Author Topic: LIVE: ASDS OCISLY - with JCSAT-14 S1 - Return Coverage - May, 2016  (Read 294118 times)

Online Chris Bergin

UPDATE and DISCUSSION Thread for the return of F9-0024-S1 post-landing on the ASDS.

Expected back into Port Canaveral in the coming days.

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2016/05/third-recovered-falcon-9-first-stage-port-canaveral/


Previous return (the first) of a S1 on the ASDS into Port Canaveral:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40002.0

Lessons learned from that coverage:

1) If you are in the area, attempt to take photos and upload them into this thread.

2) Webcam footage is the property of the provider. This link is the best for viewing the stage during arrival and processing:
http://www.portcanaveralwebcam.com/ - However, due to owner spotting social media promoting ad block, etc. He got upset with all sites using his screenshots. He will tweet some out (link, accredit), we may be able to use a few (with a link, and a full screenshot to include his logo, anything else won't be allowed). The best thing would be to get our own photos for this thread. Marek did an an amazing job with that last time, but the more the merrier.

3) Eventually we'll move to a set thread for numerous stages, as they begin to arrive back with regularity (crazy just to even say that! But that will eventually be the scenario!)

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Other resources for this stage:


JCSAT-14 Related News Articles:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=JCSAT-14

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JCSAT-14 Discussion Thread:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33778.0

Party Thread -
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=40089.0

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Resources:

SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0

SpaceX News Articles (Recent):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/

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L2 SpaceX Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=24469.0

L2 JCSAT-14 Section:
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=39796.0
« Last Edit: 05/10/2016 03:46 am by Chris Bergin »
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Elsbeth III ETA according to Vesselfinder is May 8th at 06:25
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Elsbeth III ETA according to Vesselfinder is May 8th at 06:25

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ELSBETH III
  PORT CANAVERAL, (Mar 08, 06:25)

Is it by mistake? I don't know what the date was earlier. E3 crew are not known to update that information.
« Last Edit: 05/07/2016 04:19 pm by Ohsin »
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Elsbeth III ETA according to Vesselfinder is May 8th at 06:25

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ELSBETH III
  PORT CANAVERAL, (Mar 08, 06:25)

Is it by mistake? I don't know what the date was earlier. E3 crew are not known to update that information.

That seems really fast.

Today I was able to grab 2 sets of coordinates from marinetraffic.com & export to google earth for measurement... at it's current rate of travel it will be back in 68 hrs/ 2.9 days. So maybe Tuesday morning or noon?

Hope we have more people weigh in on this because I'd really like to be there when it arrives but I have to have a few hours warning for travel.

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Today I was able to grab 2 sets of coordinates from marinetraffic.com & export to google earth for measurement... at it's current rate of travel it will be back in 68 hrs/ 2.9 days. So maybe Tuesday morning or noon?

That should be correct. Outbound trip took them almost exactly 4 days. Inbound trip at same speed would have them back in port Tuesday. We should begin to see EIII from shore-based AIS some time Tuesday morning.

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I have to have a few hours warning for travel.

You should have several hours between the time they show up offshore on AIS and the time they enter port.
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Today I was able to grab 2 sets of coordinates from marinetraffic.com & export to google earth for measurement... at it's current rate of travel it will be back in 68 hrs/ 2.9 days. So maybe Tuesday morning or noon?

That should be correct. Outbound trip took them almost exactly 4 days. Inbound trip at same speed would have them back in port Tuesday. We should begin to see EIII from shore-based AIS some time Tuesday morning.

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I have to have a few hours warning for travel.

You should have several hours between the time they show up offshore on AIS and the time they enter port.

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Elsbeth III ETA according to Vesselfinder is May 8th at 06:25

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ELSBETH III
  PORT CANAVERAL, (Mar 08, 06:25)

Is it by mistake? I don't know what the date was earlier. E3 crew are not known to update that information.
March, not May.  Bad (outdated, never updated) data.

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ELSBETH III last report 2h 18m ago
based upon current speed: arrival at PORT CANAVERAL projected 2d 1h 23m from now
based upon average of last 10 reported speeds: arrival projected 2d 21h 30m from now

computed on data from marinetraffic.com
« Last Edit: 05/07/2016 10:58 pm by ehb »

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Tuesday night / Wednesday morning... my opinion  ???
They will bring it in (yet again) when cruise traffic is low... 
Just saying...  ;)

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Let's not forget the near shore currents that forced the ASDS entourage to head south first, then enter the currents headed northwest, it could add another day to transit time.
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ELSBETH III last report 0h 23m ago
based upon current speed:
 arrival at PORT CANAVERAL projected 1d 15h 0m from now
 which is Mon May  9 16:36 EDT 2016
based upon average of last 10 reported speeds:
 arrival projected 2d 2h 30m from now
 which is Tue May 10 04:06 EDT 2016

computed on data from marinetraffic.com

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The Port Canaveral webcam showed the launch.  Go to "Tweets" underneath the main window and scroll down about halfway.  There's a short video clip.

http://portcanaveralwebcam.com/
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ELSBETH III last report 0h 49m ago
projections computed as straight line to PORT CANAVERAL
based upon current speed:
 arrival projected 1d 5h 0m from now
 which is Mon May  9 15:16 EDT 2016
based upon average of last 10 reported speeds:
 arrival projected 1d 11h 42m from now
 which is Mon May  9 21:58 EDT 2016

computed on data from marinetraffic.com

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So I guess a Tuesday port arrival is most likely, given currents preclude a straight line course back?

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Tuesday night / Wednesday morning... my opinion  ???
They will bring it in (yet again) when cruise traffic is low... 
Just saying...  ;)

Sounds likely. If it's still out Tuesday afternoon, I think I'll head on over there & spend the night hoping to catch it.

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So I guess a Tuesday port arrival is most likely, given currents preclude a straight line course back?

It seems to be heading straight back to Port Canaveral this time, going by this plot posted in the SpaceX subreddit (track updated):
« Last Edit: 05/08/2016 10:12 pm by Mongo62 »

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So Monday around noon?
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GO SEARCHER is coming into port soon.  https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9591648

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GO SEARCHER is coming into port soon.  https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=9591648

I'm not seeing anything on the webcam... wondering if there is anything on the back of Searcher...

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Go Searcher is Live on the cam

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