Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L13 : KSC LC-39A : October 18, 2020 (12:25 UTC)  (Read 64660 times)

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One minute to second ignition.
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Second ignition.

Nominal orbit insertion.
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T+45 minutes.
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Solid oxygen at the end of the vent.

Expected LOS Diego Garcia.
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T+50 minutes. Heading into night.
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AOS Tasmania.
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One minute to separation.
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Separation!
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Starlinks are away.

Both fairings were caught, but one got caught in the corner (as we saw).
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End of SpaceX coverage.

Congratulations to SpaceX and Starlink for the successful launch!
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Starlinks are away.

Both fairings were caught, but one got caught in the corner (as we saw).

Worth adding that although the corner of the net didn’t hold up & gave way, crew on the recovery ship are fine.

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This launch broke several SpaceX records:

-Shortest time between LC-39A launches (12d 56m)
-Shortest time between static fire and launch (26h 25m)
-Most successful fairing catches in a row (3)

It was also the 70th successful SpaceX launch since the last failure (Amos-6 in September 2016).

More stats here: https://www.elonx.net/spacex-statistics/

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Was the flare in the exhaust at T+9 anything of concern ?

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Starlinks are away.

Both fairings were caught, but one got caught in the corner (as we saw).

Worth adding that although the corner of the net didn’t hold up & gave way, crew on the recovery ship are fine.

Does that mean that fairing that got caught in the corner fell into the water?
Liftoff for St. Jude's! Go Dragon, Go Falcon, Godspeed Inspiration4!

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Starlinks are away.

Both fairings were caught, but one got caught in the corner (as we saw).

Worth adding that although the corner of the net didn’t hold up & gave way, crew on the recovery ship are fine.

Does that mean that fairing that got caught in the corner fell into the water?

There was a frame of it dangling in the net that leaked through during the coast phase. I'll try to go back and find it.

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Here you go. It crashed through the corner.

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There was a frame of it dangling in the net that leaked through during the coast phase. I'll try to go back and find it.

T+00:38:13 through T+00:38:17
Here's a link to five seconds before that (for ease of rewind):
https://youtube.com/watch?v=UM8CDDAmp98&t=3188

Edit: Had some trouble with the time link -- tweaked.
« Last Edit: 10/18/2020 02:54 pm by kdhilliard »

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You folks are too quick. Here's a gif I made while you beat me to it:

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Was the flare in the exhaust at T+9 anything of concern ?

That bright spot doesn't move once it appears.  Just something on the camera lens.

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Some launch photos from SpaceX (I assume by Ben Cooper)

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