SpaceX Falcon 9 : SARah 1 : Vandenberg : 18 June 2022 (14:19 UTC)

[Rondaz]

SARah1 satellite by @AirbusSpace ; #Falcon9 successful launch today within the fog No routine, Always take height for a clearer vision #SpaceX #spaceeconomy #technologies Img @SpaceX..

https://twitter.com/ahenk75/status/1538174201848549377

[SPKirsch]

[...]
What are the coat-of-arms on the sides of Bundesvehr insignia?

Left:
Kommando Cyber- und Informationsraum (KdoCIR)
German Wikipedia:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kommando_Cyber-_und_Informationsraum
English Translation:
https://de-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/Kommando_Cyber-_und_Informationsraum?_x_tr_sl=de&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=de&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Right:
Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw)
German Wikipedia:
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundesamt_f%C3%BCr_Ausr%C3%BCstung,_Informationstechnik_und_Nutzung_der_Bundeswehr
English Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Office_of_Bundeswehr_Equipment,_Information_Technology_and_In-Service_Support

[Rondaz]

Sonic Booms make it through fog quite nicely. Listen to Falcon 9 land.

https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1538175743795994625

[Rondaz]

#Falcon9 lifting off out of the much familiar Vandenberg fog with the SARah-1 mission. #SARah1

https://twitter.com/sandovalphotos/status/1538177566338535424

[Conexion Espacial]

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1538184541239648256?t

[SPKirsch]

https://twitter.com/BaainBw/status/1538183597055545344

Google Translate:
"Payload deployment": Next important step for our #SARah #satellite 🛰 The satellite is separated from the #rocket and is flying in #space
We are now waiting for the first contact between the satellite and the ground station
@cirbw @BMVg_Bundeswehr @Team_Luftwaffe @unibw_m

[SPKirsch]

From commentary: satellite has ~ 4000 kg.
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1538162764367253506

SpaceX preparing to launch the German SARah-1 X-band radar spy sat from Vandenberg.  Commentary says satellite is '4 tons' so of order 4000 kg, much more massive than the 2200 kg I've seen suggested in other sources.

... and Spaceflight Now:
https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/06/17/german-military-radar-satellite-ready-for-spacex-rocket-ride/

The SARah 1 satellite weighs about four tons, according to its manufacturer Airbus.

[gongora]

The Airbus press release posted upthread had the four ton value.

[cpushack]

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

That call was actually Stage 2 FTS safed, and probably was not meant to be broadcast.
It was also followed by Stage 2 Terminal Guidance, meaning that was right about when Stage 2 had made it to its orbit and was about time for SECO (around T + 8 minutes

[Herb Schaltegger]

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

That call was actually Stage 2 FTS safed, and probably was not meant to be broadcast.
It was also followed by Stage 2 Terminal Guidance, meaning that was right about when Stage 2 had made it to its orbit and was about time for SECO (around T + 8 minutes

Incorrect. Go back and watch again (about 22:04 in the video, about T+7:07 or so). There was (and usually is) a "Stage 1 FTS is safed" callout.

[SPKirsch]

https://mobile.twitter.com/BaainBw/status/1538207134105538560

Google Translate:
Update 🛰 #SARah #Satellite sends first sign of life, all (sub)systems are working. Contact has been made with the global ground station network. Next, the satellite is placed in the target orbit. @cirbw @BMVg_Bundeswehr @Team_Luftwaffe @bundeswehrInfo #Procurement running

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/_tomcross_/status/1538214562318626816

Engine 9 performing the landing burn

[JayWee]

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

That call was actually Stage 2 FTS safed, and probably was not meant to be broadcast.
It was also followed by Stage 2 Terminal Guidance, meaning that was right about when Stage 2 had made it to its orbit and was about time for SECO (around T + 8 minutes

Incorrect. Go back and watch again (about 22:04 in the video, about T+7:07 or so). There was (and usually is) a "Stage 1 FTS is safed" callout.

They were both
T+7:06 - Stage 1 FTS is safed
T+7:43 - Stage 2 FTS is safed

[AC in NC]

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

That call was actually Stage 2 FTS safed, and probably was not meant to be broadcast.
It was also followed by Stage 2 Terminal Guidance, meaning that was right about when Stage 2 had made it to its orbit and was about time for SECO (around T + 8 minutes

Incorrect:  Broadcast Cued Up to T+7:06

"Stage 1 FTS is safed" at T+7:06 before Landing Burn 
"Stage 2 FTS is safed" at T+7:41 after Landing Burn

[Rondaz]

SpaceX’s booster landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base after delivering Germany’s SARah 1 military payload.

https://twitter.com/jdeshetler/status/1538239017610711040

[Rondaz]

Update / Update

The infographic continues to grow, today with the third release of the B1071 booster.

https://twitter.com/SpaceNosey/status/1538189958002900992

[OneSpeed]

Here is the webcast telemetry from the SAHra-1 mission, as well as a comparison with the NROL-87 mission telemetry.

1. Both SAHra-1 and NROL-87 showed the first stage telemetry only.

2. The first image includes processing of the screen data to provide additional information. E.g. the downrange distance measured was a maximum of 76.7km, and was within a kilometre of the launch site at landing.

3. The second image shows that SAHra-1 had less loft than NROL-87, and returned to the landing zone some 15 seconds earlier.

4. The third image from the mission control audio shows the booster at apogee.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1538316564126048256

Single image of Falcon 9’s landing burn emerging from the fog, completing her role in the SARah 1 mission. It’s neat that subtle course corrections can be seen along with Falcon’s grounded silhouette.

@NASASpaceflight

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1538309414934810624

Detail of Falcon 9 about to touch ground at Vandenfog SFB after her third trip to space, this time carrying the payload for SpaceX’s SARah 1 mission.

@NASASpaceflight

[Rondaz]

Funny how the fog clears after launch.

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1538327511150563334

[Lewis007]

https://twitter.com/BirdsNSpace/status/1538237135865556992