Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L13 : KSC LC-39A : October 18, 2020 (12:25 UTC) (Read 64659 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #80 on:** 10/18/2020 12:30 pm »

Fairing separation.

T+4 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #81 on:** 10/18/2020 12:32 pm »

T+5 minutes. Vehicle is on a nominal trajectory.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #82 on:** 10/18/2020 12:32 pm »

T+6 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #83 on:** 10/18/2020 12:33 pm »

Entry burn.

T+7 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #84 on:** 10/18/2020 12:34 pm »

T+8 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #85 on:** 10/18/2020 12:36 pm »

Touchdown!

Engine cutoff.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #86 on:** 10/18/2020 12:36 pm »

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1317806744614166528

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #87 on:** 10/18/2020 12:37 pm »

T+10 minutes. Upcoming events.

00:44:04    2nd stage engine restarts (SES-2)
00:44:06    2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
01:03:02    Starlink satellites deploy

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #88 on:** 10/18/2020 12:38 pm »

Expected LOS Bermuda.

matthewkantar · « **Reply #89 on:** 10/18/2020 12:39 pm »

Seemed to have a leak in the plumbing on the water tower, or I have missed that on all of the other launches?

kevinof · « **Reply #90 on:** 10/18/2020 12:40 pm »

Standard overflow - it's how they know it's full. Been like that since before SpaceX days.

Quote from: matthewkantar on 10/18/2020 12:39 pm

Seemed to have a leak in the plumbing on the water tower, or I have missed that on all of the other launches?

TJL · « **Reply #91 on:** 10/18/2020 12:41 pm »

Perfectly normal.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #92 on:** 10/18/2020 12:43 pm »

Expected LOS New Foundland.

AOS Goonhilly.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #93 on:** 10/18/2020 12:46 pm »

T+20 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #94 on:** 10/18/2020 12:52 pm »

Expected LOS Goonhilly.

T+25 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #95 on:** 10/18/2020 12:57 pm »

T+30 minutes. Over the Middle East.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #96 on:** 10/18/2020 01:05 pm »

They caught a fairing!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #97 on:** 10/18/2020 01:06 pm »

AOS Diego Garcia.

T+40 minutes.

mpusch · « **Reply #98 on:** 10/18/2020 01:08 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 10/18/2020 01:05 pm

They caught a fairing!

It kind of looked like it smashed right through it, may have been the camera angle though.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #99 on:** 10/18/2020 01:09 pm »

Engine is venting.