OCISLY and B1051.5 are not longer lurking and are once again on thier way into Port Canaveral. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Looks like crew transfer is happening, look to bottom right of the booster you can just barely see GO Quest backed up behind OCISLY. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
OCISLY and B1051.5 are in the jetty. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Starlink Mission Ten comes to a close as OCISLY arrives at Port Canaveral with B1051.5. This is the second booster to have been recovered from five launches, including DM-1. Scorch has made this booster deep shades of grey with customary leg tan lines. #Starlink #SpaceXFleet
B1051.5#Starlink #Reuse
Blue skies and scorched booster.B1051.5#Starlink
Looks like they're all prepped to lift Ms. Chief's fairing half. Ms. Tree's half is still tarped and Ms. Tree has moved to make room for OCISLY. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
SpaceX's B1051.5 on board OCISLY made its way into port this morning. The booster has made five round trips now and will be returned to the hanger for refurbishment for its next mission. Its difficult to make out the logo on the sides at this point. #NASA #SpaceX #Space
Some tight shots of B1051.5. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
A team effort to berth #OCISLY with #Falcon9 B1051.5 at the #SpaceX docks. #SpaceXFleet
And fairing lift off from #GoMsChief #Starlink
While Falcon 9 B1051 was being berthed, GO Ms Chief’s fairing half was being hoisted off her deck. Thanks to @Kyle_M_Photo for shouting, “Fairing!” while I was busy yammering away with my fellow port stalkers. 😂
Ms. Chief's fairing half has been offloaded and trucked off. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
They are removing the tarp from Ms. Tree's fairing half now. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
They are still working at the legs, but they haven't made too much progress that I can tell. They're also doing a few things I've never seen done before like that panel in the center of the leg well is open. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
I've also never seen white lines like that before either.
The fairings were brought into a hanger at the Port. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
They have a containment boom around OCISLY. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
The tried to put the cap on again and took it off again. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
They are sending people up in the basket. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
It’s basket time
They finished with the basket and are back on the ground
The cap is on again. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
The leg lifting lines are going down. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Looks like they are prepping the stand for the booster. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Octagrabber has been retracted. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
B1051.5 is airborne and about to be put on the stand. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Quote from: OneSpeed on 08/07/2020 11:15 amStarlink V1.0 L4 - L8 all inserted into their coast phase at around 216km altitude. L1 - L3 however inserted at around 168km. Starlink V1.0 L9 marks a return to the earlier insertion altitude, at a slightly higher velocity, but with only 57 Starlink satellites on board.Why? The 60 L3 satellites were deployed at an altitude of 302km, close to a circular orbit. The 57 L9 satellites were deployed at about 400km, also roughly circular, because that is the required orbit for the BlackSky rideshare satellites. Achieving this orbit required a small reduction in overall payload to 57 Starlink satellites.Are you sure the orbit is the reason for reduction to 57 Starlinks? The delta-V between 302 km circular and 400 km circular is about 56 m/s. Getting rid of 2 starlinks (at 260 kg each), then adding 2 BlackSky (55 kg each) should increase second stage performance by about this amount using the usual assumptions (total payload about 15.6t, ISP=348, burnout mass=5.5t, including residuals), plus another 5 m/s from the first stage.
Starlink V1.0 L4 - L8 all inserted into their coast phase at around 216km altitude. L1 - L3 however inserted at around 168km. Starlink V1.0 L9 marks a return to the earlier insertion altitude, at a slightly higher velocity, but with only 57 Starlink satellites on board.Why? The 60 L3 satellites were deployed at an altitude of 302km, close to a circular orbit. The 57 L9 satellites were deployed at about 400km, also roughly circular, because that is the required orbit for the BlackSky rideshare satellites. Achieving this orbit required a small reduction in overall payload to 57 Starlink satellites.
Leg lifting has begun, the front leg is already raised and they are working on the left leg now. I don't know if the back leg is up or down. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
The left leg is up. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Time lapse of B1051.5's return and fairing offload from yesterday. 4k Upload: youtu.be/INUHaGJEkLU
#B1051.5 #SpaceX Last leg retracting 8:20. Using two cables instead of one.
All legs up !! Finally on the third try with more fits and starts and crane crew up close intervention on jig lifts the 4th (r) landing leg was fully retacted flush against this sooty but superb B1051.5 5x launched/landed 1st stage @PortCanaveral . #SpaceX #Stalink
