LIVE: SpaceX Dragon COTS Demo (C2+) FD4 UPDATES

[Ronsmytheiii]

modifying approach to hold at 235 meters and not 220 meters, another 6 minutes in this hold

[Ronsmytheiii]

[psloss]

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[mgfitter]

Anyone know why the change from 220m retreat/hold point to 235m ?

I'm guessing its to do with timing maneuvers so they occur in daylight. My GF wonders if it might be a real-time test to see how flexible the Space-X team and Dragon systems are when faced with unexpected changes.

Anyone know?

-MG.

[corrodedNut]

From SpaceX: http://spacexlaunch.zenfolio.com/p208064181/h1a2354ea#h1a2354ea

[ugordan]

My GF wonders if it might be a real-time test to see how flexible the Space-X team and Dragon systems are when faced with unexpected changes.

That can be done in sims, no need to throw additional curve balls once you really want to get this done right.

[Ronsmytheiii]

will wait a bit to evaluate thermal imagers before resuming

[Ronsmytheiii]

resuming momentarily

[Ronsmytheiii]

resuming approach to 235 meters

[Ronsmytheiii]

240 meters

[Ronsmytheiii]

Edit: sending hold command early

[psloss]

TDRS LOS coming up in a few minutes, only showing S-band on TDRS-Z coming up, which probably means no Station video for a few minutes.

[Ronsmytheiii]

distance 237.4 meters

lost ku

[psloss]

There will be a two minute comm gap between TDRS-E and TDRS-Z coming up shortly.

[Ronsmytheiii]

second flight team arriving in the ISS MCC

[psloss]

Should be AOS with TDRS-W in three minutes or so.

[Ronsmytheiii]

Dragon going to hold for a few minutes, ground wants a block bravo for each camera while waiting.

[psloss]

second flight team arriving in the ISS MCC

Flight Director Courtenay McMillan and the ISS Orbit 2 team will take over from Orbit 1 after Dragon capture; PAO will be Kyle Herring.

[Ronsmytheiii]

still evaluating sensor data, so still holding for a few minutes