Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : Spaceflight SSO-A : December 3, 2018 - UPDATES (Read 107314 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #100 on:** 12/03/2018 05:51 pm »

T+18 minutes. Upcoming events. The deployments should be happening now.

00:13:47 Spaceflight SSO-A:SmallSat Express deployment begins
00:43:11 Spaceflight SSO-A:SmallSat Express final deployment

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #101 on:** 12/03/2018 06:00 pm »

https://twitter.com/brianksphotos/status/1069664428478554114

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Liftoff of @SpaceX #falcon9 with @SpaceflightInc #ssoa #SmallSatExpress mission from #vandenbergafb. #30thspacewing #rockets #spacex

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1069667308849717249

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Launch and landing from Vandenberg press site. Beautiful launch of a SpaceX’s thrice-flown booster. EPIC.#spacex

SciNews · « **Reply #102 on:** 12/03/2018 06:04 pm »

Launch & landing

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #103 on:** 12/03/2018 06:07 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1069669181312901122

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Position Update! Mr Steven reports in for the first time since launch heading north west at 9.6 knots

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #104 on:** 12/03/2018 06:11 pm »

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1069670311744954368

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Mr. Steven just made a sharp turn. Up to 17 knots now. #SpaceX

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1069670510647234565

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Go The Other Way! Now heading south east at 17 knots!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #105 on:** 12/03/2018 06:15 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1069671235431383041

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Next Update: 18.3 knots north west again!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #106 on:** 12/03/2018 06:17 pm »

T+43 minutes. The last deployment should be happening about now.

Michael Baylor · « **Reply #107 on:** 12/03/2018 06:28 pm »

FALCON 9 DEPLOYMENTS COMPLETED!!!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #108 on:** 12/03/2018 06:33 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1069675820770222080

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #109 on:** 12/03/2018 06:33 pm »

Confirmation from SpaceX!

Congratulations to SpaceX and Spaceflight for the successful launch!

twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1069675820770222080

Successful deployment of four microsats and the upper and lower free flyer with additional payloads for Spaceflight SSO-A: SmallSat Express confirmed. Follow @SpaceflightInc for further mission updates.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #110 on:** 12/03/2018 06:39 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1069677476673175557

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Position Update! Mr Steven at a stop. Fairing likely landed a short while ago. We now must wait for official confirmation to find out the results.

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https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1069677771436232704

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With Mr. Steven now stopped, here is the approximate location of today's attempted catch of a payload fairing half. Still waiting for @elonmusk or @SpaceX to confirm the results.https://www.google.com/maps/place/31%C2%B035'16.4…

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1069678338346835973

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Mr Steven's catch attempt today found the craft travel roughly 6km on a north west trajectory. pic.twitter.com/vku7zvk5eA

pb2000 · « **Reply #111 on:** 12/03/2018 06:49 pm »

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1069679948103847939

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #112 on:** 12/03/2018 07:06 pm »

Great work from Chris G and Steven!

Remember, we keep these on updates only now. Congrats in Party/Discussion threads.

William's article to where we currently stand:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/12/spacex-falcon-9-sso-multi-sat-launch/

Remember, these threads stay on updates only now. Everything else in the party thread, discussion.

Michael Baylor · « **Reply #113 on:** 12/03/2018 08:14 pm »

~~Per the CRS-16 briefing, the fairing for this mission was the older version. Fairing 2.0 has upgrades which would have made the recovery easier.~~
It was a Fairing 2.0. Hans was confused.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #114 on:** 12/03/2018 08:16 pm »

ICEYE X2 successfully deployed.

twitter.com/iceyefi/status/1069697230356008966

Confirmed - ICEYE-X2 SAR satellite has separated successfully. Communications with the satellite have been established at 19:58 CET, December 3rd 2018. Thank you @SpaceX @SpaceflightInc! Launch success!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #115 on:** 12/03/2018 08:54 pm »

https://twitter.com/eucropis/status/1069704780250013698

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We're in business. Data successfully received!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #116 on:** 12/03/2018 08:59 pm »

https://twitter.com/wsm1/status/1069709743147479040

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Launch success!! 2 Skysats & 3 Doves in orbit! Both Skysats contacted & healthy! (Awaiting Dove deploy) Delighted to continue our partnership with @SpaceX — our 3rd successful launch with them! @PlanetLabs

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #117 on:** 12/03/2018 09:07 pm »

BlackSky Global 2 has been deployed.

twitter.com/BlackSky_Inc/status/1069712204243587072

We've heard from Global-2! Data is flowing. Congrats to the whole team! Stay tuned for more updates. #blackskyconstellation #SSOA #smallsatexpress
1:57 PM - 3 Dec 2018

Oersted · « **Reply #118 on:** 12/03/2018 09:36 pm »

Request for the update thread posters: when posting a link to a tweet please also post the text of the tweet. Makes for much more informative posts and easier browsing.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #119 on:** 12/03/2018 09:48 pm »

KazSTSAT successfully in orbit.

twitter.com/SurreySat/status/1069687074113183744

Our joint Ghalam-SSTL spacecraft operations team have successfully made contact with KazSTSAT - nominal telemetry received on this first pass. Our thanks to @SpaceflightInc & @SpaceX Press Release at https://www.sstl.co.uk/KazSTSat-launch