Quote from: Nomadd on 11/25/2020 02:26 pmQuote from: niwax on 11/25/2020 01:32 amThis booster has now delivered Telstar 18V, the second heaviest commsat ever launched, eight Iridium satellites and 300 Starlinks, for a total of around 100t of payload. So, we can call it SpaceX's first Saturn V class booster?That is a heck of a resume, 309 satellites. It has flown 7% of all Falcon 9 missions. I find that to maybe be the crazy stat for this impressive booster.Fingers crossed for 3 more successful flights and a healthy fairing recovery as well.Question: do we know if SpaceX is going to retire boosters at 10 flights or will they keep going as long as the vehicle is healthy and find the usable life of F9?
Quote from: niwax on 11/25/2020 01:32 amThis booster has now delivered Telstar 18V, the second heaviest commsat ever launched, eight Iridium satellites and 300 Starlinks, for a total of around 100t of payload. So, we can call it SpaceX's first Saturn V class booster?
This booster has now delivered Telstar 18V, the second heaviest commsat ever launched, eight Iridium satellites and 300 Starlinks, for a total of around 100t of payload.
That is a heck of a resume, 309 satellites. It has flown 7% of all Falcon 9 missions. Question: do we know if SpaceX is going to retire boosters at 10 flights or will they keep going as long as the vehicle is healthy and find the usable life of F9?
if there's something off-nominal that occurs, that may require some unscheduled maintenance but there's no scheduled maintenance for every 10 flights. And then there'll be some moderate scheduled maintenance at 10 but we believe that the Block 5 boosters are capable of on the order of at least 100 flights before being retired. Maybe more.
Question: do we know if SpaceX is going to retire boosters at 10 flights or will they keep going as long as the vehicle is healthy and find the usable life of F9?
Aiming for 10+ flights of booster & fairing by end of next year.
Based on the latest #Starlink SupTLEs from CelesTrak, STARLINK-1836 is currently leading the tightly packed train of satellites (for scheduling pass visibilities).
Ms. Chief just arrived back at Port Canaveral with one fairing half that looks intact. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Here is a better photo of Ms. Chief's fairing half now that she is docked in port and there is more light. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Clip Ms. Chief arriving this morning.
Around 6am this morning Ms Chief returned to a dark & foggy Port Canaveral with 1 fairing half from the latest #Starlink mission. The fairing was recovered from the wtr but looks to be intact. GO Searcher is still on its way back with the other half. #SpaceX #NASA #SpaceXFleet
GO Searcher will arrive at Port Canaveral in approximately 2.5 - 3 hours from now.The ship is hopefully carrying the second fairing half from the recent Starlink mission. Ms. Chief arrived earlier today with the first half.
Just after 10pm tonight Go Searcher came back into Port Canaveral carrying the 2nd half of the fairing from the latest #Starlink mission. The fairing was recovered from the wtr but looks to be intact. Ms. Chief arrived earlier today with the first half. #SpaceX #NASA #SpaceXFleet
Whoop there it is! GO Searcher and her crew have arrived in Port Canaveral with the second fairing half from the Starlink mission. Searcher showing off that it's not just a Dragon recovery vessel after all. #SpaceXFleet #Starlink
OCISLY droneship arrival at Port Canaveral is now set for NET 7 - 8am ET tomorrow, Saturday 28th.
Both recovered #spacex payload fairing halves arrived back @PortCanaveral on thanksgiving morn and eve on deck #gomstree & #GoSearcher -covered by blue tarps. from 16th #Starlink launch . Ken Kremer / spaceupclose
Welcome back, @SpaceX booster leader! B1049 approaching Port Canaveral at sunrise just now...if you squint. ;-)
Here comes B1049.7, the first booster to land seven times. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Good morning from Port Canaveral. Tug Hawk and Of Course I Still Love You are over the horizon and making their way in with the life leader booster B1049.7 #SpaceXFleet #Falcon9
B1049.7, the most dirty booster yet #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
Welcome back B1049.7! #Spacex
