Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon Heavy : Arabsat 6A : LC-39A : April 11, 2019 - UPDATES 2 (Read 99712 times)

catdlr · « **Reply #160 on:** 04/13/2019 03:20 am »

UP CLOSE! Falcon Heavy launch of Arabsat 6A w/ 2 booster landings

AmericaSpace
Published on Apr 12, 2019

Olaf · « **Reply #161 on:** 04/13/2019 09:36 am »

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1116980585120006144

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #162 on:** 04/13/2019 03:57 pm »

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1117093603543846912

ugordan · « **Reply #163 on:** 04/13/2019 04:10 pm »

Dedicated microphone audio on this one. Gets loud.

RocketLover0119 · « **Reply #164 on:** 04/13/2019 09:17 pm »

Some pics of the side cores sitting at LZ-1 and 2 today, not sure if the person should have posted these, may be off-limits, so feel free to delete if that's the case:

EDIT: Seems like they were indeed off limits, tweet was deleted

https://twitter.com/zachwvk/status/1117136451500675072

catdlr · « **Reply #165 on:** 04/13/2019 11:00 pm »

Falcon Heavy slo-mo launch and landing (120 FPS)

Everyday Astronaut
Published on Apr 13, 2019

Watch SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch the Arabsat-6A from 10.5 km (6.5 miles) away and landing only 5 km (3 miles) away, taken from the NASA causeway. Shot with a Sony A6500 with a 300mm F2.8 Sigma and some random Sony "dad cam" *shrug* in 120 fps and 60 fps.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #166 on:** 04/14/2019 04:11 am »

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1117264599991095296

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It looks like the #SpaceXFleet is on their way back to @PortCanaveral.
Fair winds and following seas ⚓

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #167 on:** 04/14/2019 11:46 am »

Fairings well on way home:

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1117385857630183424

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GO Searcher and GO Navigator are well over halfway home. They are currently predicted to arrive in Port Canaveral in under 24 hours. Their varying pace is making it difficult to predict an accurate time.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #168 on:** 04/14/2019 11:49 am »

Central booster still has a way to go:

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1117376343304560642

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Of Course I Still Love You, B1055.1 and the recovery fleet are finally underway back to Port Canaveral as of 01:00 UTC today.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #169 on:** 04/14/2019 02:21 pm »

First tentative booster arrival date:

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1117429529197383680

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Droneship progress so far. Early arrival predictions are looking like late Wednesday or early Thursday. They are far enough away for this to change wildly.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #170 on:** 04/14/2019 02:40 pm »

Nice sequence:

https://twitter.com/mike_seeley/status/1117279277513359366

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Rolling, rolling, rolling: 15-secs after liftoff, the #SpaceX #ArabSat6a #FalconHeavy performs a roll that is necessary from an orbital mechanics perspective, & has a bonus effect of revealing a better view of the FH, seen here in a 21-second series.

(Pics: me/@WeReportSpace)

Brovane · « **Reply #171 on:** 04/14/2019 08:01 pm »

Some ULA employees used LC-37B for another FH landing video opportunity.

Love how they are so close the triple booms reach the camera microphone before the boosters land.

https://twitter.com/sreyasmusic/status/1116474677109587969

catdlr · « **Reply #172 on:** 04/15/2019 12:21 am »

Watch for multiple Launch Replay Views:

Arabsat 6A launches on SpaceX Falcon Heavy

SpaceFlight Insider - Official Page
Published on Apr 14, 2019

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX launched the second of the company's Falcon Heavy rockets with the 13,230 lbs Arabsat-6A satellite as its payload on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 6:35 p.m. ET (22:35 GMT). The historic mission safely sent its payload on its way to geostationary orbit and also saw three of the rocket's first stage cores successfully touch back down for reuse. All video courtesy of SpaceFlight Insider.

Wolfram66 · « **Reply #173 on:** 04/15/2019 01:44 am »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/14/2019 02:40 pm

Nice sequence:

https://twitter.com/mike_seeley/status/1117279277513359366

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Rolling, rolling, rolling: 15-secs after liftoff, the #SpaceX #ArabSat6a #FalconHeavy performs a roll that is necessary from an orbital mechanics perspective, & has a bonus effect of revealing a better view of the FH, seen here in a 21-second series.

(Pics: me/@WeReportSpace)

**Note: Center Core in deep throttle is clearly evident in last in the sequence

catdlr · « **Reply #174 on:** 04/15/2019 08:35 am »

Compare speed and altitude:

Falcon Heavy Demo and Falcon Heavy Arabsat-6A Side-by-side comparison!

Techandtrains101
Published on Apr 12, 2019

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #175 on:** 04/15/2019 01:08 pm »

SpaceX - Falcon Heavy - Arabsat 6A - 4K - High Fidelity - by Epic visual and sound production by Jay L. DeShetler for NSF. Headphones on and enjoy "tower clear" with the big rocket and her 27 Merlin 1D pals.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #176 on:** 04/15/2019 01:15 pm »

https://twitter.com/mhaskellphoto/status/1117776260611092480

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #177 on:** 04/15/2019 01:25 pm »

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1117751793574924289

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #178 on:** 04/15/2019 01:31 pm »

https://twitter.com/mhaskellphoto/status/1117780777616515073

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #179 on:** 04/15/2019 02:00 pm »

https://twitter.com/mhaskellphoto/status/1117787409364791296