2017-01 F9(23-1) OCISLY SES-10 [12] GTO 5300 LC39A
Quote from: starhawk92 on 05/04/2016 05:30 pm2017-01 F9(23-1) OCISLY SES-10 [12] GTO 5300 LC39AHey starhawk92, just wanted to offer up some more information regarding the first stage ID numbers. When SES-10 flies on the CRS-8 booster, it will get a new F9-XXX identifier. Those are SpaceX's internal flight numbers, and do not get used twice (even with a -X modification). SpaceX internally gives all first and second stages serial numbers that follow the format of B1XXX and B2XXX respectively. These never change and Bill Carton found out that they will soon be painted on the boosters (but obscured by folded legs). For example, the CRS-8 first stage was B1021. When that first stage launches SES-10 next year, it will become B1021-2, with the -X representing the number of times it has flown.These serial numbers are not nearly as public as the flight numbers, but like I mentioned above, they are now painting them directly on the cores. We're keeping track of them in the SpaceX subreddit, and we only fill in ones that are confirmed (no inferring). Use this info how you will, I just thought I'd let you know!
Quote from: old_sellsword on 11/07/2016 08:07 pmQuote from: starhawk92 on 05/04/2016 05:30 pm2017-01 F9(23-1) OCISLY SES-10 [12] GTO 5300 LC39AHey starhawk92, just wanted to offer up some more information regarding the first stage ID numbers. When SES-10 flies on the CRS-8 booster, it will get a new F9-XXX identifier. Those are SpaceX's internal flight numbers, and do not get used twice (even with a -X modification). SpaceX internally gives all first and second stages serial numbers that follow the format of B1XXX and B2XXX respectively. These never change and Bill Carton found out that they will soon be painted on the boosters (but obscured by folded legs). For example, the CRS-8 first stage was B1021. When that first stage launches SES-10 next year, it will become B1021-2, with the -X representing the number of times it has flown.These serial numbers are not nearly as public as the flight numbers, but like I mentioned above, they are now painting them directly on the cores. We're keeping track of them in the SpaceX subreddit, and we only fill in ones that are confirmed (no inferring). Use this info how you will, I just thought I'd let you know!This is great, but if all Falcon 9 first stage serial numbers start with "B1" then starhawk92's XX-N format has just about the same information, does it not? The only obvious difference is that the SpaceX serialization starts with "-1" on the first flight. If Starhawk92 uses "-2" on the first reflight they should match.
The following changes are needed to the manifest:Additions:Inmarsat 5 F4, 2017-Q1 (probably not before February) on F9 to GTOBangabandhu, 2017-12 on F9 to GTOInmarsat 6 F1, 2020 on F9? to GTOChange Dates:Move Koreasat 5A to 2017-Q1 from TBD (was late 2016)Move Intelsat 35e to 2017-Q2 from 2017-Q1Move Iridium flight dates for flights 2 through 7 to 2017-03, 2017-05, 2017-07, 2017-09, 2017-11, 2018-01?SES-11 is scheduled for 2017-H1, so I'd probably stick it no earlier than April for nowMove Falcon Heavy Demo to 2017-05 from 2017-03Move CCTCAP DM1 to 2017-07 from 2017-05CCTCAP In Flight Abort Test will be later in the year if it even happens in 2017Move STP-2 to 2017-Q3 from 2017-03Move CCTCAP DM2 to 2017-11 from 2017-08Other:If Europasat stays with SpaceX it will launch on F9 instead of FHGRACE-FO isn't confirmed as a SpaceX payload, maybe mark it somehow as unconfirmedThere is only one ViaSat 3 launch, remove one row
(Can someone please determine and post the launch time if it were to happen on that day?)
Quote from: Comga on 11/25/2016 11:43 pm(Can someone please determine and post the launch time if it were to happen on that day?)I used ridiculous techniques to determine it would be in the 8:30pm-9:00pm range, assuming no ISS orbit changes between now and then. Hopefully, someone else will be able to use far better approaches than those I employed.
Industry officials: looks like SpaceX return to flight w/ 10 IRDM sats from VAFB will slip into early January. Had been set for Dec 16.
Tweet from Peter B. de SeldingQuoteIndustry officials: looks like SpaceX return to flight w/ 10 IRDM sats from VAFB will slip into early January. Had been set for Dec 16.