Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Iridium NEXT 6 with GRACE-FO : May 22, 2018 - UPDATES (Read 86649 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #180 on:** 05/22/2018 08:28 pm »

AOS Troll.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #181 on:** 05/22/2018 08:29 pm »

T+40 minutes. Over Antarctica.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #182 on:** 05/22/2018 08:31 pm »

Camera views look foggy.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #183 on:** 05/22/2018 08:31 pm »

1st NASA launch photos released

cletus · « **Reply #184 on:** 05/22/2018 08:32 pm »

Quote from: Craftyatom on 05/22/2018 07:58 pm

Large "aww" from the Hawthorne crowd, presumably a response to 1st stage or fairing operations.

View of 1st stage's demise, according to SpaceX-er on Twitter:

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Stage 1 farewell shot

https://twitter.com/RocketJoy/status/999019244896505856

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #185 on:** 05/22/2018 08:32 pm »

BOTH GRACE-FO sats acquired by ground - SpaceX confirms this came from NASA.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #186 on:** 05/22/2018 08:32 pm »

Hearing that both GRACE-FO satellites have been acquired by ground stations.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #187 on:** 05/22/2018 08:35 pm »

LOS Troll expected.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #188 on:** 05/22/2018 08:38 pm »

T+50 minutes. Heading away from Antarctica.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #189 on:** 05/22/2018 08:41 pm »

AOS Mauritius. Dark view of the Earth, so can't see anything.

AOS HBK.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #190 on:** 05/22/2018 08:42 pm »

Live views are back.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #191 on:** 05/22/2018 08:43 pm »

Two minutes to second ignition.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #192 on:** 05/22/2018 08:44 pm »

Welcome back to the second and final portion of the 55th Falcon 9 mission.

Following a successful liftoff at 19:47:58 UTC, the Falcon 9 directly inserted the two GRACE-FO satellites into their planned orbit. Right now, we're at T+56 minutes and under one minute to the second burn, which will last only 8 seconds.