Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : Spaceflight SSO-A : December 3, 2018 - UPDATES (Read 107316 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #120 on:** 12/03/2018 09:52 pm »

Quote from: Oersted 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.

We aim to please. :-) NSF has added a new feature where posting a link to a tweet will automatically bring the text of the tweet into the post. See example below. That works with my browser (SeaMonkey), but obviously is not working for others. I always try to post the text of the tweet and remove the https:// handle so that the autopost feature is disabled. This speeds up downloading the page.

Draggendrop · « **Reply #121 on:** 12/03/2018 10:12 pm »

https://twitter.com/hawkeye360/status/1069729255150534656

Draggendrop · « **Reply #122 on:** 12/03/2018 10:19 pm »

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1069732203922366465

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #123 on:** 12/03/2018 10:48 pm »

Pic of the booster on JRTI:

https://twitter.com/SpacecoastPix/status/1069735610863112192

"Imaged from the summit of a coastal mountain, JRTI and NRC Quest can be seen sailing 50+ kilometers offshore in his high power lens shot an hour after touchdown. This was SpaceX's third successful landing of this booster, flown from both coasts. #SSOA #SpaceX @NASASpaceflight"

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #124 on:** 12/03/2018 10:53 pm »

Suomi100 is on orbit.

twitter.com/iceyefi/status/1069676178271813633

Congratulations to @S100Sat, our fellow #SSOA @SpaceX launch rider on reaching space!

Draggendrop · « **Reply #125 on:** 12/03/2018 11:04 pm »

https://twitter.com/planetlabs/status/1069743906298900481

Jdeshetler · « **Reply #126 on:** 12/03/2018 11:06 pm »

A close up shot of SSO-A launching from SLC-4E.

Draggendrop · « **Reply #127 on:** 12/03/2018 11:08 pm »

https://twitter.com/PWSat2/status/1069733336996823042

Helodriver · « **Reply #128 on:** 12/03/2018 11:22 pm »

Images from north of the press site on base, 7.5 miles from the pad on the Pacific Ocean shore. An unusually clear day for here with near unlimited visibility. Was able to image liftoff, reentry and almost to touchdown from this sea level site. Later I made may way up into the Santa Ynez mountains and imaged JRTI with the booster aboard sailing 50 KM offshore from some 600 meters in altitude at a summit, likely the farthest out a droneship has ever been seen from a land based camera.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #129 on:** 12/03/2018 11:24 pm »

Confirmation that PWSat 2, Hiber 2, Suomi100, JY1SAT and MOVE II are in orbit.

twitter.com/ISILaunch/status/1069746059767758849

All #ISILaunch20 satellites on #SSOA now confirmed to be deployed! First contacts to follow soon. A big thanks to our friends @SpaceflightInc for the service and the ride. @PWSat2 @HiberGlobal @S100Sat @cpfjo @MOVE_II

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #130 on:** 12/03/2018 11:29 pm »

NEXTSat 1 is on orbit.

twitter.com/Kor_Spaceflight/status/1069730194842238976

Nominal signal received from KAIST's NextSat-l. Thanks for @SpaceflightInc and @SpaceX. NextSat-I is the first satellite to demonstrate Korea's small/cube sat technology. Photo is inside the KAIST satellite office. (KAIST=Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology)

Draggendrop · « **Reply #131 on:** 12/04/2018 12:25 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1069763887044665344

We still need to verify payloads have been acquired and tracked.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #132 on:** 12/04/2018 12:41 am »

Irvine02 is good to go.

twitter.com/tinhtranUNITE/status/1069765131041570817

Can't say enough good things about @SpaceflightInc team; Many thanks to our mission manager for helping #IRVINE02 get to space

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #133 on:** 12/04/2018 12:45 am »

From the press release. SeaHawk 1 and Capella 1 are in orbit.

http://spaceflight.com/spaceflight-successfully-launches-64-satellites-on-first-dedicated-rideshare-mission/

"One research payload includes the University of North Carolina Wilmington’s cubesat, SeaHawk-1 carrying the HawkEye Ocean Color Imager. UNCW has been funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and NASA serves in an advisory capacity to ensure the maximum scientific utility of the science data. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate and UNCW have created a partnership to expand accessibility to the data."

“This launch was an impressive undertaking and an important milestone for the smallsat industry as well as for many of the organizations involved,” said Payam Banazadeh, founder and CEO of Capella Space Corporation. “Capella’s first satellite is now on orbit and we are one step closer to our goal of providing timely, reliable, and frequent information using Synthetic Aperture Radar technology.”

catdlr · « **Reply #134 on:** 12/04/2018 12:51 am »

Falcon 9 Launch with SSO-A and barge landing - 2018-12-03

Justin Foley
Published on Dec 3, 2018

Launch of SSO-A mission on board a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This video is a combination of footage shot with a Sony A7sII through a 1500mm Celestron 6" Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and a piggybacked Sony A6000 with 210mm telephoto lens. Tracking was guided manually via joystick control. Landing on the barge occurs after 2:56.

Draggendrop · « **Reply #135 on:** 12/04/2018 01:43 am »

https://twitter.com/n0jy/status/1069758930136518656

Jdeshetler · « **Reply #136 on:** 12/04/2018 01:45 am »

Best view in 4K mode - shot in photos with remote camera, Nikon D5000 w/ 400mm lens.

Draggendrop · « **Reply #137 on:** 12/04/2018 02:31 am »

https://twitter.com/S100Sat/status/1069669899730067459

rough translation

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The first connection to the Finland 100 satellite will take about 9 a.m. tomorrow morning, but even before that. A beacon signal may be received in some part of the world.

Not a confirmation, but a heads up

seruriermarshal · « **Reply #138 on:** 12/04/2018 06:27 am »

Edit/gongora: Link to your sources!!! These are from SpaceX on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1069788429372649472

Skyrocket · « **Reply #139 on:** 12/04/2018 06:27 am »

Sirion Pathfinder 2 is also Helios Wire Pathfinder 2

https://twitter.com/HeliosWireCo/status/1069771106867851264