Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Hera (asteroid mission) : CCSFS SLC-40 : 7 October 2024 (14:52 UTC) (Read 45952 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #120 on:** 10/07/2024 03:48 pm »

"Nominal burn 2"

panjabi · « **Reply #121 on:** 10/07/2024 03:56 pm »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 10/07/2024 03:48 pm

"Nominal burn 2"

For you interplanterary orbit transfer specialists: Is the velocity drop from 43K kmph to 38K kmph in about 8 minutes expected and nominal?

LouScheffer · « **Reply #122 on:** 10/07/2024 03:57 pm »

At the end of the second burn, it was accelerating fast. At the first frame of 54:03, it was at 42645 km/hr. At the first frame of 54:04, it was 42851 km/hr.
So a delta of 206 km/hr, or 57.2 m/s, or an acceleration of 5.84 g.

greybeardengineer · « **Reply #123 on:** 10/07/2024 03:58 pm »

Wow. Notice the sparkling in the stage 2 video? That is likely radiation hits on the imager arrays from passing through the Van Allen belts.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #124 on:** 10/07/2024 03:59 pm »

Not orbital any more

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #125 on:** 10/07/2024 04:06 pm »

Clear camera views now

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #126 on:** 10/07/2024 04:08 pm »

Deployment!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #127 on:** 10/07/2024 04:10 pm »

Webcast has ended

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #128 on:** 10/07/2024 04:10 pm »

https://twitter.com/esa_hera/status/1843322607489155508

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Separation complete: Hera is alone in space. Thanks for the ride, @SpaceX!

THe #HeraMission will soon power up its core systems and start transmitting its first signals from space. Next up: the all-important reception of these signals at NASA's Goldstone station in California.

Hello, @esaoperations…

Targeteer · « **Reply #129 on:** 10/07/2024 04:11 pm »

ESA broadcast continuing, waiting for spacecraft contact..

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #130 on:** 10/07/2024 04:11 pm »

Video:

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1843322748342313090

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Deployment of @ESA’s Hera confirmed

Targeteer · « **Reply #131 on:** 10/07/2024 04:12 pm »

contact

Targeteer · « **Reply #132 on:** 10/07/2024 04:13 pm »

DSN display confirms receipt at Goldstone

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #133 on:** 10/07/2024 04:14 pm »

Telemetry received “please commence with operations”

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #134 on:** 10/07/2024 04:17 pm »

Congratulations to ESA and SpaceX on a fantastic launch and start of mission operations!

I don't think I've ever seen an L-1 weather forecast as low as 15% GO and see it launch

A reminder that this thread is just for the launch. On-going Hera operations belong in the dedicated Hera thread:

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47135.0

Targeteer · « **Reply #135 on:** 10/07/2024 04:18 pm »

"I was wearing my lucky dinosaur socks"...

FST edit to add screen grabs

ZachS09 · « **Reply #136 on:** 10/07/2024 04:21 pm »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 10/07/2024 04:17 pm

Congratulations to ESA and SpaceX on a fantastic launch and start of mission operations!

I don't think I've ever seen an L-1 weather forecast as low as 15% GO and see it launch

A reminder that this thread is just for the launch. On-going Hera operations belong in the dedicated Hera thread:

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=47135.0

Just try to count down on launch day even if weather is bleak.

Targeteer · « **Reply #137 on:** 10/07/2024 04:28 pm »

Now SpaceX can go into full batten down mode with Milton having reached Cat 5 status, for now...

abaddon · « **Reply #138 on:** 10/07/2024 04:32 pm »

Quote from: greybeardengineer on 10/07/2024 03:58 pm

Wow. Notice the sparkling in the stage 2 video? That is likely radiation hits on the imager arrays from passing through the Van Allen belts.

I did and was wondering about that. Thanks for the possible explanation, that would make sense.

Star One · « **Reply #139 on:** 10/07/2024 04:35 pm »

Hera deployment: