Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Hera (asteroid mission) : CCSFS SLC-40 : 7 October 2024 (14:52 UTC)  (Read 44440 times)

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Strongback is retracting

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T-2 sky looks brighter

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

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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
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MECO, stage separation & SES-1
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Fairing separation
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SECO and nominal parking orbit insertion
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SpaceX commentary pausing - returning at about T+52m for SES-2
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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

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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
Starship, Vulcan and Ariane 6 have all reached orbit.  New Glenn, well we are waiting!

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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.

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DSN supporting.
Best quote heard during an inspection, "I was unaware that I was the only one who was aware."

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SpaceX is back

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SES-2

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T+53

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

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MECO-2

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