Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L18 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 4 Feb 2021 (0619 UTC)  (Read 54947 times)

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1358116644938252288

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Predicting the arrival of OCISLY droneship and B1060 at Port Canaveral tomorrow morning (7th), around dawn.

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1358378618477572096

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No delay due to weather this morning. OCISLY droneship will be inbound very soon!

The SpaceX boarding party is currently loading up live on @NASASpaceflight Fleetcam.

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https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1358396275146768386

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B1060.5 is in the jetty. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

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Now visible on NSF Fleetcam
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https://twitter.com/gregscott_photo/status/1358401569264439297

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OCISLY & B1060.5 just returned to Port Canaveral from the #Starlink 19 mission. After a definitely rough ride thru heavy Thunderstorms, rough seas & Tornados in the area the booster looks to be in good shape. Another one in the books. #SpaceX #NASA #spacexfleet #Science @elonmusk

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https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1358402688610934784

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Octograbber doing its thing. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1358406087213539330

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Thanks to @HarryStrangerPG for the timestamp!

Live on @NASASpaceflight Fleetcam:
youtube.com/watch?v=gnt2wZ…

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From NSF Fleetcam

twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1358511704586526722

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Falcon 9 is about to be lifted to the dockside stand.

⏩ youtube.com/watch?v=gnt2wZ…

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1358513931904577539

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There it goes!

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Falcon 9 is about to be lifted to the dockside stand.

Pretty sure that is a new record.

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On pedestal, legs being raised

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That pic above raises a question - what is the state of the lightning  protection for the booster when it's on the barge?
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https://twitter.com/goaliebear88/status/1359211548271652871

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@SpaceX Falcon 9 B1060.5  On its way back to a hif...

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That pic above raises a question - what is the state of the lightning  protection for the booster when it's on the barge?
I bet there's integral ground and ESD protection on the stage.  The body is made of aluminum, so this shouldn't be very hard, just bypassing around sensitive components on the exterior and a ground strap down the legs.  This would provide some protection for lightning strikes during ascent as well.  The stage is vented after landing, so there won't be propellants to worry about.

The large lightning arrestors at the launch pad probably protect the pad infrastructure as much as they protect the rocket, and are partly historical artifacts.  I don't think any pad which SpaceX has built "from scratch" has the same sort of elaborate lightning protection as the kennedy pads do.

But the first layer of protection is most likely, "don't".  Don't roll out when lightning is expected, don't launch through cumulus clouds, don't land through them, don't sail through thunderstorms.
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Any word on what day Starlink 18 will launch?

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Any word on what day Starlink 18 will launch?

It already launched.  Starlink L19 launches Saturday night, and L17 launches sometime after that.

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Ok, it was 17 I was thinking about.

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Were the 2 fairings recovered on this flight...didn't see any photos posted of them arriving at the Port...thank you!

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Were the 2 fairings recovered on this flight...didn't see any photos posted of them arriving at the Port...thank you!

You can always go to the top post for that info, as it provides a summary of the launch.

Successful launch February 4, 2021 at 01:19 am (0619 UTC) on Falcon 9 (booster 1060.5) from CCSFS SLC-40.  Successful ASDS landing on Of Course I Still Love You towed by tugboat Lauren Foss. Fairings successfully recovered from the water by Ms Tree and Ms Chief.

Edit: Also literally at least a dozen pictures in the thread on the previous page.

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52617.msg2188519#msg2188519
« Last Edit: 02/18/2021 04:30 am by Jansen »

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