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/2018/10/02/rocket-launch-bring-sonic-booms-county/1503810002/

 

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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1044339286533984256

 

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Payload

 

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https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/saocom-1.htm

 

 

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https://twitter.com/CONAE_Oficial/status/1040694505903738880

 

 

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https://twitter.com/CONAE_Oficial/status/1040694505903738880

 

 

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https://twitter.com/CONAE_Oficial/status/1040694505903738880

 

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Mr Steven   Reassembly on the dock...may have had modifications...

 

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7 hours ago, DocM said:
 

If SLC-4W is now Landing Zone-4, and LZ-1&2 are at KSC, where is Landing Zone-3? Hmmmm...Texas?

Hmm, I still expect it to be alongside LZ's 1 and 2 @ Cape eventually. As was always shown in the renders and video's.

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In the latest EIS revision the location of the 3rd LZ (South Pad) at KSC is now a Dragon processing and engine test facility, which is being built. 

 

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Oct. 7/8Falcon 9 • SAOCOM 1A


Launch time: Approx. 0221 GMT on 8th (10:22 p.m. EDT; 7:22 p.m. PDT on 7th)


Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Air Force Base, California


A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SAOCOM 1A for CONAE, Argentina’s space agency. SAOCOM 1A is the first of two SAOCOM 1-series Earth observation satellites designed to provide radar imagery to help emergency responders and monitor the environment, including the collection of soil moisture measurements. Delayed from Sept. 28 and Oct. 6. [Oct. 3]

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/

 

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The launch of the Argentine satellite SAOCOM 1A changes its date considering Sunday 7 and Thursday 11 October as alternative dates. This modification was requested by the company SpaceX to continue with the tests to ensure a successful launch.

https://twitter.com/CONAE_Oficial/status/1047661612189077505

 

Hopefully it's a go for Sunday.

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SpaceX’s West Coast landing zone

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1048700657681592320

 

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If my math here is correct, basing that on a 265 foot pad and 160 foot tall stage, this is a photoshop (unfortunately that's not Block 5) of what photographers and media should get to see after Falcon 9 lands back at LZ-4 tomorrow.

https://twitter.com/TheFavoritist/status/1048655650232958976

 

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Dusk launch: expect UFO reports

 

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Launch Alert

Sat, Oct 6, 9:58 PM 

Sunday evening's scheduled launch of a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg AFB appears to be on schedule. Liftoff is set for 7:22 p.m. Pacific Time. The event should be impressive and visible from as far away as Petaluma, Sacramento, and Lake Tahoe, California; western Nevada; Phoenix, Arizona; and northwest Mexico.

 

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bits and bytes...

 

Data buoy 46412...175 NM West of San Diego, CA   (fairing recovery)

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46412

 

Data buoy 46047...TANNER BANK - 121NM West of San Diego, CA 

https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46047

 

SAOCOM 1A Presskit...pdf

https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/saocom1apresskit.pdf

 

Could be a repeat of last year...

 

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SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Dec. 22, 2017, with bystanders on the ground getting a gorgeous light show.
Credit: Maxwell Harris/Getty Images

https://www.space.com/42043-spacex-sonic-boom-california-lights-sky.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

 

 

This morning...

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Afternoon...

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https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1048990715051724801

 

 

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https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1048958851620524032

 

 

It's Canadian Thanksgiving weekend as well...

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having a turkey...

 

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Don't know what to feed him...maybe an assortment of seeds...

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Looks like no fairing recovery with Mr Steven tonight. This doesn't rule out experimentation though.

 

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T-60 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of SAOCOM 1A. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → http://spacex.com/webcast

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1049107569547997185

 

Webcast...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr_C6LQ7mHc

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SpaceX’s launch director confirms the Falcon 9 team is “go” to begin loading super-chilled kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants into the rocket. Liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, is set for 7:21pm PDT (10:21pm EDT; 0221 GMT). 

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1049113514558803974

 

Fueling under way.

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T-4:00 min.

 

Liftoff

 

Max Q

 

MECO

 

Stage sep

 

MVac start

 

fairing sep confirmed

 

// will upload images after launch...this one is real quick...

 

S1 entry burn

 

 

 

 

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Stage 1 has landed.

 

First one for Vandy

 

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4 minutes till payload deploy.

 

S2 off...good orbit insertion

 

Payload deployed.

 

Will wait for comm check from manufacturer/operator

 

 

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