X marks the spot (freshly painted too) to where the center core of Falcon Heavy will land on OCISLY next month.
Anyone got eyes on to see if she's getting dressed up to head out on a date in the next 48 hours or will 1032 be stood up in favour of the sexier 1033?
Drone ship coordinates for FH core recovery attempt:29.0055 N77.1319 WThis is only about 100 miles offshore, much closer than usual for F9 recovery attempts
FYI, it looks like Raul is still showing the original landing location from the FCC application.
So... boostback burn
Quote from: ChrisC on 01/30/2018 02:45 amFYI, it looks like Raul is still showing the original landing location from the FCC application.Where is the new application? I think I've missed it somewhere in the noise.
Probably no boostback burn. If you look in the FH Demo thread at OneSpeed's excellent trajectory analysis, it's likely a highly lofted trajectory that leaves stage one landing just 100 miles downrange with no boostback.https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=44778.msg1779029#msg1779029
Quote from: John Alan on 01/30/2018 03:13 amSo... boostback burn Where is that stated?
Quote from: Kabloona on 01/29/2018 10:31 pmDrone ship coordinates for FH core recovery attempt:29.0055 N77.1319 WThis is only about 100 miles offshore, much closer than usual for F9 recovery attemptsIndeed. According to Raul's map (blue pins), the closest ASDS landing so far was CRS-8's 295 km (183 miles) downrange. (FYI, it looks like Raul is still showing the original landing location from the FCC application.)Any reason that they couldn't come in a LOT closer? Staying clear of leisure boat traffic / shipping lanes so that their range isn't spoiled?
Since 1032.2 (GovSat 1) tested a 3 engine landing burn, what would have been the damage to OCISLY if it had been in place. We have seen high energy landings before end up in “toasty” conditions; imagine what 3 times the raptor output would do. Also, is there a thread somewhere for other recovery ships, specifically Go Quest? I’d love to hear thoughts on how they plan to tow the booster back to port. Is there support equipment that can grapple the rocket and lift it out of the water?Mark Eagon