Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : BulgariaSat-1 : June 23, 2017 : UPDATES (Read 294206 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #260 on:** 06/23/2017 07:20 pm »

It landed!

ZachS09 · « **Reply #261 on:** 06/23/2017 07:20 pm »

An 18-and-a-half minute coast period had begun at the time of SECO-1.

For now, we will take a commercial break until the second stage restarts.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #262 on:** 06/23/2017 07:20 pm »

Engines seemed to be burning over water and then we get this image!

ZachS09 · « **Reply #263 on:** 06/23/2017 07:22 pm »

T+11 minutes, 40 seconds.

It looks like we lost signal of the second stage rocketcams.

Space Ghost 1962 · « **Reply #264 on:** 06/23/2017 07:22 pm »

Notice before the video dropout the plume hitting the water first ... perhaps the landing was attempting considerable horizontal adjustment at the last minute ...

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #265 on:** 06/23/2017 07:23 pm »

T+12 minutes. Coming events.

00:27:08 2nd stage engine restarts
00:28:13 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:34:55 BulgariaSat-1 satellite deployment

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #266 on:** 06/23/2017 07:25 pm »

Update only thread. Not an update, lose your post.

Not being a wanker. Just we have a discussion thread and people hit me over the head when it's not an update.

(Which this isn't either

)

ZachS09 · « **Reply #267 on:** 06/23/2017 07:25 pm »

T+15 minutes.

Falcon 9 passing over the Atlantic Ocean, about to approach the west coast of Africa.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #268 on:** 06/23/2017 07:25 pm »

Launch loop remains quiet. Stage 2 coast is going to the plan.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #269 on:** 06/23/2017 07:25 pm »

T+15 minutes.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #270 on:** 06/23/2017 07:27 pm »

T+17 minutes, 30 seconds.

Falcon 9 passing over the Cape Verde Islands.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #271 on:** 06/23/2017 07:30 pm »

T+20 minutes.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #272 on:** 06/23/2017 07:31 pm »

T+21 minutes. About six minutes until second stage restart.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #273 on:** 06/23/2017 07:33 pm »

T+23 minutes.

Falcon 9 passing over the country of Liberia.

abaddon · « **Reply #274 on:** 06/23/2017 07:33 pm »

Elon on Twitter:
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Rocket is extra toasty and hit the deck hard (used almost all of the emergency crush core), but otherwise good

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #275 on:** 06/23/2017 07:34 pm »

AOS at Gabon.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #276 on:** 06/23/2017 07:35 pm »

T+25 minutes, 30 seconds.

Altitude 234 kilometers, velocity 26,545 kilometers an hour.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #277 on:** 06/23/2017 07:36 pm »

Also got the second stage rocketcams back.

Excellent sunset as seen from the aft views.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #278 on:** 06/23/2017 07:36 pm »

T+25 minutes. Live video. Two minutes to second ignition.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #279 on:** 06/23/2017 07:36 pm »

About a minute to second stage restart.