funk= line offside ais receiver is at the coast at 162 mhz band
I wonder if the Rocket feet have magnets in them so they stick to the ASDS steel deck when it lands.
Will ASDS be manned?
QuoteWill ASDS be manned? Only if you volunteer. ;)
Quote from: Kabloona on 01/05/2015 04:08 amQuoteWill ASDS be manned? Only if you volunteer. I'll volunteer!
QuoteWill ASDS be manned? Only if you volunteer.
QuoteWill ASDS be manned? Only if you volunteer. Be sure to wear your Nomex suit and hide in one of the containers during landing.
Oh, and don't forget your ear protection.
Quote from: Ohsin on 01/04/2015 01:59 pmAnd are we sure about 160' figure? Marmac 300 has 18' height how long is falcon 9 first stage + I/E when on its legs? I think it should be ~47m any good source? SpaceFlight 101 has 42m for the first stage. When standing on its legs, it should be about 2m taller. Plus you have to count the height of the interstage. Judging by proportions, it appears to be 4-5 meters in length. That's 49 meters, which is about 160 feet.Add to that the height of the landing deck above the water, and it's mighty close. They may need to do it at low tide, or at least avoid high tide.If anybody has better numbers, feel free to correct my guesstimate.
And are we sure about 160' figure? Marmac 300 has 18' height how long is falcon 9 first stage + I/E when on its legs? I think it should be ~47m any good source?
Quote from: rpapo on 01/04/2015 08:01 pmQuote from: Ohsin on 01/04/2015 01:59 pmAnd are we sure about 160' figure? Marmac 300 has 18' height how long is falcon 9 first stage + I/E when on its legs? I think it should be ~47m any good source? SpaceFlight 101 has 42m for the first stage. When standing on its legs, it should be about 2m taller. Plus you have to count the height of the interstage. Judging by proportions, it appears to be 4-5 meters in length. That's 49 meters, which is about 160 feet.Add to that the height of the landing deck above the water, and it's mighty close. They may need to do it at low tide, or at least avoid high tide.If anybody has better numbers, feel free to correct my guesstimate.Using HPU height as basis in meekgee's image I think ASDS deck was about 11.6ft high. and using Helodriver's awesome pics at Vandenberg and JimNtexas pics(July 6 2014) I think 158 ft(minus cap) is its height on legs. So plenty of margin to clear bridge and power cables.
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