Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : Merah Putih (Telkom 4) : August 7, 2018 - UPDATES (Read 70629 times)

ZachS09 · « **Reply #100 on:** 08/07/2018 05:25 am »

Stage 1 entry burn has ended after a total duration of 23 seconds.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #101 on:** 08/07/2018 05:25 am »

Stage 2 is still on a good trajectory; about a minute remaining in this first burn.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #102 on:** 08/07/2018 05:25 am »

Entry burn.

T+7 minutes.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #103 on:** 08/07/2018 05:25 am »

Stage 1 is transonic and the drone ship should have AOS of the booster really soon.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #104 on:** 08/07/2018 05:26 am »

Stage 2 is in Terminal Guidance mode; its AFTS will be safed momentarily.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #105 on:** 08/07/2018 05:26 am »

Stage 1 landing burn has started. For typical GTO landings, the booster uses a 1-3-1 engine sequence for efficiency.

Meanwhile, SECO-1 has occurred and the vehicle is in a slightly elliptical parking orbit.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #106 on:** 08/07/2018 05:26 am »

T+8 minutes.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #107 on:** 08/07/2018 05:27 am »

And the Falcon has landed once again. This marks the 28th successful booster landing out of 34 attempts, which includes the FH Demo center core landing failure.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #108 on:** 08/07/2018 05:27 am »

As for Stage 2, between SECO-1 and the M-Vac engine restart, there is a coast phase lasting 18 minutes and 9 seconds. At the time of engine restart, the vehicle will have made its first pass over the Equator.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #109 on:** 08/07/2018 05:28 am »

Falcon 9 B1046.2 LANDS on OCISLY - and is now set to be the first booster to gain a .3!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #110 on:** 08/07/2018 05:28 am »

Cutoff.

Touchdown!

ZachS09 · « **Reply #111 on:** 08/07/2018 05:28 am »

Webcast taking an intermission during this coast phase, yet I will continue commentary.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #112 on:** 08/07/2018 05:30 am »

T+12 minutes. F9 flying over the mid-Atlantic Ocean.

LOS Bermuda expected.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #113 on:** 08/07/2018 05:31 am »

T+10 minutes. Upcoming events.

00:26:15 2nd stage engine restarts
00:27:13 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:31:53 Merah Putih satellite deployment