Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - Jason 3 - SLC-4E Vandenberg - Jan 17, 2016 - DISCUSSION (Read 594394 times)

Ben the Space Brit · « **Reply #720 on:** 01/17/2016 05:02 pm »

Someone check me on this but, if the full SpaceX West Coast manifest launches, will Falcon 9 be the most common orbital LV launching from Vandenberg this year?

Jarnis · « **Reply #721 on:** 01/17/2016 05:04 pm »

SpaceX streams now running (just the logo and some music)

the_other_Doug · « **Reply #722 on:** 01/17/2016 05:08 pm »

Hmm, no reports on landing site weather or sea state criteria at the Update thread yet. Anyone heard anything on current conditions where the ASDS is stationed?

rsdavis9 · « **Reply #723 on:** 01/17/2016 05:10 pm »

12 ft waves 8 kt winds
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46047

kirghizstan · « **Reply #724 on:** 01/17/2016 05:10 pm »

the difference between spacex employees and nasa employees is always so stark to me. i shouldn't be surprised but for some reason i am everytime

geza · « **Reply #725 on:** 01/17/2016 05:16 pm »

Yes. I realized this first time a few minutes ago...

the_other_Doug · « **Reply #726 on:** 01/17/2016 05:17 pm »

Quote from: rsdavis9 on 01/17/2016 05:10 pm

12 ft waves 8 kt winds
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46047

And what constitutes the acceptable landing criteria for sea state? We're well below the wind constraint.

Herb Schaltegger · « **Reply #727 on:** 01/17/2016 05:23 pm »

The period of the waves probably matters more than the wave heights, in all likelihood. Someone on the unofficial SpaceX Facebook fan page has been posting updates from the nearest NOAA buoy. As of about 40 minutes ago it was reporting wave heights of 11.5 feet and period of 19 seconds. Not great. This attempt will be lucky to make it, I think. We'll see.

IRobot · « **Reply #728 on:** 01/17/2016 05:25 pm »

Quote from: Herb Schaltegger on 01/17/2016 05:23 pm

The period of the waves probably matters more than the wave heights, in all likelihood. Someone on the unofficial SpaceX Facebook fan page has been posting updates from the nearest NOAA buoy. As of about 40 minutes ago it was reporting wave heights of 11.5 feet and period of 19 seconds. Not great. This attempt will be lucky to make it, I think. We'll see.

Someone as big as that barge does not care much about period of waves if the height is around 3-4 meters. The barge will always be supported on multiple wave crests.

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #729 on:** 01/17/2016 05:26 pm »

Still disconcertingly foggy at the launch site...

jimvela · « **Reply #730 on:** 01/17/2016 05:27 pm »

countdown only stream noted prop is working an issue?

cro-magnon gramps · « **Reply #731 on:** 01/17/2016 05:29 pm »

quick note: YouTube is considerably delayed compared to SpaceX on website coverage...

the_other_Doug · « **Reply #732 on:** 01/17/2016 05:30 pm »

What I'm getting at is that, at least for ETR launches to ASDS landing attempts, the weather and range criteria board indicated whether or not the weather at the ASDS location, including sea state, was or was not within acceptable criteria. I'm simply asking if ASDS conditions are green or red, based on the same criteria we've been shown on earlier launches. I find it a little hard to understand why were not being given that info...

SVBarnard · « **Reply #733 on:** 01/17/2016 05:32 pm »

Was Chief Engineer, is that Elon? Did I just hear him say "Go"?

MechE31 · « **Reply #734 on:** 01/17/2016 05:33 pm »

Quote from: SVBarnard on 01/17/2016 05:32 pm

Was Chief Engineer, is that Elon? Did I just hear him say "Go"?

CE is typically John Muratore or Hans

Halidon · « **Reply #735 on:** 01/17/2016 05:50 pm »

Lotta horizon movement on the ASDS

Norm38 · « **Reply #736 on:** 01/17/2016 05:53 pm »

Did they just cut the drone ship video? Was streaming fine the whole launch until the exact moment where they said "here it comes to land".

NovaSilisko · « **Reply #737 on:** 01/17/2016 05:53 pm »

I have a suspicion that BargeCam froze because it just got obliterated by a rocket stage...

OxCartMark · « **Reply #738 on:** 01/17/2016 05:54 pm »

Quote from: NovaSilisko on 01/17/2016 05:53 pm

I have a suspicion that BargeCam froze because it just got obliterated by a rocket stage...

HailColumbia · « **Reply #739 on:** 01/17/2016 05:55 pm »

Yeah I'm sure there's a few seconds of buffer on the drone ship. If the comm equipment was destroyed I doubt it would have the opportunity to send video back