Author Topic: SpaceX Mission Paperwork (FCC/FAA/etc. permits/licenses) (Read 404901 times)

Herb Schaltegger · « **Reply #280 on:** 09/13/2020 05:24 pm »

Quote from: gongora on 09/13/2020 03:56 am

They needed an extra $100M insurance coverage for that trajectory. They also need an extra $100M insurance coverage when they RTLS on Dragon missions.

I have some professional experience in risk assessment and loss valuation - the extra coverage for a polar trajectory passing very close by other launch facilities makes sense to me at first blush. However, the latter part is interesting - they've been doing RTLS Dragon flights for awhile now. I have to question what triggered the increase in liability coverage? I wonder if the recent-mission Merlin 1D failure on ascent and subsequent failed booster landing played into the determination?

gongora · « **Reply #281 on:** 09/23/2020 03:06 pm »

Can finally see this after the ELS database was down all night.

Mission 1410, NET Nov. 8 from Florida, ASDS landing around the Starlink area 32° 35' 34" N 76° 2' 21" W
https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies/1441-EX-ST-2020

LandingZone-1 · « **Reply #282 on:** 09/24/2020 01:03 pm »

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=101860

For mission 1442: Pre-launch checkout of satellite antennas and TTC links for commercial payload mission, including operation of the fairing re-rad system, prior to flight.

gongora · « **Reply #283 on:** 09/24/2020 02:20 pm »

Quote from: LandingZone-1 on 09/24/2020 01:03 pm

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=101860

For mission 1442: Pre-launch checkout of satellite antennas and TTC links for commercial payload mission, including operation of the fairing re-rad system, prior to flight.

Please post file numbers for any applications you reference. That is the application from August 31, granted today.

Quote from: gongora on 09/01/2020 12:34 am

Pre-launch payload testing, NET 2020-09-26, in Florida for commercial mission 1442.
https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp-SpaceX/1189-EX-ST-2020

TorenAltair · « **Reply #284 on:** 09/24/2020 04:40 pm »

1390-EX-ST-2020
https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp/1390-EX-ST-2020

This STA is necessary for Dragon2 capsule telemetry, tracking, and command, for the upcoming SpaceX CRS mission to the International Space Station.

Operation Start Date: 11/01/2020
Operation End Date: 05/01/2021

strawwalker · « **Reply #285 on:** 09/28/2020 04:13 am »

Quote from: gongora on 09/23/2020 03:06 pm

Mission 1410, NET Nov. 8 from Florida, ASDS landing around the Starlink area 32° 35' 34" N 76° 2' 21" W
https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies/1441-EX-ST-2020

The new application 1489-EX-ST-2020 for SpX CRS-21 Dragon comms and recovery ops shares the same mission number, 1410.

gongora · « **Reply #286 on:** 09/28/2020 03:54 pm »

Quote from: strawwalker on 09/28/2020 04:13 am

Quote from: gongora on 09/23/2020 03:06 pm
Mission 1410, NET Nov. 8 from Florida, ASDS landing around the Starlink area 32° 35' 34" N 76° 2' 21" W
https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies/1441-EX-ST-2020

The new application 1489-EX-ST-2020 for SpX CRS-21 Dragon comms and recovery ops shares the same mission number, 1410.

I'd been waiting to see if CRS-21 would turn out to be RTLS or ASDS. This leaves an interesting RTLS permit, which has a mission number that didn't seem right for the next CRS mission anyway, on the table.

soltasto · « **Reply #287 on:** 09/28/2020 04:25 pm »

Quote from: gongora on 09/28/2020 03:54 pm

Quote from: strawwalker on 09/28/2020 04:13 am
Quote from: gongora on 09/23/2020 03:06 pm
Mission 1410, NET Nov. 8 from Florida, ASDS landing around the Starlink area 32° 35' 34" N 76° 2' 21" W
https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies/1441-EX-ST-2020

The new application 1489-EX-ST-2020 for SpX CRS-21 Dragon comms and recovery ops shares the same mission number, 1410.

I'd been waiting to see if CRS-21 would turn out to be RTLS or ASDS. This leaves an interesting RTLS permit, which has a mission number that didn't seem right for the next CRS mission anyway, on the table.

The only other mission that comes to mind is Transporter-1, but the start date doesn't really match.

gongora · « **Reply #288 on:** 09/30/2020 10:48 pm »

This should be Starlink 15 https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp-SpaceX/1502-EX-ST-2020
NET Nov. 3
ASDS 32° 34' 49" N 75° 52' 50" W

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #289 on:** 10/01/2020 10:15 am »

Quote from: gongora on 09/30/2020 10:48 pm

This should be Starlink 15 https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp-SpaceX/1502-EX-ST-2020
NET Nov. 3
ASDS 32° 34' 49" N 75° 52' 50" W

L15 or flight 15 (L14)?

strawwalker · « **Reply #290 on:** 10/01/2020 10:37 am »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 10/01/2020 10:15 am

Quote from: gongora on 09/30/2020 10:48 pm
This should be Starlink 15 https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp-SpaceX/1502-EX-ST-2020
NET Nov. 3
ASDS 32° 34' 49" N 75° 52' 50" W

L15 or flight 15 (L14)?

L15 by my count.

gongora · « **Reply #291 on:** 10/02/2020 11:52 pm »

Turksat 5A? https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp-SpaceX/1503-EX-ST-2020
ASDS to the east, NET Nov. 17 (we've heard end of November for that launch)

Jansen · « **Reply #292 on:** 10/29/2020 09:52 am »

After all of the booster issues during October, I’m curious if there’ve been a flurry of new permits.

gongora · « **Reply #293 on:** 10/29/2020 02:58 pm »

Quote from: Jansen on 10/29/2020 09:52 am

After all of the booster issues during October, I’m curious if there’ve been a flurry of new permits.

The permits are usually for six months, delays don't matter so much.

strawwalker · « **Reply #294 on:** 10/29/2020 09:37 pm »

Quote from: Jansen on 10/29/2020 09:52 am

After all of the booster issues during October, I’m curious if there’ve been a flurry of new permits.

1694-EX-ST-2020

Application filed today and extends the existing Crew-1 Dragon comms STA (which expires January 10) by six months. The next to expire is the comms STA for Crew-1 Dragon recovery ops, on February 13. After that, all extant mission experimental STAs are expiring March or later. So basically what gongora said.

Edit:

1695-EX-ST-2020 just posted for that one that expires in February, so there's your flurry maybe.

gongora · « **Reply #295 on:** 11/20/2020 05:46 pm »

I'm assuming Transporter-1, Mission 1540
1705-EX-ST-2020 Launch and ASDS landing west of the Bahamas

scr00chy · « **Reply #296 on:** 11/20/2020 05:57 pm »

Quote from: gongora on 11/20/2020 05:46 pm

I'm assuming Transporter-1, Mission 1540
1705-EX-ST-2020 Launch and ASDS landing west of the Bahamas

Transporter-1 should be RTLS.

Seems more likely this is the polar Starlink launch mentioned in the other FCC document.

gongora · « **Reply #297 on:** 11/20/2020 06:01 pm »

Quote from: scr00chy on 11/20/2020 05:57 pm

Quote from: gongora on 11/20/2020 05:46 pm
I'm assuming Transporter-1, Mission 1540
1705-EX-ST-2020 Launch and ASDS landing west of the Bahamas

Transporter-1 should be RTLS.

Seems more likely this is the polar Starlink launch mentioned in the other FCC document.

I'm not assuming those are different flights. We'll see.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #298 on:** 12/06/2020 09:58 pm »

Cross-post; operation start date is January 3, 2021:

Quote from: Jansen on 12/06/2020 09:31 pm

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=104255

SpaceX Mission 1544
File: 1828-EX-ST-2020

Profile seems to match a Starlink mission

EDIT
Starlink v1.0 Fl. 16?

gongora · « **Reply #299 on:** 12/10/2020 04:07 am »

And Mission 1545 (Starlink v1.0 L17)
https://fcc.report/ELS/Space-Exploration-Technologies-Corp-SpaceX/1829-EX-ST-2020