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SpaceX F9: Starlink v1 Flight 1 : November 11, 2019 - DISCUSSION
by
Chris Bergin
on 05 Nov, 2019 13:34
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#1
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ZachS09
on 05 Nov, 2019 17:16
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Looking at the recent tweet saying that the fairings for this mission will be the ones from Arabsat 6A, obviously, it'll be the first time F9 fairings will be reflown.
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#2
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Captain Crutch
on 05 Nov, 2019 17:22
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It'll also, hopefully, be the first mission with 2 fairings dry caught by boats, since we have the sister ships on the job now instead of just one Mr. Steven...
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#3
by
Marci
on 05 Nov, 2019 17:24
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So three firsts in one launch:
- first time a booster is flown 4 times
- first reuse of the fairings
- first catching of both fairing halves
if everything goes according to plan, every part of the rocket will be reused and also catched/landed (appart from stage 2 of course). This would be the final stage of the Falcon9 reusability vision.
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#4
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Chris Bergin
on 05 Nov, 2019 19:25
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Adding video from the SF article here as a standalone:
NSF's Brady Kenniston (@TheFavoritist) took this video of the first Starlink satellites in formation. Shot on Nikon D850 & 70-200mm f/2.8 from Mid-Michigan. Taken May 26, 2019 at 10:23pm Eastern.
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#5
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ThomasGadd
on 05 Nov, 2019 19:34
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Since the last modify request (SAT-MOD-20190830-00087) hasn't been approved yet this launch will launch to like the first batch of Starlink's. Some of the existing and new orbits overlap they can use those for this launch.
I think the biggest drawback is launching at the higher attitude SpaceX had an improved plan.
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#6
by
leetdan
on 05 Nov, 2019 19:37
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So three firsts in one launch:
- first time a booster is flown 4 times
- first reuse of the fairings
- first catching of both fairing halves
if everything goes according to plan, every part of the rocket will be reused and also catched/landed (appart from stage 2 of course). This would be the final stage of the Falcon9 reusability vision.
One more -- this would also be the first use of the permanent mobile crane for booster and fairing recovery ops at Port Canaveral.
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#7
by
erv
on 06 Nov, 2019 06:33
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Is it known what initial inclination they are aiming for? Wondering if I should get the gear ready, being at 57N
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#8
by
tyrred
on 06 Nov, 2019 07:56
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So three firsts in one launch:
- first time a booster is flown 4 times
- first reuse of the fairings
- first catching of both fairing halves
if everything goes according to plan, every part of the rocket will be reused and also catched/landed (appart from stage 2 of course). This would be the final stage of the Falcon9 reusability vision.
Existential dilemma: has Falcon 9 reached final state?
Here Here! Keep the firsts rolling, I say!
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#9
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Alexphysics
on 06 Nov, 2019 10:41
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Is it known what initial inclination they are aiming for? Wondering if I should get the gear ready, being at 57N
Same inclination as the last Starlink launch. These first launches are for the same inclination just different orbital plane.
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#10
by
Semmel
on 06 Nov, 2019 13:13
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Interesting that the static fire was done without the payload. If my brain doesnt fool me, the last batch of starlink satellites were integrated with F9 for the static fire.
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#11
by
capoman
on 06 Nov, 2019 13:19
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Interesting that the static fire was done without the payload. If my brain doesnt fool me, the last batch of starlink satellites were integrated with F9 for the static fire.
Yes, I was wondering that too. In the recent Teslarati article, it says both fairing halves will be reused and the acoustic insulation has been removed. I wonder if the lack of acoustic insulation on the fairing might be the reason they didn't install the payload for the static fire? Just exposing the satellites to less acoustic vibration in total.
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#12
by
edzieba
on 06 Nov, 2019 13:32
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The last Starlink launch also lacked the acoustic tiles within the fairings.
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#13
by
abaddon
on 06 Nov, 2019 14:53
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Interesting that the static fire was done without the payload. If my brain doesnt fool me, the last batch of starlink satellites were integrated with F9 for the static fire.
Someone stated that at the time, but I believe that was subsequently retracted as incorrect, and in fact the payload was not on for static fire.
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#14
by
capoman
on 06 Nov, 2019 14:54
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#15
by
Alexphysics
on 06 Nov, 2019 15:33
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Interesting that the static fire was done without the payload. If my brain doesnt fool me, the last batch of starlink satellites were integrated with F9 for the static fire.
Someone stated that at the time, but I believe that was subsequently retracted as incorrect, and in fact the payload was not on for static fire.
For Starlink v0.9 the payload was inside the fairing. The rocket had its static fire just a day and a half before the planned launch and it never went to the HIF during that time so it couldn't have been that one. The ones that had fairing attached but with no payload onboard were the static fires of the first and the third Falcon Heavy missions.
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#16
by
penguin44
on 07 Nov, 2019 04:57
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So three firsts in one launch:
- first time a booster is flown 4 times
- first reuse of the fairings
- first catching of both fairing halves
if everything goes according to plan, every part of the rocket will be reused and also catched/landed (appart from stage 2 of course). This would be the final stage of the Falcon9 reusability vision.
One more -- this would also be the first use of the permanent mobile crane for booster and fairing recovery ops at Port Canaveral.
One more, first time booster will land 4x
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#17
by
smoliarm
on 07 Nov, 2019 06:36
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Does such
a long debris corridor (from Madagascar to New Zealand) implies that SpaceX is planning to test a new heat shield with this second stage?
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#18
by
su27k
on 07 Nov, 2019 08:10
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#19
by
ZachS09
on 07 Nov, 2019 10:41
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Will the launch mass be the same as the Starlink v0.9 mission (18.5 US tons)?
