Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Nusantara Satu (PSN VI)/GTO-1/SpaceIL : Feb. 21/22, 2019 - UPDATES (Read 66114 times)

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #20 on:** 02/19/2019 02:16 am »

Video of the Static Fire!:

scr00chy · « **Reply #21 on:** 02/19/2019 12:00 pm »

There are two new articles about this missions with some new information.

The Planetary Society: What to expect when Beresheet launches to (and lands on) the Moon

Teslarati: SpaceX test fires twice-flown Falcon 9 for world’s first commercial Moon mission

Target orbit seems to be 215 km x 60,000 km (still no idea how they can do this and still land the booster) at which point all three payloads will be deployed as a single unit from F9 second stage, shortly after that Beresheet will be deployed while PSN-6 & S5 will head to graveyard orbit above GEO where the Beresheet adapter will be discarded, then PSN-6 & S5 will go back to a lower orbit, S5 will be deployed and then PSN-6 inserts itself into GEO.

Beresheet will do a bunch of orbital maneuvers (detailed in the Planetary Society article) to land on the Moon.

scr00chy · « **Reply #22 on:** 02/19/2019 12:45 pm »

Bunch of videos about Beresheet, some of them new:

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #23 on:** 02/19/2019 05:25 pm »

L-2 launch forecast, still 80% GO:

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Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Thick Cloud Layer Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule

Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Thick Cloud Layer Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #24 on:** 02/19/2019 05:26 pm »

Payload all stacked together prior to encapsulation, Nusantara Satu looks like a Christmas ornament!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BuC5Ifkhd7c/

scr00chy · « **Reply #25 on:** 02/19/2019 07:42 pm »

Quote from: RocketLover0119 on 02/19/2019 05:26 pm

Payload all stacked together prior to encapsulation, Nusantara Satu looks like a Christmas ornament!

Higher quality pic

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #26 on:** 02/19/2019 08:48 pm »

Airspace closure area

Raul · « **Reply #27 on:** 02/20/2019 06:11 am »

PSN-6 Launch Hazard Areas based on NOTMAR message, valid for 22th 01:40-03:09 UTC - alternate 23rd 01:36-03:05 UTC.
Planned booster-droneship landing position 663km downrange.
Mr Steven is now on the way to the area of Fairing 2.0 recovery attempt approx. 790km downrange.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #28 on:** 02/20/2019 03:13 pm »

Fairing:

https://twitter.com/sslmda/status/1098251389350768640

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #29 on:** 02/20/2019 03:39 pm »

L-1 launch forecast, no real change - still 80% GO:

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Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Thick Cloud Layer Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule

Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Thick Cloud Layer Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #30 on:** 02/20/2019 09:20 pm »

Of Course I Still Love You has arrived at the landing zone ahead of tomorrow night's landing out at sea, Mr. Steven is well underway and has moved far out, should arrive tomorrow at some point at its specific fairing catching location.

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1098299105460318208