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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #640 on: 07/14/2009 03:47 am »
They made it!!!! CONGRATS SPACEX!!!
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #641 on: 07/14/2009 03:47 am »
I just want to say WOW
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #642 on: 07/14/2009 03:47 am »
They made it!!!! CONGRATS SPACEX!!!

Not done yet.  Still have to re-fire the engine and separate the payload.

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #643 on: 07/14/2009 03:47 am »
Wow, well that was pretty neat! 

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #644 on: 07/14/2009 03:47 am »
Woot party at Elron's!
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Well done everyone with the launch coverage, that worked out nicely.
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #646 on: 07/14/2009 03:48 am »
Well that could not have gone any smoother

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #647 on: 07/14/2009 03:48 am »
Godspeed, SpaceX!

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #648 on: 07/14/2009 03:48 am »
They made it!!!! CONGRATS SPACEX!!!

Still about 40 minutes and another burn until S/C separation. Don't count your chickens before they've hatched.

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #649 on: 07/14/2009 03:48 am »
They made it!!!! CONGRATS SPACEX!!!

No patting of back until relight, and start up of RazakSAT
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #650 on: 07/14/2009 03:48 am »
Congrats to SpaceX.  Really liked the video from the launch vehicle.


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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #651 on: 07/14/2009 03:49 am »
Woot party at Elron's!

and then on to Elon's! woo! ;)

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #653 on: 07/14/2009 03:49 am »
Hold your congratulations everyone, they still have a ways to go. But good job to them so far! :)
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #654 on: 07/14/2009 03:49 am »
There seemed to be a slight oscillation on the Upper Stage burn.   I'm guessing that was all still 'nominal' though.

And was it me, or did that US also seem to burn longer than they thought?   I wonder what that was about...

Either way, nicely done by the looks of it Space-X!

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #655 on: 07/14/2009 03:49 am »
Never gets old watching any launch. Always waiting with baited breath hoping it wont blow up !!!! 

Good going. Now lets see you guys get a F9 up without incident!

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #656 on: 07/14/2009 03:50 am »
They could have at least let us know how close to the target parking orbit they got.

Looked good so far, but that wobbling made me nervous.

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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #657 on: 07/14/2009 03:51 am »
am i wrong or has there not been a successful re-firing of the Kestrel engine before?  More uncharted territory to forge through before builiding on that reputation Launch 4 gained the company...

Best of luck to SpaceX!!
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #658 on: 07/14/2009 03:51 am »
Will they do a rebroadcast of the launch video at some point?
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Re: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 1 Launch 5 (RazakSat) - July 13/14
« Reply #659 on: 07/14/2009 03:52 am »
am i wrong or has there not been a successful re-firing of the Kestrel engine before?  More uncharted territory to forge through before builiding on that reputation Launch 4 gained the company...

Best of luck to SpaceX!!
It was refired on flight 4

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