Each Starlink satellite weights approximately 260 kg and features a compact, flat-panel design that minimizes volume, allowing for a dense launch stack to take full advantage of Falcon 9’s launch capabilities. With four powerful phased array and two parabolic antennas on each satellite ... At end of their life cycle, the satellites will utilize their on-board propulsion system to deorbit over the course of a few months. In the unlikely event their propulsion system becomes inoperable, the satellites will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere within 1-5 years, significantly less than the hundreds or thousands of years required at higher altitudes. Further, Starlink components are designed for full demisability.Starlink is targeting service in the Northern U.S. and Canada in 2020, rapidly expanding to near global coverage of the populated world by 2021. Additional information on the system can be found at starlink.com.
MELBOURNE (FIR/FIC/ACC/COM/MET)NOTAM #: F2989/20 Class: International Status: Active Issue Date UTC: 10/14/2020 2052 Start Date UTC: 10/21/2020 1829 End Date UTC: 10/24/2020 1817F2989/20 NOTAMNQ) YMMM/QWMLW/IV/BO/W/000/999/4959S10050E999A) YMMMB) 2010211829 C) 2010241817D) 2010211829 TO 2010211922 2010221807 TO 2010221900 2010231746 TO 2010231839 2010241724 TO 2010241817PRI RE-ENTRY 21 1829-1922BACKUP RE-ENTRY AS DEFINED IN FIELD DE) ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACEFLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY ANDSPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE OP X0319 STARLINK V1.0-L14 STAGE 2REENTRY WI THE FOLLOWING AREAS:2943S 06007E2455S 06427E3845S 08430E4512S 09945E4946S 11913E5042S 13819E4850S 15644E5146S 15808E5442S 14832E5620S 13103E 5552S 10750E4911S 08505E3432S 06413E TO BEGINNINGF) SFC G) UNL
160829Z OCT 20NAVAREA IV 1000/20(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. FLORIDA. 1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 211621Z TO 211739Z OCT, ALTERNATE 221559Z TO 221717Z, 231538Z TO 231656Z AND 241516Z TO 241634Z OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38-22N 080-37-14W, 29-16-00N 079-53-00W, 29-13-00N 079-45-00W, 28-27-00N 080-31-00W, 28-27-30N 080-31-30W. B. 31-29-00N 077-32-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W, 33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W, 32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-13-00N 077-13-00W. 2. CANCEL THIS MSG 241734Z OCT 20.
Just Read the Instructions is departing port ahead of SpaceX's 15th Starlink launch on Wednesday. The droneship is being towed by tugboat Lauren Foss.
Look, we installed the #Fleetcam so we could stream the arrival and departure of boosters... technically, this counts!This morning's Starlink launch can be seen in the background as "Just Read The Instructions" departs for its next mission.
QuoteFALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the 14th Starlink batch from pad 39A on October 18 at 8:27am EDT. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the 15th Starlink batch on October 21 at 12:36pm EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch NROL-108 for the National Reconnaissance Office on October or November TBA. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the fourth Block III GPS satellite for the U.S. Air/Space Force on TBD, in the evening EDT. The launch windows stretches 15 minutes. A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch Crew-1 to the ISS, on mid-November TBD, in the evening EST. The launch window is instantaneous. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day. A Falcon 9 will launch the SiriusXM-7 communication satellite on November TBD, likely in the middle of the night EST. And a Falcon 9 will launch the first cargo Dragon 2 to the ISS, CRS-21, on November 22 at the earliest or early December, around 4:30pm EST if 22nd. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day.
FALCON 9The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the 14th Starlink batch from pad 39A on October 18 at 8:27am EDT. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the 15th Starlink batch on October 21 at 12:36pm EDT. A Falcon 9 will launch NROL-108 for the National Reconnaissance Office on October or November TBA. The first stage will land back at the Cape about eight minutes after launch. A Falcon 9 from pad 40 will launch the fourth Block III GPS satellite for the U.S. Air/Space Force on TBD, in the evening EDT. The launch windows stretches 15 minutes. A Falcon 9 from pad 39A will launch Crew-1 to the ISS, on mid-November TBD, in the evening EST. The launch window is instantaneous. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day. A Falcon 9 will launch the SiriusXM-7 communication satellite on November TBD, likely in the middle of the night EST. And a Falcon 9 will launch the first cargo Dragon 2 to the ISS, CRS-21, on November 22 at the earliest or early December, around 4:30pm EST if 22nd. The launch time gets 22-26 min. earlier each day.
Scheduled:Date - Satellite(s) - Rocket - Launch Site - Time (UTC)2020October 24 22 21 NET November - Starlink flight 15 (x60) [v1.0 L14] - Falcon 9-096 (B1060.3 S) - Kennedy LC-39A / Canaveral SLC-40 - 15:31 16:14 36NET Late October 25 - NROL-108 - Falcon 9-097 (L) - Canaveral SLC-40 (or November)NET Early November October 3 - GPS III SV04 - Falcon 9-098 5 (B1062.1 S) - Canaveral SLC-40 - 23:00-00:00 ~01:00(15 minute launch window; launch about 4 minutes earlier/day; (re-)Static Fire before launch)November October - NROL-101 - Atlas V 531 (AV-090) - Canaveral SLC-41(Static Fire October 21)November (likely after NROL-101) - NROL-44: Orion 10 (RIO 10, Mission 8306, Mentor 8 ) (TBD) - Delta IV-H [D-385] - Canaveral SLC-37B - 02:00-06:00? 42 (October 1 16 24 NET Late October)(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)November 6 - SiriusXM SXM-7 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 Kennedy LC-39A(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)Late November October 31 Early to Mid November NET November 11 Mid November - USCV-1: Dragon v2 "Resilience" Crew-1 - Falcon 9 (B1061.1 S) - Kennedy LC-39A - 06:40(launch 22-26 minutes earlier/day; after a review of a successful Sentinel-6A launch)November 30 - Turksat 5A - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39A(launch window about 4 minutes earlier/day)NET November - Starlink flight 16 (x60) [v1.0 L15] - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39ANET November - Starlink flight 17 (x60) [v1.0 L16] - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 / Kennedy LC-39AEarly December - Dragon v2 SpX-21 (CRS-21), Bishop (NanoRacks Airlock Module) - Falcon 9 (B1058.4) - Kennedy LC-39A Canaveral SLC-40 - ~21:30 (or NET Late November 22 15)(launch 22-26 minutes earlier/day)Changes on October 1stChanges on October 2ndChanges on October 3rdChanges on October 6thChanges on October 8thChanges on October 10thChanges on October 11thChanges on October 13thChanges on October 15thChanges on October 17thChanges on October 18thChanges on October 20thChanges on October 21stChanges on October 22ndChanges on October 23rdzubenelgenubi
I don't see an updated weather forecast yet today.
Was there a static fire test?
Looks like the mission will be delayed by one day.Source:https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1318637294165856263
202033Z OCT 20NAVAREA IV 1018/20(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 221559Z TO 221717Z OCT, ALTERNATE 231538Z TO 231656Z, 241516Z TO 241634Z AND 241516Z TO 241634Z OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38-22N 080-37-14W, 29-16-00N 079-53-00W, 29-13-00N 079-45-00W, 28-27-00N 080-31-00W, 28-27-30N 080-31-30W. B. 31-29-00N 077-32-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W, 33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W, 32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-13-00N 077-13-00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1000/20.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 241734Z OCT 20.
Quote from: SpaceFinnOriginal on 10/20/2020 04:44 pmWas there a static fire test?Not required for internal payloads on a flown booster. Flight by flight determination for flown boosters. All maiden flight boosters are subject to the customary static fire at McGregor and the Flight Readiness Firing (Static Fire) at their assigned pad for that launch. The plan is to phase pad FRF SF's out and only be required to the Quality Assurance Verification Static Fire at McGregor for new boosters. If flight rate stays strong it negates most of the need for the FRF to verify pad systems through ignition sequence post start with shutdown.
A Falcon 9 is upright on launch complex 40 at Cape Canaveral: spaceflightnow.com/2020/10/21/fal…
Quote from: russianhalo117 on 10/20/2020 04:54 pmQuote from: SpaceFinnOriginal on 10/20/2020 04:44 pmWas there a static fire test?Not required for internal payloads on a flown booster. Flight by flight determination for flown boosters. All maiden flight boosters are subject to the customary static fire at McGregor and the Flight Readiness Firing (Static Fire) at their assigned pad for that launch. The plan is to phase pad FRF SF's out and only be required to the Quality Assurance Verification Static Fire at McGregor for new boosters. If flight rate stays strong it negates most of the need for the FRF to verify pad systems through ignition sequence post start with shutdown.Per SpaceflightNow.com, F9 is on the pad now and expect a static fire.
Quote from: capoman on 10/21/2020 02:10 pmQuote from: russianhalo117 on 10/20/2020 04:54 pmQuote from: SpaceFinnOriginal on 10/20/2020 04:44 pmWas there a static fire test?Not required for internal payloads on a flown booster. Flight by flight determination for flown boosters. All maiden flight boosters are subject to the customary static fire at McGregor and the Flight Readiness Firing (Static Fire) at their assigned pad for that launch. The plan is to phase pad FRF SF's out and only be required to the Quality Assurance Verification Static Fire at McGregor for new boosters. If flight rate stays strong it negates most of the need for the FRF to verify pad systems through ignition sequence post start with shutdown.Per SpaceflightNow.com, F9 is on the pad now and expect a static fire.The reasoning for firing up these 2 past missions before launch prob has to do with them checking the engines and making sure everything is fine and nothing is wrong that correlates with the GPS III stand down.
Quote from: RocketLover0119 on 10/21/2020 02:38 pmQuote from: capoman on 10/21/2020 02:10 pmQuote from: russianhalo117 on 10/20/2020 04:54 pmQuote from: SpaceFinnOriginal on 10/20/2020 04:44 pmWas there a static fire test?Not required for internal payloads on a flown booster. Flight by flight determination for flown boosters. All maiden flight boosters are subject to the customary static fire at McGregor and the Flight Readiness Firing (Static Fire) at their assigned pad for that launch. The plan is to phase pad FRF SF's out and only be required to the Quality Assurance Verification Static Fire at McGregor for new boosters. If flight rate stays strong it negates most of the need for the FRF to verify pad systems through ignition sequence post start with shutdown.Per SpaceflightNow.com, F9 is on the pad now and expect a static fire.The reasoning for firing up these 2 past missions before launch prob has to do with them checking the engines and making sure everything is fine and nothing is wrong that correlates with the GPS III stand down.Wasn't the last flight a 7th launch for a booster?So that one seems independent from from the GG issues.If we do see a static fire here, I think it's because of the issues. a 3rd (?) flight is old hat to SpaceX now.
Targeting Thursday, October 22 at 12:14 p.m. EDT for Falcon 9’s launch of Starlink from SLC-40 in Florida. Keeping an eye on weather; current forecast is 50% favorable for liftoff
Will they recover the fairings for this mission?
Quote from: ZachS09 on 10/21/2020 11:17 pmWill they recover the fairings for this mission?I would guess they fish them from the water after the last mission's adventures. We won't really know until we see the boats tomorrow.
...SpaceXfleet has JRTI in position but no mention of the fairing catchers since offloading yesterday.
Hello,Would this be the right place to ask whether anyone knows (and is able to say) whether the fairing halves for today' launch are new, or reused?Or would this be something I need to ask in L2?I'd like to be able to fill out an "unknown" item in Everyday Astronaut's prelaunch preview article.Thanks, in advance,Andy Law
Just a small-seeming issue with loss of upper stage camera. Probably nothing serious, but standing down to re-examine whole vehicle just in case.
This is LD on Countdown. Hold. Hold. Hold. Today's attempt is scrubbed for mission assurance.
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1319313339026010112QuoteJust a small-seeming issue with loss of upper stage camera. Probably nothing serious, but standing down to re-examine whole vehicle just in case.
New hazard area indicates SpaceX is now targeting no earlier than 10/24 @ ~1130 ET for next attempt at 15th Starlink mission.
222006Z OCT 20NAVAREA IV 1025/20(11,26).WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.FLORIDA.1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING 241516Z TO 241634Z OCT, ALTERNATE 251455Z TO 251613Z OCT IN AREAS BOUND BY: A. 28-38-22N 080-37-14W, 29-16-00N 079-53-00W, 29-13-00N 079-45-00W, 28-27-00N 080-31-00W, 28-27-30N 080-31-30W. B. 31-29-00N 077-32-00W, 33-15-00N 075-57-00W, 33-40-00N 074-59-00W, 33-21-00N 074-25-00W, 32-45-00N 074-32-00W, 31-13-00N 077-13-00W.2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1018/20.3. CANCEL THIS MSG 251713Z OCT 20.
They have obviously lost a feed from the camera, and with no means to check if it has mechanically lost, cable loose, or just a failure within the unit, they decided to scrub.
Quote from: mtakala24 on 10/22/2020 06:47 pmThey have obviously lost a feed from the camera, and with no means to check if it has mechanically lost, cable loose, or just a failure within the unit, they decided to scrub.Nobody wants either of the cameras aimed at the MVac to be flopping about near the sensitive bits during ascent, nor the payload cam. Or their cables. Or if it's a data multiplexing issue, what other telemetry might they lose at a critical time?
A streak of United Launch Alliance and SpaceX launch scrubs has frustrated rocket company executives and space aficionados. But Space Force launch managers are not discouraged, and in fact see scrubs as proof that systems are working like they should, Col. Douglas Pentecost said Oct. 22.
Exact launch time is October 24 at 11:31am EDT, according to Ben Cooper.
Navigator and GO Searcher are being deployed for fairing recovery, replacing Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief for the Starlink mission.Both ships are leaving right now but won't be able to get into position in time for launch tomorrow... which suggests a few days delay to Starlink.
Dragon recovery equipment was removed from the two ships earlier today and the equipment for fairing recovery installed. The ships will able to haul the fairing from the water.Photo earlier today via @NASASpaceflight fleetcam of the fairing recovery inflatables being installed.
18 hours isn’t enough time to deploy to fairing landing area? Thought they only needed 8 hours travel time.
Quote from: SpaceXFleet.com TweetNavigator and GO Searcher are being deployed for fairing recovery, replacing Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief for the Starlink mission. Both ships are leaving right now but won't be able to get into position in time for launch tomorrow...which suggests a few days delay to Starlink.Quote from: SpaceXFleet.com TweetDragon recovery equipment was removed from the two ships earlier today and the equipment for fairing recovery installed. The ships will able to haul the fairing from the water.
Navigator and GO Searcher are being deployed for fairing recovery, replacing Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief for the Starlink mission. Both ships are leaving right now but won't be able to get into position in time for launch tomorrow...which suggests a few days delay to Starlink.
Dragon recovery equipment was removed from the two ships earlier today and the equipment for fairing recovery installed. The ships will able to haul the fairing from the water.
It looks like economical cruising speed is around 20km/h, so it would take 36 hours to get 725km downrange. I can't find anything about top speed though.
Targeting 11:31 a.m. EDT today for Falcon 9 launch of Starlink from SLC-40; weather is 60% favorable for liftoff
SpaceX is targeting Saturday, October 24 at 11:31 a.m. EDT, 15:31 UTC, for its fifteenth Starlink mission, which will launch 60 Starlink satellites to orbit. Falcon 9 will lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, and a backup launch opportunity is available on Sunday, October 25 at 11:10 a.m. EDT, 15:10 UTC.Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 mission in June 2020 and a Starlink mission in September 2020. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which will be stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.
Good morning from the Cape, where a Falcon 9 rocket + 15th Starlink are on target for liftoff at 1131 ET. As expected in the 45th's forecast, it's cloudy out here, but weather appears to be green for now.
Here's a quick look at the various positions of the SpaceX recovery fleet as of this morning.
Weather is currently green across the board.
LAUNCH! Falcon 9 B1060.3 launches the latest Starlink mission.NSF Live: youtube.com/watch?v=dhXBwk…SpaceX Live: youtube.com/watch?v=2gbVgT…
Staging 1-2.
At a cruising speed of 19 knots, I estimate that Ms. Chief will reach the fairing splashdown site at about T + 5 hours.
Falcon 9’s first stage lands on the Just Read the Instructions droneship
10 minutes before launch the rain subsided and #SpaceX was able to do their instantaneous launch!Go Falcon 9!Nikon D500 300mm f/8 1/640sec 100 ISONikkor 200-500mm
Has SpaceX chartered a vessel from Morehead City to locate the fairings and wait for Ms. Chief's arrival?A fast ship named 'Big Stone Leader' left North Carolina overnight and is now waiting at the fairing splashdown site.Data and images via @MarineTraffic
Deployment of 60 Starlink satellites confirmed
Jessie's sign off to mark the 100th successful mission.
Ms. Chief is sailing offshore - going a mighty 19.4 knots - towards the splashdown site.The ship will arrive in about 4 hours to hopefully scoop the fairing.Specially chartered vessel 'Big Stone Leader' is already onsite and presumably has the task to babysit the fairing.
Since we no longer have dedicated update and discussion threads per mission, let me just say ... the live video of that landing looked “sporty.” . Not sure if it was the camera angle, the trajectory of the stage as it transitioned over the barge or what, but I sort of expected to see a flaming pile of debris when the image stabilized. Whew. (MODS - please feel free to move/delete as necessary).
Falcon 9 launches SpaceX’s 100th successful flight → https://www.spacex.com/updates/starlink-mission-10-24-2020/index.html
OCTOBER 24, 2020STARLINK MISSION - SPACEX’S 100TH SUCCESSFUL FLIGHTOn Saturday, October 24 at 11:31 a.m. EDT, 11:31 UTC, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink satellites to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.Falcon 9’s first stage previously supported the GPS III Space Vehicle 03 mission in June 2020 and a Starlink mission in September 2020. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9’s first stage on the “Just Read the Instructions” droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. The Starlink satellites deployed approximately 1 hour and 3 minutes after liftoff.If you would like to receive updates on Starlink news and service availability in your area, please visit starlink.com.This mission also marked the 100th successful flight of a Falcon rocket since Falcon 1 first flew to orbit in 2008.SpaceX believes that fully and rapidly reusable rockets are the pivotal breakthrough needed to dramatically reduce the cost of access to space to enable people to travel to and live on other planets. While most rockets are expendable after launch — akin to throwing away an airplane after a one-way trip from Los Angeles to New York — SpaceX is working toward a future in which reusable rockets are the norm.Of its now 100 successful flights of Falcon rockets, SpaceX has landed a Falcon first stage rocket booster 63 times and re-flown boosters 45 times. This year, SpaceX twice accomplished the sixth flight of an orbital rocket booster. And, in the ten years since its demonstration mission, Falcon 9 has become the most-flown operational rocket in the United States, overtaking expendable rockets that have been launching for decades.The difficulty of precision landing an orbital rocket after it reenters Earth’s atmosphere at hypersonic velocity is not to be overlooked — SpaceX remains the only launch provider in the world capable of accomplishing this task. At 14 stories tall and traveling upwards of 1300 m/s (nearly 1 mi/s), stabilizing Falcon 9’s first stage booster for landing is like trying to balance a rubber broomstick on your hand in the middle of a hurricane. While recovery and re-flight of an orbital rocket booster may now seem routine, developing Falcon such that it would withstand reentry and return for landing was generally accepted as impossible — and SpaceX learned many lessons on the road to reusability.SpaceX’s accomplishments with flight-proven rockets and spacecraft have allowed us to further advance the fleet’s reliability and reusability, as well as inform the development of Starship — SpaceX’s next-generation fully and rapidly reusable super heavy lift transportation system. Starship’s capability of full and rapid reuse will lower the cost of spaceflight to help humanity return to the Moon, travel to Mars, and ultimately become multi-planetary.
Quote from: Herb Schaltegger on 10/24/2020 03:44 pmSince we no longer have dedicated update and discussion threads per mission, let me just say ... the live video of that landing looked “sporty.” . Not sure if it was the camera angle, the trajectory of the stage as it transitioned over the barge or what, but I sort of expected to see a flaming pile of debris when the image stabilized. Whew. (MODS - please feel free to move/delete as necessary). Wobbly camera. Landing was normal.
Shortly after rain threatened to interfere with today’s launch, Falcon 9 lifts off with 60 more Starlink satellites, followed by a successful landing on JRTI!Article by Danny Lentz for @NASASpaceflight: https://nasaspaceflight.com/2020/10/spacex-second-starlink-mission-in-week/
Can anyone explain how that low ceiling at launch did not violate the cumulus cloud rule? I thought you couldnt go through a deck like that.
Engine closeups from today's @SpaceX mission 🔭🔥 streamed live with the @Erdayastronaut crew... that rumble, so crispy 🙌 (@marylizbender aced the mics!) @elonmusk #Starlink
GO Searcher and GO Navigator have turned around and are returning to Port Canaveral.The two ships were deployed yesterday for Starlink fairing recovery but were ultimately not required.Ms. Chief completed repair work in North Carolina and was deployed at around T - 2 hours.
Here is what I think happened with fairing recovery - in more than 280 characters - posted on my Patreon-exclusive Discord server.SpaceX has not yet released any news regarding the outcome of the fairing recovery operation today.
Fleet update:It took the technicians roughly four hours to checkout and secure B1060 on the deck of JRTI putting the departure at roughly 6:00 pm ET. They are steadily making the trek back to Port Canaveral. Satellite tracking via @MarineTraffic. #SpaceXFleet
Were they able to get the fairing?
They look brand new in those shots.
Since SpaceX has reused water-landing fairings multiple times now, and given the issues they keep having with net captures, why are they still pursuing that technique? Does anyone have any idea on the delta costs on water landings vs net-captured fairing refurb?
1. Carbon fiber composites really don't like salt water. SpaceX has clearly been sealing them pretty well in order to reuse them, but one has to imagine that there is some cost to inspect / clean / refurbish that would rather be avoided.
2. Impact with the net is going to be gentler than impact with water. Also, wave action can damage the fairing. Capture with net avoids those stresses on the fairing.
We know of fairings that are damaged during capture attempts that I assume have been scrapped. But, for the fairings that are intentionally allowed to water-land, how many of those have been scrapped? This may be info that's just not available, but ISTM that water-landings have been pretty successful recently.
Quote from: whitelancer64 on 10/26/2020 03:15 pm1. Carbon fiber composites really don't like salt water. SpaceX has clearly been sealing them pretty well in order to reuse them, but one has to imagine that there is some cost to inspect / clean / refurbish that would rather be avoided. This doesn't sync with my understandings where composites are often used for repairs that must stand up to salt water corrosion, the Americas Cup AC72s were largely carbon fiber composite, and even CF boats and road bikes seem to handle salt better than other materials with not much more than a rinse off with fresh water afterwards.
Water retrieved Fairings look like new - SpaceX Mission 100
Here are the two fairings Ms. Tree brought back from the recent @SpaceX Starlink 14 mission
JRTI and B1060.3 are just off the coast now. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Many folks enjoying the day at Jetty Park were pleasantly suprised by the arrival of JRTI and B1060.3. I even heard a retiree say to her husband "Now will you listen to me when I pick a place to go?" There were many selfies and a few cheers as they passed by. #SpaceXFleet
Welcome home Falcon 9 B1060.3 - the booster that launched SpaceX's 100th successful mission with the latest Starlink batch of sats.NSF Fleetcam Live - with @SpaceXFleet commentary!➡️youtube.com/watch?v=h_VXfH…
https://twitter.com/farryfaz/status/1321115310230065158Quote Here are the two fairings Ms. Tree brought back from the recent @SpaceX Starlink 14 mission
I saw a collage of 100 launch photos somewhere to commemorate the 100th launch. Now I can't find it. Anybody have links?
Recovery technicians are retracting the landing legs on B1060.3 at Port CanaveralWatch live on @NASASpaceflight Fleetcam: youtube.com/watch?v=gnt2wZ…
Looks like the Oct 24 Starlink launch also left its second stage in orbit. Starlink 1915 and 1950 look to be in trouble still.
As expected, failed Starlinks 1915 and 1950 reentered on Nov 6, 13 days after launch.
https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1324184557575430146QuoteLooks like the Oct 24 Starlink launch also left its second stage in orbit. Starlink 1915 and 1950 look to be in trouble still.
