What was the "stand by" and later zulu time reads in the nets? I don't remember hearing them before.
HVM,
I heard both very loud and clear, The "Stand by" caused me to get a chill, I have no idea what it meant, and the "First Motion Time" was also very clear, I don't remember ever hearing that but perhaps there was little chatter on the launch coms last night the person voice carried well. The "First motion Zulu Time" correlates to William Harword's Twitter post that FST posted above. At least he is on his toes.
Thanks for asking,
Tony
More photos of today's Falcon 9 launch and landing
Thanks, FST for all the additional posts (of which you are great). I just woke up. Tony
I set my alarm and watched this from my perch appx 145 miles east of Vandenberg.
First time I saw boostback! The cauliflower of S1 exhaust fighting the thin atmosphere was amazing. Entry burn was plainly visible, with a very high angular rate of travel.
5 min in, S2 rose into sunlight. At SECO1, the plume dominated the southern sky. I followed the stage almost to horizon. The whole thing looked like a woodcut of a great comet in the 17th century.
Photos look better in a dark place.
aporigine ,
amazing shots since the trajectory is so much further away than most of the Starlink launches (which are not RTLS). I could have taken some myself (live just by LAX) but I was busy posting.
Best, Tony.
Go Beyond (fka. Go Crusader) returned to PoLB on Dec 25 @ 1:25pm PT / 4:25pm ET
Are those all Starlink satellites criscrossing the sky in the Stage 2 blowdown video above? I haven't seen a video like that before!
Seradata reported already in February about problems at one of the satellites.
https://www.seradata.com/more-woes-for-space-insurers-as-o3b-mpower-claim-runs-to-us470-million-and-there-may-be-a-claim-for-sarah-passiv-antenna/[Feb 8]
The insurance industry: from bad to worse…
The bad news for insurers may not end there. Seradata has also become aware of an issue affecting one of two SARah-Passiv radar satellites: the non-deployment of a passive radar reflector antenna after the primary deployment mechanism failed. The pair, built by OHB-System AG, are supposed to work in conjunction with a SARah-Aktiv satellite, using an actively transmitting phased array antenna. If a back-up deployment mechanism on the SARah-Passiv FM-1 radar satellite also fails to work, Seradata understands that an insurance claim for around US$120 million will be made.
In Germany there are now press reports about issues with the radar reflector antenna on both satellites.
https://www.msn.com/de-de/nachrichten/other/sarah-spionage-satelliten-der-bundeswehr-spionieren-nicht-antennen-fahren-nicht-aus/ar-BB1kqDPD[Mar 24]
Google translate:
...In December, two Bundeswehr spy satellites were launched into space. But they don't deliver any data from there - because they can't extend their antennas. We are now working feverishly to find a solution to the problem.
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“Contractor is working on a solution”
A spokesman for the Ministry of Defense confirmed to the newspaper: “Following the successful launch of the last two SARah satellites in December, there are delays in the commissioning. The contractor is working on a solution. We cannot make any statements regarding the details of the work carried out under the responsibility of the industry. For reasons of national security, you will certainly understand that we cannot provide you with any further details.”
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