SpaceX F9 : SpaceX Transporter-1 Rideshare : 24 Jan 2021 (15:00 UTC)

[Jansen]

So are those both from Transporter-1? (ie, where did the starlink fairing(s) go?)

The confirmation from SpaceX is that both fairings from Transporter-1 were recovered. We don’t know if what was shown was from that, or from the earlier Starlink launch.

However, there is room for another fairing  amidship, but just off camera. Will have to wait fo r port return.

I thought that one of the ships had already come back empty.......Go Quest?

....Ok MS Tree went straight from Starlink LZ to this zone......

GO Quest is the droneship support ship. The vessel carries equipment and personnel to support booster landings at sea.

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1353376887246970880

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1353380219621568512

[FlattestEarth]

So are those both from Transporter-1? (ie, where did the starlink fairing(s) go?)

The confirmation from SpaceX is that both fairings from Transporter-1 were recovered. We don’t know if what was shown was from that, or from the earlier Starlink launch.

However, there is room for another fairing  amidship, but just off camera. Will have to wait fo r port return.

If there were additional fairings they would be in the cradles you can see aft of the fairings on the inflatable suupports, I don't think there is anywhere off camera you could put one.

[klod]

Does anybody have any clue about the total cost of the launched satellites?

[Jansen]

So are those both from Transporter-1? (ie, where did the starlink fairing(s) go?)

The confirmation from SpaceX is that both fairings from Transporter-1 were recovered. We don’t know if what was shown was from that, or from the earlier Starlink launch.

However, there is room for another fairing  amidship, but just off camera. Will have to wait fo r port return.

If there were additional fairings they would be in the cradles you can see aft of the fairings on the inflatable suupports, I don't think there is anywhere off camera you could put one.

Look amidships.

Photocredit: Chuck Bennett https://www.instagram.com/chuckbennett/

Edit: From a previous launch, for illustrative purposes.

[mlindner]

Does anybody have any clue about the total cost of the launched satellites?

The forum had difficulty even figuring out which satellites were even on the launch up until day before yesterday. So, uh, good luck with that?

[klod]

Does anybody have any clue about the total cost of the launched satellites?

The forum had difficulty even figuring out which satellites were even on the launch up until day before yesterday. So, uh, good luck with that?

Well, yeah, if it were easy I wouldn't ask). I don't have any clue even about the rough cost. It seems not so expensive.

[Brian45]

Veering off topic, has SpaceX given up on trying to catch the fairings, or were this mission's set caught, just not announced as caught?

[cscott]

Veering off topic, has SpaceX given up on trying to catch the fairings, or were this mission's set caught, just not announced as caught?

They were fished out of the water -- deliberately, I believe: they were testing new fairing halves that were redesigned to put vents above the water line.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/exolaunch/status/1353387441877639168

Deployment of all #Exolaunch customers' satellites from ports B2 and B3 has been confirmed by @SpaceX! It has been a pleasure to support your ride to space on #Falcon9! #Transporter1

[PM3]

https://twitter.com/planetlabs/status/1353377558021214210

Planet’s SuperDoves have successfully been deployed from @SpaceX's Falcon 9! Our Mission Ops team will now work to establish contact with the first set of 40 sats. The remaining 8 will be deployed from @D_Orbit's ION platform over the coming weeks.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

https://twitter.com/considercosmos/status/1353386862501572609

A moment of pause for liftoff. In addition to 142 other spacecraft on #transporter1, @celestisflights Horizon Flight brought together families and loved ones from around the world to celebrate the lives of 105 souls. Their dreams onboard. We wish them well.

[jacqmans]

Nanoracks Completes First SpaceX Rideshare Mission

JANUARY 24, 2021 – Cape Canaveral– Nanoracks is pleased to share the successful completion of the Company’s first mission on a SpaceX rideshare launch. Nanoracks brokered the launch and deployment of eight Spire LEMUR-2 CubeSats and of an emissions monitoring microsatellite, GHGSAT-C2 (“Hugo”).

Nanoracks’ first rideshare mission, dubbed “Eyries-1,” marks the Company’s entrance into the rideshare brokering market and the broadening of services for Nanoracks’ global customer base. This launch allowed Nanoracks to continue longstanding customer relationships and to foster new partnerships.

GHGSat Inc., a new customer to Nanoracks, provides global emissions monitoring services, currently for greenhouse gases and ultimately for air quality and other trace gases from a wide range of sources. 

Nanoracks continued its tradition of deploying CubeSats for Spire by adding eight more LEMUR-2 satellites to Spire’s growing constellation. Spire is a leading data analytics company with the world’s largest earth observation constellation of satellites that provide advanced weather data, maritime analytics, and aircraft tracking.

Nanoracks is pleased to help enable both GHGSat and Spire’s goals in orbit, leveraging space access to make tangible progress to major challenges faced on Earth today.

“It was so exciting being part of the first completely dedicated smallsat rideshare mission launched by SpaceX, and we look forward to being a long-term provider of access to these types of flights,” says External Payloads Manager, Tristan Prejean. “Now our customers can get the same level of customer service they know from our Space Station missions, but they have the flexibility to choose between the Space Station, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus, and SpaceX rideshare launches. We’re a one-stop shop for any orbital destination.”

[aviators99]

What about thisk image ?


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That is 2nd stage LOX tank.

Have we seen this before?  It is otherworldly.  Especially in motion.

[Comga]

Veering off topic, has SpaceX given up on trying to catch the fairings, or were this mission's set caught, just not announced as caught?

They were fished out of the water -- deliberately, I believe: they were testing new fairing halves that were redesigned to put vents above the water line.

This has been rumored.
Do you have any confirmation of that?

Another observation:
SpaceX referred to this launch as the first dedicated rideshare.
Wasn't "Sun Synch Express A" the first?
My tabulation has that announced  in early 2017 for an October 2017 launch. 
It actually launched December 3, 2019.
At the same time SpaceX announced "Sun Synch Express -B" for Q4 2018.
My entry for the name keeps changing, becoming "Smallsat Rideshare Mission 1" in 12/2019 and "Transporter-1" a year later.
Glad to see it finally launched.

Other observations:
That ground path from Flightclub.io is more like what I imagined.
Too bad it was so cloudy in FL.  It's doubtful many saw the rocket flying down the coast.

The first stage plume did not show significant asymmetry like the last launch, possibly indicating a smaller AOA.

To the person with whom I argued about the TE strongback lean-back angle:
You were right.  I was wrong.  My comments were inappropriate.
It was clearly stated that the strongback was tilted two degrees before launch.  SpaceX used to lean it back 4 degrees.

To Guillerz:
Thanks for snagging the frame from the LOX cam.  I missed that despite always looking for it.
Aviators99:  That used to be shown on every mission.  SpaceX used to broadcast that as the engine shut down and the LOX went from this condition, with a choppy surface, to smooth floating blobs.  Now we just see a frame or two on some flights.

The landed first stage appears to be left leaning.
Possibly a nod to being close to Cuba?

[punder]

Beautiful contrast between what I assume is the Continental Shelf and the deep Atlantic. Especially around T+7:00

Edit, looking back at OneSpeed’s post, the dark water is the Continental Shelf and the turquoise is the shallows around the Bahamas.

https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=50075.msg2182509#msg2182509

[yg1968]

https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1353392993613574146

[ugordan]

Veering off topic, has SpaceX given up on trying to catch the fairings, or were this mission's set caught, just not announced as caught?

They were fished out of the water -- deliberately, I believe: they were testing new fairing halves that were redesigned to put vents above the water line.

This has been rumored.
Do you have any confirmation of that?

First noticed here: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=52101.msg2158638#msg2158638

[cpushack]

What about thisk image ?
...

That is 2nd stage LOX tank.

Have we seen this before?  It is otherworldly.  Especially in motion.

Quite a few times before, but usually only a second