Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Hera (asteroid mission) : CCSFS SLC-40 : 7 October 2024 (14:52 UTC) (Read 44531 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #100 on:** 10/07/2024 02:49 pm »

Strongback is retracting

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #101 on:** 10/07/2024 02:50 pm »

T-2 sky looks brighter

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #102 on:** 10/07/2024 02:51 pm »

T-1 F9 is in start-up; LD is GO for launch

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #103 on:** 10/07/2024 02:52 pm »

Liftoff!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #104 on:** 10/07/2024 02:53 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1843303547397620061

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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1061-23 launches ESA's HERA Misson to the Asteroid Dimorphos, from SLC-40.

Overview:
nasaspaceflight.com/2024/10/hera-l…

Livestream:
youtube.com/live/SXsd0NvHV…

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1843303550492770762

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #105 on:** 10/07/2024 02:54 pm »

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #106 on:** 10/07/2024 02:55 pm »

MECO, stage separation & SES-1

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #107 on:** 10/07/2024 02:56 pm »

Fairing separation

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #108 on:** 10/07/2024 02:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1843304406680220051

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Stage separation confirmed

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #109 on:** 10/07/2024 03:00 pm »

SECO and nominal parking orbit insertion

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #110 on:** 10/07/2024 03:01 pm »

SpaceX commentary pausing - returning at about T+52m for SES-2

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #111 on:** 10/07/2024 03:03 pm »

Remaining launch milestones:

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00:52:22   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:54:00   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
01:16:02   ESA’s Hera satellite deploys

wannamoonbase · « **Reply #112 on:** 10/07/2024 03:06 pm »

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

Remaining launch milestones:

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00:52:22   2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:54:00   2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-1)
01:16:02   ESA’s Hera satellite deploys

1) A 98 second US burn is really going to get this payload cooking!
2) I love that there were 22 previous flights of this booster before it was sent to Stovokor

shiro · « **Reply #113 on:** 10/07/2024 03:28 pm »

Some reusability stats for this launch (Hera):

Booster B1061.23 turnaround time:
56 days 12 hours 50 minutes
(its previous mission was Space Norway ASBM on Aug 12, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 46.16 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.

Launchpad SLC-40 turnaround time:
8 days 21 hours 35 minutes
(the previous launch from this pad was Crew-9 on Sep 28, 2024 UTC).

FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-40 is currently 5.21 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches.

The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on this spreadsheet online.

Targeteer · « **Reply #114 on:** 10/07/2024 03:34 pm »

DSN supporting.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #115 on:** 10/07/2024 03:45 pm »

SpaceX is back

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #116 on:** 10/07/2024 03:45 pm »

SES-2

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #117 on:** 10/07/2024 03:46 pm »

meekGee · « **Reply #118 on:** 10/07/2024 03:46 pm »

Quite the upgrade, adding 4500 km/sec to the payload

If you absolutely positively need to be there overnight!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #119 on:** 10/07/2024 03:46 pm »

MECO-2