Quote from: Hummy on 05/08/2020 09:00 pmNext launch satellites are going to be the first to start rolling during orbit raising to reduce visibility.Source?
Next launch satellites are going to be the first to start rolling during orbit raising to reduce visibility.
Quote from: The Roadie on 05/08/2020 10:41 pmQuote from: Hummy on 05/08/2020 09:00 pmNext launch satellites are going to be the first to start rolling during orbit raising to reduce visibility.Source?The graphic above (Under the Launch 7 title)
The first unit is flying on the next launch, and by flight 9 in June all future Starlink satellites will have sun visors.
As previously noted, the first VisorSat prototype will launch in May and we will have these black, specular visors on all satellites by June.
When is the static fire going to happen? I think they don't want it to happen with the Atlas right next to it, especially as it has the payload on top. So it has to be quite a few days before for the launch to happen the day after OTV-6
Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting Sunday, May 17 at 3:53 a.m. EDT, 7:53 UTC, for launch of the eighth Starlink mission, which will lift off from SLC-40 in Florida
The first stage rocket booster supporting this mission previously launched two Starlink missions, as well as the Iridium-8 and Telstar 18 VANTAGE missions
OCISLY on its way out of Port Canaveral for the upcoming starlink launch. @SpaceXFleet
Quote from: soltasto on 05/11/2020 07:18 pmWhen is the static fire going to happen? I think they don't want it to happen with the Atlas right next to it, especially as it has the payload on top. So it has to be quite a few days before for the launch to happen the day after OTV-6SLC 40 and 41 are 1.5 miles (2.4 km) apart. They were spaced that far apart for a reason. - Ed Kyle
ULA ground crews plan to transfer the Atlas 5 rocket to pad 41 Thursday morning [May 14] from the Vertical Integration Facility, where the launcher was stacked over the last few weeks. ULA installed the X-37B spacecraft on top of the Atlas 5 inside the vertical hangar May 5.
The Falcon 9 launch attempt Sunday will only go ahead if the Atlas 5 rocket takes off as scheduled Saturday, according to Brig. Gen. Doug Schiess, commander of the 45th Space Wing, which manages range operations at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.For now, the Atlas 5 has Sunday booked as a backup launch opportunity on the Eastern Range at Cape Canaveral.
Not looking too good for booster recovery ops; wonder if they'll postpone or take the chance.
Fleet Update!OCISLY progress to LZ:█████░░░░░░░ 42%Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief are still docked at Port Canaveral at this time.
Has it been mentioned if this payload fairing is new or being reused?
The last time when they were reusing the fairings, they mentioned it in one of the post static fire tweets, it did not happen this time, so I think we can assume these are the new fairings.
