Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Iridium NEXT Flight 7 : July 25, 2018 : Vandenberg - UPDATES (Read 65079 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #60 on:** 07/25/2018 11:49 am »

"We don't have a very good picture but we think we have a first stage on the drone ship".

Falcon 9 doesn't care about Wind Shear. Landed it

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #61 on:** 07/25/2018 11:50 am »

T+10 minutes. Will be back at T+50 minutes. Upcoming events.

00:51:28 2nd stage engine restarts
00:51:37 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:56:38 Iridium NEXT satellites begin deployment
01:11:38 Iridium NEXT satellites end deployment

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #62 on:** 07/25/2018 11:58 am »

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Despite challenging weather conditions, Falcon 9 first stage booster landed on Just Read the Instructions.

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1022088522168029184

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #63 on:** 07/25/2018 12:00 pm »

T+20 minutes. Over the Pacific.

Mapperuo · « **Reply #64 on:** 07/25/2018 12:01 pm »

SciNews · « **Reply #65 on:** 07/25/2018 12:04 pm »

Main events of the launch and landing

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #66 on:** 07/25/2018 12:10 pm »

T+30 minutes. Heading towards Antarctica.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #67 on:** 07/25/2018 12:11 pm »

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Not much to see, but boy was there lots to hear. Despite the fog, #Falcon9 illuminated the night here on Vandenberg AFB in a beautiful orange glow at liftoff. Here's a 2min30s long exposure of what we saw from the press site.

📸 #Iridium7 gallery: photos.tmahlmann.com/Rockets/SpaceX…

https://twitter.com/trevormahlmann/status/1022090176430923776