Falcon 9’s first stage lands on the Just Read the Instructions droneship
03:26:52 2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)03:27:21 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)03:34:22 Galileo L13 deploys
Liftoff of the Galileo L13 mission!
22 missions launched and landed for booster 1067 since it's first mission in June 2021. The Galileo L13 mission has pushed boundaries on the way to space.@NASASpaceflight stream: youtube.com/live/2TBeAMl-a…
Quote During the Galileo L12 mission earlier this year, the Falcon 9 booster was expended to provide the additional performance needed to deliver the payload to its orbit. Data from that mission informed subtle design and operational changes, including mass reductions and trajectory adjustments, that will allow us to safely recover and reuse this boosterQuote The booster reentry trajectory will result in higher heating and dynamic pressure on the booster than many of our historical landings.
During the Galileo L12 mission earlier this year, the Falcon 9 booster was expended to provide the additional performance needed to deliver the payload to its orbit. Data from that mission informed subtle design and operational changes, including mass reductions and trajectory adjustments, that will allow us to safely recover and reuse this booster
The booster reentry trajectory will result in higher heating and dynamic pressure on the booster than many of our historical landings.
I haven't seen *any* pictures of these two particular Galileo satellites .... did I miss something?
Apart from SpaceX, this was made possible thanks to a lot of work done behind the scenes by @ESA_Tech and @OHB_SE
Quote from: jcm on 09/18/2024 12:25 amI haven't seen *any* pictures of these two particular Galileo satellites .... did I miss something?
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 09/17/2024 10:46 pmQuote During the Galileo L12 mission earlier this year, the Falcon 9 booster was expended to provide the additional performance needed to deliver the payload to its orbit. Data from that mission informed subtle design and operational changes, including mass reductions and trajectory adjustments, that will allow us to safely recover and reuse this boosterQuote The booster reentry trajectory will result in higher heating and dynamic pressure on the booster than many of our historical landings.Trajectory adjustments and shorter re-entry burn make sense. But mass reduction? What could SpaceX cut out? The only thing I can think of offhand would be a custom lightweight payload attach fitting (PAF). The Galileo satellites are only 700 kg each, and the standard PAF can support up to 9000 kg (section 3.3) if the center of mass is low.
Deployment of Galileo L13 confirmed.
Falcon 9 launches our 90th mission of the year.
Two more #Galileo satellites in orbit! Galileo satellites 31 and 32 were placed in orbit by a #SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, launched last night at 00:50 CEST from Cape Canaveral.ESA, @SpaceX and @OHB_SE's launch campaign activities prepared the satellites for a successful Launch and Early Operations Phase. The satellites have reached their holding point and are undergoing first basic health checks as planned. In the coming days, the satellites will be manoeuvred to their target positions and all systems will be tested to confirm they are fit for nominal operations. #Galileo, a truly successful European partnership: financed by the EU, developed by ESA, operated by EUSPA. (pics: ESA–S.Corvaja/SpaceX) #EUSpace
Thanks to FST for the great job of posting the updates so I can catch up.
Quote from: gongora on 09/18/2024 01:22 amQuote from: jcm on 09/18/2024 12:25 amI haven't seen *any* pictures of these two particular Galileo satellites .... did I miss something?Well ok, not exactly one of the standard satellite portraits though!
Just want to point out that it's wild the European Union just launched some of its most valuable satellites, two Galileo spacecraft, on a Falcon 9 rocket making its 22nd flight. Unimaginable even two or three years ago.
Evidence I did a thing tonight. 😉
Launch time to the second?
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1836176374211735758QuoteWilliam Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Galileo L13: LIFTOFF! At 6:50:49pm EDT (2250 UTC)
William Harwood @cbs_spacenewsF9/Galileo L13: LIFTOFF! At 6:50:49pm EDT (2250 UTC)
Quote from: LouScheffer on 09/18/2024 12:31 amQuote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 09/17/2024 10:46 pmQuote During the Galileo L12 mission earlier this year, the Falcon 9 booster was expended to provide the additional performance needed to deliver the payload to its orbit. Data from that mission informed subtle design and operational changes, including mass reductions and trajectory adjustments, that will allow us to safely recover and reuse this boosterQuote The booster reentry trajectory will result in higher heating and dynamic pressure on the booster than many of our historical landings.Trajectory adjustments and shorter re-entry burn make sense. But mass reduction? What could SpaceX cut out? The only thing I can think of offhand would be a custom lightweight payload attach fitting (PAF). The Galileo satellites are only 700 kg each, and the standard PAF can support up to 9000 kg (section 3.3) if the center of mass is low.They may have found the acoustic environment better then expected. Note the Payload fairing has no (or less) acoustic tiles.Maybe check the pics of the last launch?
https://x.com/DutchSpace/status/1836209786552996087QuoteApart from SpaceX, this was made possible thanks to a lot of work done behind the scenes by @ESA_Tech and @OHB_SE
