Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Iridium NEXT Flight 8 : Jan. 11, 2019 : Vandenberg - UPDATES (Read 58400 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #60 on:** 01/11/2019 02:32 pm »

T-1 minute. Falcon 9 is in startup.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #61 on:** 01/11/2019 02:32 pm »

Liftoff!

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #62 on:** 01/11/2019 02:32 pm »

Launch:

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1083748467024035840

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #63 on:** 01/11/2019 02:33 pm »

T+1 minute.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #64 on:** 01/11/2019 02:34 pm »

T+2 minutes.

Satori · « **Reply #65 on:** 01/11/2019 02:34 pm »

Launch at 15:31:33.492UTC!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #66 on:** 01/11/2019 02:35 pm »

First stage separation.

T+3 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #67 on:** 01/11/2019 02:36 pm »

Fairing separation.

T+4 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #68 on:** 01/11/2019 02:37 pm »

T+5 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #69 on:** 01/11/2019 02:38 pm »

Entry burn.

T+6 minutes.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #70 on:** 01/11/2019 02:39 pm »

https://twitter.com/iridiumcomm/status/1083749178952634369

Quote

Hmmm… come to think of it, that voice on the countdown sounded awfully familiar to us… 🤔 #Iridium8

Matt Desch did the final 10s countdown

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #71 on:** 01/11/2019 02:39 pm »

Landing burn.

T+7 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #72 on:** 01/11/2019 02:40 pm »

landing.

T+8 minutes.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #73 on:** 01/11/2019 02:40 pm »

Lots of steering and fin action, but nailed it!

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1083750471377080321

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #74 on:** 01/11/2019 02:41 pm »

On Drone.

Cutoff. Good orbit insertion.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #75 on:** 01/11/2019 02:42 pm »

T+10 minutes. Upcoming events.

00:51:48 2nd stage engine restarts
00:51:51 2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:56:52 Iridium-8 deployment begins
01:11:52 Iridium-8 final deployment

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #76 on:** 01/11/2019 02:52 pm »

T+20 minutes. Over the Pacific.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #77 on:** 01/11/2019 03:01 pm »

Various launch photos:

https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1083755125233991680

https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1083755315261190144

https://twitter.com/brianksphotos/status/1083751627457126401

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #78 on:** 01/11/2019 03:02 pm »

T+30 minutes. Approaching Antarctica.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #79 on:** 01/11/2019 03:07 pm »

AOS Trun.