SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 Flight 2 : January 6/7, 2020 : Discussion

[Brian45]

Is this the first time since Amos6 that SpaceX has static fired the booster WITH the payload attached?

[ThomasGadd]

Is this the first time since Amos6 that SpaceX has static fired the booster WITH the payload attached?

Starlink 0.9 also did a static fire with payload attached.

[Tommyboy]

Is this the first time since Amos6 that SpaceX has static fired the booster WITH the payload attached?

Starlink 0.9 also did a static fire with payload attached.

DM-1 as well IIRC.

[Bananas_on_Mars]

Is this the first time since Amos6 that SpaceX has static fired the booster WITH the payload attached?

Starlink 0.9 also did a static fire with payload attached.

DM-1 as well IIRC.

As well as Falcon Heavy Demo and IIRC STP-2.

[Alexphysics]

Is this the first time since Amos6 that SpaceX has static fired the booster WITH the payload attached?

Starlink 0.9 also did a static fire with payload attached.

DM-1 as well IIRC.

As well as Falcon Heavy Demo and IIRC STP-2.

Both of those missions had the fairing empty at the time of static fire.

[AndrewRG10]

Is this the first time since Amos6 that SpaceX has static fired the booster WITH the payload attached?

Starlink 0.9 also did a static fire with payload attached.

DM-1 as well IIRC.

As well as Falcon Heavy Demo and IIRC STP-2.

No Falcon Heavy has static fired with payload. STP-2 had fairings to record vibrations and sound but was empty. Falcon Heavy demo, despite the common misconception was actually empty of the roadster. After that static fire the Heavy was rolled back and the payload was installed.

[jebbo]

The 1st post in the update thread say 9.19pm EST / 03.19 UTC

Surely it should be 02.19 UTC?

--- Tony

[Comga]

It’s a beautiful night for a launch out here at the east end of the bridge on the Max Brewer Memorial Parkway
Can’t see the Falcon but a guy with a big lens has an excellent photo of the Shuttle External Tank and RSRB at the KSC Visitors Center. He was going to be real disappointed at T-0 but I helped him at least get closer to LC-40.

[pb2000]

Love the NSF live stream, but can somebody please poke Chris G and tell him to stop with the ums and ahs!?

[Lee Jay]

Am I the only one who finds irony in the fact that this very booster launched Iridium 8?

[webdan]

Ok, now I'm officially missing landing bingo... this would have been good one.

BTW, watching from CLW, FL, beautiful. Next time, up on the roof with cameras!

[Draggendrop]

Yup...just a bit too much stuffing over Xmas...need to waddle to the bullseye:)

[Scylla]

Very cool. Saw the first stage reentry burn again and second stage all the way to SECO.🙌

[Draggendrop]

https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1214376542102573061

Rare to see a night launch pic from an airplane.

[Draggendrop]

https://twitter.com/WinObs/status/1214377928944951297

Here you go - #SpaceX #StarLink from about 120 miles north of Cape Canaveral. Love me a night launch just for this type of shot!

[Draggendrop]

https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1214375202865451009

Once we have individual SupTLEs and associated IDs,
@SpaceX
 has  reported that their “DarkSat” will be STARLINK-1130.

[matthewkantar]

Did anyone else notice some verbiage about Space Force upon liftoff from the SpaceX web cast?

[Draggendrop]

https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1214386613838585856

SpaceX: Ms. Tree was unsuccessful in catching the payload fairing half.

[ZachS09]

Why is it so hard to catch the fairing? Is it the wind or something?

[Ken the Bin]

Did anyone else notice some verbiage about Space Force upon liftoff from the SpaceX web cast?

I didn't specifically notice it, but the range is now Space Force rather than Air Force.