The second stage camera looked worse than ever. What's the deal with that?
Quote from: Prettz on 05/22/2018 08:03 pmThe second stage camera looked worse than ever. What's the deal with that?My best guess is that the bolts holding the camera to the fixture were inadvertently loosened, causing the camera to vibrate.
Quote from: ZachS09 on 05/22/2018 08:05 pmQuote from: Prettz on 05/22/2018 08:03 pmThe second stage camera looked worse than ever. What's the deal with that?My best guess is that the bolts holding the camera to the fixture were inadvertently loosened, causing the camera to vibrate.No, not vibration. I mean the picture looked like crap on both cameras. Not at all like previous broadcasts, and actually worse than the Block 5 launch, which was also dramatically worse than previous launches.
Separate subject.Sometime before launch, during LOX loading, there was significant venting from the TEL. Big vapor clouds.Something comes out along with the vapor, arcing downward under gravity, leaving more vapor trails behind.My guess, posted to the UPDATES thread, was that it was bits of LOX being spewed.It was not a judgment, I was not saying anything was wrong or unexpected. It's just something I had not noticed before.I was told that any LOX being released would be a safety issue and wouldn't happen.Does anyone here have insight into the nature of this?When the webcast is up on YouTube perhaps a screenshot can be captured.
Quote from: Comga on 05/22/2018 08:34 pmSeparate subject.Sometime before launch, during LOX loading, there was significant venting from the TEL. Big vapor clouds.Something comes out along with the vapor, arcing downward under gravity, leaving more vapor trails behind.My guess, posted to the UPDATES thread, was that it was bits of LOX being spewed.It was not a judgment, I was not saying anything was wrong or unexpected. It's just something I had not noticed before.I was told that any LOX being released would be a safety issue and wouldn't happen.Does anyone here have insight into the nature of this?When the webcast is up on YouTube perhaps a screenshot can be captured.Occasional large vents have been seen before. What you're describing doesn't sound unusual.
Quote from: whitelancer64 on 05/22/2018 08:37 pmQuote from: Comga on 05/22/2018 08:34 pmSeparate subject.Sometime before launch, during LOX loading, there was significant venting from the TEL. Big vapor clouds.Something comes out along with the vapor, arcing downward under gravity, leaving more vapor trails behind.My guess, posted to the UPDATES thread, was that it was bits of LOX being spewed.It was not a judgment, I was not saying anything was wrong or unexpected. It's just something I had not noticed before.I was told that any LOX being released would be a safety issue and wouldn't happen.Does anyone here have insight into the nature of this?When the webcast is up on YouTube perhaps a screenshot can be captured.Occasional large vents have been seen before. What you're describing doesn't sound unusual. Not a large vent cloud.Something solid or liquid and cold. Dense enough to fall like a stone but dissipating as it falls.Again, I am not saying it's bad or different, just something I have not noticed on previous launches.Have been told it cannot be LOX. (Even had the comment edited out by a mod, as is his right.)But what could it be?
The second burn went from 27,443 to 27,581 km/h, a delta-V of only 38.3 m/s.
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 05/22/2018 09:52 pmThe second burn went from 27,443 to 27,581 km/h, a delta-V of only 38.3 m/s.Was it just an inclination change?
Quote from: whitelancer64 on 05/22/2018 08:37 pmQuote from: Comga on 05/22/2018 08:34 pmSeparate subject.Sometime before launch, during LOX loading, there was significant venting from the TEL. Big vapor clouds.Something comes out along with the vapor, arcing downward under gravity, leaving more vapor trails behind.My guess, posted to the UPDATES thread, was that it was bits of LOX being spewed.It was not a judgment, I was not saying anything was wrong or unexpected. It's just something I had not noticed before.I was told that any LOX being released would be a safety issue and wouldn't happen.Does anyone here have insight into the nature of this?When the webcast is up on YouTube perhaps a screenshot can be captured.Occasional large vents have been seen before. What you're describing doesn't sound unusual. Not a large vent cloud.Something solid or liquid and cold. Dense enough to fall like a stone but dissipating as it falls.Again, I am not saying it's bad or different, just something I have not noticed on previous launches.Have been told it cannot be LOX.But what could it be?edit: The YouTube video starts at under T-1:00 so doesn't go back far enough to see this.
