Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : SARah 1 : Vandenberg : 18 June 2022 (14:19 UTC) (Read 101310 times)

Rondaz · « **Reply #120 on:** 06/18/2022 01:05 am »

Series of images from SLC-4, SpaceX’s California launch pad. Falcon 9 launches SARah-1 tomorrow morning.

https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1537936291676884993

Rondaz · « **Reply #121 on:** 06/18/2022 01:08 am »

Gorgeous Falcon 9 at Vandenberg. Launch tomorrow morning.

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1537920245720961024

OneSpeed · « **Reply #122 on:** 06/18/2022 07:29 am »

Quote from: Ken the Bin on 06/18/2022 12:05 am

Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 06/17/2022 10:59 pm
Are there NOTAMs and/or NOTMARs for this launch? Particularly, when and where is the second stage disposal?

The stuff that comes out of the western range is such a pile that it's very difficult to tell what is what.

This NGA notice might be for second stage reentry. I'm no map expert and I don't know how to plot all of these coordinates to see what the actual area looks like.

The area looks feasible for a single orbit re-entry from Vandenberg at 98° inclination. It's about 1,000km south-east of the big island. I have no idea how to sort through that pile.

Rondaz · « **Reply #123 on:** 06/18/2022 09:38 am »

LHA map for #SARah-1 mission from VSFB SLC-4E NET 18 Jun 14:19 UTC, altern. 19-24 Jun based on issued NOTMAR/NOTAM messages. LZ-4 landing for B1071.3, estimated fairing recovery ~391km downrange. Stage2 debris reentry in Pacific Ocean on the second orbit.

https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1538005206146789377

Rondaz · « **Reply #124 on:** 06/18/2022 09:40 am »

Looking forward to the sonic boom as 15 stories of rocket makes its way back to the landing zone tomorrow morning after shoving the SARah 1 payload into SPACE.

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1538044164775940096

Rondaz · « **Reply #125 on:** 06/18/2022 09:41 am »

The Falcon 9 booster launching tomorrow’s SARah 1 mission previously supported NROL-85 (flight 2) and NROL-87 (flight 1). Set your alarms, liftoff is scheduled for 7:19am PT from Vandenberg SFB.

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1537995997829222400

soltasto · « **Reply #126 on:** 06/18/2022 09:50 am »

"Press kit" capture with OCR

Rondaz · « **Reply #127 on:** 06/18/2022 10:03 am »

pls no fog.

Autotrack checkouts complete and looking really good. This project has had so many major attempts ruined by fog. Please can I have clear skies.

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1537928710812102656

Rondaz · « **Reply #128 on:** 06/18/2022 10:13 am »

Launch of #SARah1 mission via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle

Booster supporting this mission

https://twitter.com/_rykllan/status/1538016619011530753

Rondaz · « **Reply #129 on:** 06/18/2022 11:35 am »

T-minus 3 hours. A German military satellite is set to ride a SpaceX rocket to orbit today from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Launch is set for 7:19am PDT (10:19am EDT; 1419 GMT), and the Falcon 9 booster will land back at Vandenberg eight minutes later.

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1538119323331579907

Rondaz · « **Reply #130 on:** 06/18/2022 11:40 am »

Forecasters at Vandenberg Space Force Base expect low clouds & patchy fog at the Falcon 9’s launch time of 7:19am PDT (10:19am EDT; 1419 GMT) Saturday.

There’s a 90% chance of favorable weather for launch with the SARah 1 satellite.

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1538054385254678529

SpaceFinnOriginal · « **Reply #131 on:** 06/18/2022 12:27 pm »

Quote from: Rondaz on 06/18/2022 11:35 am

T-minus 3 hours. A German military satellite is set to ride a SpaceX rocket to orbit today from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Launch is set for 7:19am PDT (10:19am EDT; 1419 GMT), and the Falcon 9 booster will land back at Vandenberg eight minutes later.

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1538119323331579907

Can anyone post the mission patch I see here on the faring?
What are the coat-of-arms on the sides of Bundesvehr insignia?

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #132 on:** 06/18/2022 01:02 pm »

Conexion Espacial · « **Reply #133 on:** 06/18/2022 01:27 pm »

Conexion Espacial · « **Reply #134 on:** 06/18/2022 01:32 pm »

Vandenberg at its best
https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1538152201809444865

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #135 on:** 06/18/2022 02:21 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1538164831974436864

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #136 on:** 06/18/2022 02:29 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1538165445781602305

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #137 on:** 06/18/2022 02:30 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1538166877079363584

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Falcon 9 1071-3 lands at Vandenberg LZ-4!

Edit to add:

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1538170155468996609

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Orbital Class Booster RTLS (timelapse).

Cold Gas Thrusters. Grid Fins. Engine Gimballing. Good software. Clever people.

markbike528cbx · « **Reply #138 on:** 06/18/2022 02:37 pm »

I thought I heard a callout for "stage 1 FTS is safed " just before landing burn. Is this correct?

Herb Schaltegger · « **Reply #139 on:** 06/18/2022 02:59 pm »

Quote from: markbike528cbx on 06/18/2022 02:37 pm

I thought I heard a callout for "stage 1 FTS is safed " just before landing burn. Is this correct?

Yes. It’s a standard call for all landing attempts. Basically, once stage guidance has converged and the CEP of the landing ellipse has shrunken down enough that any debris from a failed landing will be contained within the restricted keep-out area, there’s no point in using FTS in case of a failure. Better to just let the stage crash.