Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Iridium NEXT 6 with GRACE-FO : May 22, 2018 - UPDATES (Read 86653 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #60 on:** 05/22/2018 07:24 pm »

GRACE-FO Project Scientist.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #61 on:** 05/22/2018 07:25 pm »

Data collected during the first GRACE mission.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #62 on:** 05/22/2018 07:25 pm »

Some of the changes GRACE saw.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #63 on:** 05/22/2018 07:26 pm »

Ice loss from Greenland.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #64 on:** 05/22/2018 07:26 pm »

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #65 on:** 05/22/2018 07:27 pm »

What a Gt of water looks like.

pb2000 · « **Reply #66 on:** 05/22/2018 07:28 pm »

Funky music

ZachS09 · « **Reply #67 on:** 05/22/2018 07:28 pm »

SpaceX webcast about to start.

Comga · « **Reply #68 on:** 05/22/2018 07:29 pm »

Lots of venting from the TEL including what looks like a small bit of spewing LOX.

edit: added "a small bit". Don't want to be alarming.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #69 on:** 05/22/2018 07:30 pm »

GRACE-FO facts. Falcon 9 venting.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #70 on:** 05/22/2018 07:30 pm »

Explaining what it means for the satellites going to internal power.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #71 on:** 05/22/2018 07:31 pm »

Lots of venting from the TEL including what looks like a small bit of spewing LOX.

edit: added "a small bit". Don't want to be alarming.

There is nothing over the launch loop to support this.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #72 on:** 05/22/2018 07:31 pm »

Funky music time.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #73 on:** 05/22/2018 07:32 pm »

Just received confirmation that the GRACE-FO satellites are GO.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #74 on:** 05/22/2018 07:32 pm »

T-15 minutes.

SpaceX webcast is live.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #75 on:** 05/22/2018 07:32 pm »

T-15mins. LD loop continues to reveal no issues at all with fueling, the rocket, the ground systems, or the Range.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #76 on:** 05/22/2018 07:33 pm »

SpaceX webcast live:

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #77 on:** 05/22/2018 07:33 pm »

T-15 minutes.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #78 on:** 05/22/2018 07:34 pm »

Per the SpaceX webcast, two different orbits will be achieved during this mission.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #79 on:** 05/22/2018 07:34 pm »

T-14 minutes. Falcon 9 standing 70 metres tall.