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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #720 on: 12/08/2022 07:32 pm »
Cross-post; is it B1068.1?  B1079 hasn't yet been tested at McGregor?
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https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1600931264286056448

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A moment of madness this morning at KSC!

The mobile launcher, a Falcon 9 going vertical and what appears to be a Falcon Heavy center core 😲 all meet at Launch Complex 39! @NASASpaceflight

Highlight from SCL. You'd be be amazed at what you might see: nsf.live/spacecoast
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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #721 on: 12/09/2022 05:45 pm »
https://twitter.com/alexphysics13/status/1601278933064089601

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Just now on Space Coast Live, a Falcon 9 is rolling down the road to one of SpaceX's launch pads. The booster, B1058-15, is one of the life leaders of the fleet and it is set to perform a record 15th flight next week!

Watch live: nsf.live/spacecoast

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #722 on: 12/12/2022 03:31 pm »
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One of @SpaceX’s new Falcon 9 First Stage boosters was seen in rural West TX on its way to Vandenberg SFB, CA, following successful completion of prelaunch-testing at the McGregor, TX facility.

(Imagine trying to maneuver this turn 😳😅)
https://twitter.com/bluemoondance74/status/1602337850200145923

Is this B1075 going to Vandenberg before it's used for Psyche next year? Because I think that's the only booster we haven't seen leave McGregor after it finished testing.

Or maybe the tweet is incorrect and the booster is actually coming from Florida?

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #723 on: 12/12/2022 07:31 pm »
Or maybe the tweet is incorrect and the booster is actually coming from Florida?

I'm gonna put $10 on this. Eyes on the Vandy barge!

Edit: Ooooh I would have lost those $10 if I had done that for real hah! Just checked and it should be B1075 going to Vandenberg for a Starlink launch next month.
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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #725 on: 02/03/2023 06:02 am »
https://twitter.com/jennyhphoto/status/1621313464814780416

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The difference between B1067 and other boosters is the Falcon 9 logo & flag.
As seen with B1062, the logos have color, but B1067's are black.

I'm not sure why this is, but small details like these make all the boosters unique in their own ways!

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #726 on: 02/06/2023 05:43 am »
https://twitter.com/bluemoondance74/status/1622333369831890951

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Falcon 9 B1078 was seen leaving the @SpaceX McGregor facility Sunday morning following successful completion of its recent test campaign.

The rocket will travel across the rural, southern roadways to Kennedy Space Center, FL, where it will launch the Crew-6 mission to the ISS.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #727 on: 03/03/2023 06:20 pm »
https://twitter.com/alexphysics13/status/1631735815154925585

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Two Falcon Heavy side boosters in F9 clothing as seen on Space Coast Live cams at KSC and Port Canaveral.

B1073, lower left cam, heading to SLC-40 for the OneWeb-17 launch next week.

B1076, lower right cam, being processed at Port after Starlink 6-1.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #728 on: 03/07/2023 05:54 pm »
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1633178673867112450

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The barge in the below tweet, loaded with two fairing halves and (presumably) B1063, departed the Port of Long Beach overnight for delivery to Vandenberg.

The voyage should take just over a day, can roll directly off the barge to the launch site, avoiding wide loads on the road

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #729 on: 03/08/2023 12:56 am »
Identity?  Falcon Heavy core or Falcon 9 single stick/Falcon Heavy side booster?
https://twitter.com/bluemoondance74/status/1633250483245666305

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Shiny, new booster being raised for testing at @SpaceX McGregor, TX 🔥🚀🏗️

📸: @NASASpaceflight; nsf.live/mcgregor
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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #730 on: 03/08/2023 04:58 am »
Regular Falcon 9 booster.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #731 on: 03/09/2023 01:15 pm »
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When you get stuck behind a flown fairing going to setup rocket remote cameras...how is this my life?

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #732 on: 03/09/2023 02:54 pm »
Identity?  Falcon Heavy core or Falcon 9 single stick/Falcon Heavy side booster?

They can be identified via their liveries:

When it has a US Flag and Falcon 9 logo it's a regular Falcon 9.

When it has no US Flag and Falcon 9 logo, but does have a vertical SpaceX logo, it's a Falcon Heavy Side Booster (when the booster has a black interstage on the test stand, it will likely debut as a Falcon 9)

When it has no SpaceX branding on the tanks and a white interstage (with Falcon Heavy logo and US Flag) it's a Center Core.

Regular Falcon 9 booster.

Likely B1080 since B1079 is supposed to be a Center Core for USSF-52?
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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #733 on: 03/20/2023 04:38 pm »
Cross-post:

B1067 going to SLC-40 for this launch:

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Just another beautiful day in Florida… Oh look, here comes a Falcon 9 with an upper stage attached. Those bus passengers got a thrill!

https://twitter.com/BusKsc/status/1637863376482074624
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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #734 on: 03/21/2023 03:07 pm »
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1633178673867112450

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The barge in the below tweet, loaded with two fairing halves and (presumably) B1063, departed the Port of Long Beach overnight for delivery to Vandenberg.

The voyage should take just over a day, can roll directly off the barge to the launch site, avoiding wide loads on the road

Is it safe to assume that the booster and the fairings on the barge were for the Starlink 2-8 launch?

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #736 on: 04/18/2023 07:04 am »
Don't know if it's related, but a vacationing coworker while on the bus tour saw a stage leaving LC-39A today....

B1076 leaving the hangar at LC-39A
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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #737 on: 04/27/2023 04:59 pm »
https://twitter.com/jennyhphoto/status/1651628539991433216

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Caught B1069 driving by the VAB on its way to SLC-40!

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #738 on: 04/29/2023 07:54 pm »
https://twitter.com/alexphysics13/status/1652399829660598273

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I spy with my little eye... FH-related hardware 👀

This is where the aft boosters are connected to the center core so... This is a Falcon Heavy center core!

Should probably be B1079 for Echostar 24. Launch is tentatively scheduled for no earlier than August.

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Re: SpaceX core and second stage spotting
« Reply #739 on: 05/05/2023 05:37 am »
https://twitter.com/spaceoffshore/status/1654237704404586500

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Hive of activity at SpaceX's West Coast recovery facility.

Falcon 9 (likely B1061) and fairings to be shipped to VSFB. Recovery ship NRC Quest and new ship GO Beyond can be seen.

GO Beyond has gained a lifting A-frame and should take over fairing recovery soon from NRC Quest.

NRC Quest and GO Quest previously supported fairing recovery and droneship support respectively on the West Coast. GO Quest has already exited the fleet with NRC Quest expected to follow.

New ship GO Beyond will take on both roles in a single-ship solution.

twitter.com/lbcairseaspace/status/1654234133663727616

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