Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - Thaicom-6 - January 6 - LAUNCH UPDATES (Read 164531 times)

Jcc · « **Reply #220 on:** 01/06/2014 11:01 pm »

Is there a replay of the pre-launch webcast available yet?

mfck · « **Reply #221 on:** 01/06/2014 11:01 pm »

Congrats, SpaceX and Orbital! Thanks to Thaicom for waiting that year and trusting SpaceX to deliver.

Now it's time to do something about that onboard camera windshield, Elon, so we can properly watch the thing land. What you have now is inappropriate for the historic footage it is about to deliver.

:p

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #222 on:** 01/06/2014 11:10 pm »

SpaceX ‏@SpaceX
At 5:06pm ET, Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, delivering THAICOM 6 to a perfect orbit.

Welcome to 2014! pic.twitter.com/PyGzUwa0b5

mlindner · « **Reply #223 on:** 01/06/2014 11:14 pm »

Congrats spaceX, another launch well done to revolutionizing the space industry.

Ronpur50 · « **Reply #224 on:** 01/06/2014 11:15 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX! Watching this is a good reason not to get anything done at work!

gospacex · « **Reply #225 on:** 01/06/2014 11:15 pm »

Our secret feline overlords approve it!

drpepper · « **Reply #226 on:** 01/06/2014 11:17 pm »

Congrats, another picture perfect launch. This could become habit forming.

luinil · « **Reply #227 on:** 01/06/2014 11:19 pm »

Well this seems to have gone smoothly, congrats to all :-)

TOG · « **Reply #228 on:** 01/06/2014 11:21 pm »

Well done, SpaceX. Well done.

Hirox · « **Reply #229 on:** 01/06/2014 11:24 pm »

Well done!

tigerade · « **Reply #230 on:** 01/06/2014 11:24 pm »

Very good show, SpaceX. Let's hope this becomes a trend.

chad1011 · « **Reply #231 on:** 01/06/2014 11:26 pm »

Great job SpaceX! Great way to start the new year!

luinil · « **Reply #232 on:** 01/06/2014 11:29 pm »

I hope we will soon have some post separation first stage videos

TrueBlueWitt · « **Reply #233 on:** 01/06/2014 11:39 pm »

Congrats to SpaceX and Thaicom teams!

Any word on the first stage re-entry? Same as last flight?

Avron · « **Reply #234 on:** 01/06/2014 11:41 pm »

Posted by Elon via twitter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-np8yPS8JQQ&feature=youtu.be

Congrats SpaceX

Galactic Penguin SST · « **Reply #235 on:** 01/06/2014 11:47 pm »

First orbit parameters from NORAD for an object from this launch looks good: 509 x 93117 km x 22.46 degrees.

Norm38 · « **Reply #236 on:** 01/06/2014 11:53 pm »

Well done SpaceX! Getting into a nice routine now

9 more of those please. I voted for 10 launches in the poll thread.

Thunderbird5 · « **Reply #237 on:** 01/07/2014 12:08 am »

Congrat's to SpaceX on making it a hat-trick for the Falcon 9 v1.1 All the best wishes for a bumper year of successful launches like this one.

Now let the speculation begin as to what the first stage really did after MECO-1

edkyle99 · « **Reply #238 on:** 01/07/2014 12:09 am »

I have trouble trying to decipher these timings due to the built-in webcast delays, so check me, but it seemed to me that the first stage burned for about 177 seconds, following by a 10 second period for stage separation and second stage startup, with the second stage first burn then lasting about 350 seconds, which is about 15 seconds longer than the time listed in the press kit. The initial parking orbit was stated to be 173 x 497 km x 27.3 deg.

- Ed Kyle

cro-magnon gramps · « **Reply #239 on:** 01/07/2014 12:12 am »

Extremely pleased, this was well done; congratulations to all the extraordinary folks at SpaceX; I voted 6, but knew I was being pessimistic.. now prove me wrong in a big way... crow (black birds) doesn't taste all that bad in a (SpaceX) pie; get cooking Molly