Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : Koreasat 5A : Oct. 30, 2017 : DISCUSSION THREAD (Read 99216 times)

old_sellsword · « **Reply #60 on:** 10/30/2017 11:11 am »

Quote from: Danny452 on 10/30/2017 11:09 am

In the SpaceX photos on the updates thread there is a band around the left landing leg but not around the right one. Why the difference between legs?

Just grey paint that completes the “X” in SpaceX.

Danny452 · « **Reply #61 on:** 10/30/2017 11:55 am »

Quote from: old_sellsword on 10/30/2017 11:11 am

Quote from: Danny452 on 10/30/2017 11:09 am
In the SpaceX photos on the updates thread there is a band around the left landing leg but not around the right one. Why the difference between legs?

Just grey paint that completes the “X” in SpaceX.

I think you are looking at a different photo. I've cropped the legs and show them here.

old_sellsword · « **Reply #62 on:** 10/30/2017 12:02 pm »

Quote from: Danny452 on 10/30/2017 11:55 am

Quote from: old_sellsword on 10/30/2017 11:11 am
Quote from: Danny452 on 10/30/2017 11:09 am
In the SpaceX photos on the updates thread there is a band around the left landing leg but not around the right one. Why the difference between legs?

Just grey paint that completes the “X” in SpaceX.
I think you are looking at a different photo. I've cropped the legs and show them here.

I’m not, see this angle.

Danny452 · « **Reply #63 on:** 10/30/2017 12:08 pm »

Quote from: old_sellsword on 10/30/2017 12:02 pm

Quote from: Danny452 on 10/30/2017 11:55 am
Quote from: old_sellsword on 10/30/2017 11:11 am
Quote from: Danny452 on 10/30/2017 11:09 am
In the SpaceX photos on the updates thread there is a band around the left landing leg but not around the right one. Why the difference between legs?

Just grey paint that completes the “X” in SpaceX.
I think you are looking at a different photo. I've cropped the legs and show them here.

I’m not, see this angle.

Thanks, that photo makes it clear that it's just paint.

abaddon · « **Reply #64 on:** 10/30/2017 01:49 pm »

My (quick and dirty) paint job of what F9 might look like on 39-A when the RSS is gone.

Credit for the beautiful original photo: https://twitter.com/Mike_Seeley/status/924965790318841856

ZachS09 · « **Reply #65 on:** 10/30/2017 02:01 pm »

Quote from: abaddon on 10/30/2017 01:49 pm

My (quick and dirty) paint job of what F9 might look like on 39-A when the RSS is gone.

Credit for the beautiful original photo: https://twitter.com/Mike_Seeley/status/924965790318841856

Wow. Now that would be hard to get over once the RSS is completely gone.

gongora · « **Reply #66 on:** 10/30/2017 04:34 pm »

Quote from: gongora on 07/08/2017 03:20 pm

Tweet from Math Sundin
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RUAG Space puts one ping pong ball in for every launch they are part of. @SpaceX designed their own and sent 500. @elonmusk

One more ball for the SpaceX tube (assuming all goes well):

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Tweet from Peter Guggenback:
#KoreaSat5A equipped with our Ku-band #antennas for telemetry, tracking & command. To a successful launch! #RUAGSpace #Falcon9

gongora · « **Reply #67 on:** 10/30/2017 06:31 pm »

Payload is about 3700kg.

DreamyPickle · « **Reply #68 on:** 10/30/2017 06:31 pm »

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Thales Alenia Spaas!

whitelancer64 · « **Reply #69 on:** 10/30/2017 06:32 pm »

Fairing boat confirmed!!

abaddon · « **Reply #70 on:** 10/30/2017 06:44 pm »

Maybe time to use the fire extinguishers guys...

Rei · « **Reply #71 on:** 10/30/2017 06:46 pm »

Seriously, is that thing actually okay? My experience with aluminum and fire is that the aluminum doesn't last very long....

DanielW · « **Reply #72 on:** 10/30/2017 06:46 pm »

Looked a little worse than usual. I am not sure there wasn't structural damage. looked like fire was running up the side.

HVM · « **Reply #73 on:** 10/30/2017 06:47 pm »

~~Missing most of the access panels and SPAM. Can see through octoweb to the engines... e.g Y-wing setup of Rebels~~.

The second look show, that it was just a extra fire up on the stage, no missing panels.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #74 on:** 10/30/2017 06:48 pm »

Do we know what the approximate orbital parameters will be for the GTO?

FinalFrontier · « **Reply #75 on:** 10/30/2017 06:48 pm »

Looks like one engine is mangled

abaddon · « **Reply #76 on:** 10/30/2017 06:48 pm »

Definitely seems worse than usual. Going to go out on a limb and say this stage is unlikely to fly again, assuming they do manage to recover it intact. Hopefully some good lessons learned from this and the RP-1 leak following the previous landing.

wannamoonbase · « **Reply #77 on:** 10/30/2017 06:49 pm »

That is one crispy bird 🦅

It will be interesting to see how Block 5’s manage these GTO missions.

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #78 on:** 10/30/2017 06:50 pm »

I find it interesting listening in to the off-camera audible responses of the SpaceXers in the company cafeteria.

JesseD · « **Reply #79 on:** 10/30/2017 06:51 pm »

T+7:00 - 7:05, you can see the toastiness beginning, just after the engine shutdown was called out...unless that's the grid fin on fire?