Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Sentinel-6A Michael Freilich : Vand. : Nov. 21, 2020 (17:17 UTC)  (Read 131177 times)

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T-2 minutes. Stage 2 LOX load is complete.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T-1 minute. LD is go for launch and landing.
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Liftoff!
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T+1 minute.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T+2 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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First stage separation.

T+3 minutes. Fairing separation.
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T+4 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T+5 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T+6 minutes.
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T+7 minutes. Entry burn.
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T+8 minutes.
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Touchdown!
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T+9 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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T+10 minutes. Upcoming events.

00:53:18    2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:53:28    2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:53:29    Sentinel-6 deployment
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https://twitter.com/nasa_lsp/status/1330201254862184448

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The @SpaceX Falcon 9 first stage has landed from launching Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich! #SeeingTheSeas

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And here's the longer SpaceX view of B1063.1 landing at SLC-4.
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T+15 minutes. NASA doing some interviews.
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No speed or alititude, still not got notification of nominal orbit insertion.
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No speed or alititude, still not got notification of nominal orbit insertion.

Think they said orbital insertion will only occur about an hour or more into the launch.

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T+20 minutes. Interview with son and daughter of Michael Freilich.
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