Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Galaxy 33/Galaxy 34 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 8 October 2022 (23:05 UTC)  (Read 60802 times)

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Landing burn.

Touchdown!

Successful orbital insertion.

T+9 minutes.
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Landing number 14 for Falcon 9 Booster B1060.

Bullseye touchdown on SpaceX drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas (ASOG) with the jellyfish plume above it!

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The lighting was absolutely amazing. Was that the first stage entry burn visible from the drone ship?

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T+10 minutes. Upcoming events.

00:26:19    2nd stage engine restarts (SES-2)
00:27:06    2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:32:57    Galaxy 33 deploys
00:38:07    Galaxy 34 deploys
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T+12 minutes. Expected LOS Bermuda.
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A cellphone view of launch from my back door.

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The lighting was absolutely amazing. Was that the first stage entry burn visible from the drone ship?

I believe that was the view of the first stage during launch. The entry burn should have been higher up in angle.
« Last Edit: 10/08/2022 11:28 pm by Steven Pietrobon »
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T+20 minutes. Heading towards the African coast.
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Video shot with my iPhone from 13 miles away. It takes about a minute for the sound to arrive and the sun to light up the plume. #SpaceX #Galaxy 33 and 34.

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AOS Gabon.
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T+25 minutes.
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Second ignition.
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Second cutoff. Nominal deploy orbit.
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View of the satellites.
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Launch cadence:

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Great view of 2 @SpaceX rockets form @jettypark tonight. #SpaceX #falcon9 #jettypark #portCanaveral

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T+30 minutes. First separation in 2 minutes and 57 seconds.

AOS HPA.
« Last Edit: 10/08/2022 11:36 pm by Steven Pietrobon »
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Oh my

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Moon on a stick, or another look at the #SpaceX #Falcon9 rocket transiting the 98.9% illuminated Moon as it carries the Intelsat G-33/G-34 payload to orbit, seen in a 30-sec exposure.

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Galaxy 33 deploy confirmed.
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You can see the base of Galaxy 33 just to the right of Galaxy 34 in this enhanced image.
« Last Edit: 10/08/2022 11:40 pm by Steven Pietrobon »
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