Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Transporter-3 Rideshare : CCSFS SLC-40 : 13 January 2022 (1525 UTC) (Read 210248 times)

gongora · « **Reply #140 on:** 01/11/2022 02:50 am »

In the February 2019-August 2021 timeframe Vandenberg had two SpaceX launches

realnouns · « **Reply #141 on:** 01/11/2022 03:24 am »

Right. Alexphysics had pointed out that B1049 was back in Florida already. B1051 & B1063 back east too, or no? West coast booster refurbishment in Vandenberg or Hawthorne? When could west coast launch pace require a "Hangar Y"?

I'm trying to understand how SpaceX is allocating their resources

Thanks to anyone who can explain

tyrred · « **Reply #142 on:** 01/11/2022 06:16 am »

Quote from: realnouns on 01/11/2022 03:24 am

Right. Alexphysics had pointed out that B1049 was back in Florida already. B1051 & B1063 back east too, or no? West coast booster refurbishment in Vandenberg or Hawthorne? When could west coast launch pace require a "Hangar Y"?

I'm trying to understand how SpaceX is allocating their resources

Thanks to anyone who can explain

SpaceX is allocating their resources to where they count the most.

There is really no simple way to explain it so you'll have to dig in and do a lot of searching to find the answers you seek, they are out there but no one here is going to be able to satisfy your hunger with a single post... Or 100.

I'm constantly reminded in my observations of SpaceX both how large/cumbersome yet small /agile they are. They are both special and mediocre simultaneously.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #143 on:** 01/11/2022 12:39 pm »

L-2 weather forecast. 70% 'Go' for January 13. 90% 'Go' for January 14. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low for both days.

Chinakpradhan · « **Reply #144 on:** 01/11/2022 04:12 pm »

https://mobile.twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1480942122706612226
https://twitter.com/i/status/1480905722191831044

Chinakpradhan · « **Reply #145 on:** 01/11/2022 04:14 pm »

https://mobile.twitter.com/John_Winkopp/status/1479869931189678081

zubenelgenubi · « **Reply #146 on:** 01/11/2022 06:39 pm »

Re: Visible activity at SLC-40. None yet, yes?

Rondaz · « **Reply #147 on:** 01/11/2022 09:22 pm »

VIEWING GUIDE: Where to watch Thursday morning's launch *and landing* of Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral if you're in the area. First LZ-1 landing to see in a while.

https://twitter.com/LaunchPhoto/status/1481013313920278533

Comga · « **Reply #148 on:** 01/11/2022 09:23 pm »

Quote from: Chinakpradhan on 01/11/2022 04:14 pm

https://mobile.twitter.com/John_Winkopp/status/1479869931189678081

This is actually bad
A highly skilled and equipped photographerj COULD get a transit image. I don't think any of us are that photographer who also doesn’t know this.
However, this shows that over a large area, trying to follow the rocket with binoculars will bring your line of sight dangerously close to the Sun. It will be too easy to lose situational awareness with binoculars and look at the Sun, which may cause instantaneous and irreversible eye damage.
PLEASE BE EXTRA CAREFUL WHEN TRACKING THIS LAUNCH VISUALLY.
(And with a camera that could also be damaged.)

spacevalley27 · « **Reply #149 on:** 01/11/2022 10:33 pm »

I really don't know if this is a reliable source, I report for completeness.

For the mods: feel free to remove

https://twitter.com/baserunner0723/status/1480957877988777990?s=20

Alexphysics · « **Reply #150 on:** 01/12/2022 12:01 am »

Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 01/11/2022 06:39 pm

Re: Visible activity at SLC-40. None yet, yes?

Reaction frame was picked up over the weekend and the TE is inside the hangar as of yesterday. Not sure how it's going on right now tho

gongora · « **Reply #151 on:** 01/12/2022 12:26 am »

This would be deployed by either FOSSA or Alba Orbital:

Challenger (3P) PocketQube, built by quub for Intuidex

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/intuidex-teams-with-quub-to-launch-next-gen-picosatellite-on-spacex-rocket-301458818.html

russianhalo117 · « **Reply #152 on:** 01/12/2022 01:21 am »

SpaceX set up a livestream on their YouTube channel but visibility was changed from unlisted back to private. Keep an eye out the livestream being made public again.

Chinakpradhan · « **Reply #153 on:** 01/12/2022 08:28 am »

https://mobile.twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1481144920425439234

Finally confirmation of total Transporter-3 rideshare satellites by celestrak, they are 82

By the way is this the confirmation of all satellites or those who directly separate from F9 second stage that is indicated by the words "initial deployment" as in that case total no. of satellites will be much more due to cubesats aboard separate cubesat deployers.

Chinakpradhan · « **Reply #154 on:** 01/12/2022 09:02 am »

Quote from: Chinakpradhan on 01/12/2022 08:28 am

https://mobile.twitter.com/TSKelso/status/1481144920425439234

Finally confirmation of total Transporter-3 rideshare satellites by celestrak, they are 82

By the way is this the confirmation of all satellites or those who directly separate from F9 second stage that is indicated by the words "initial deployment" as in that case total no. of satellites will be much more due to cubesats aboard separate cubesat deployers.

And what is our estimated no. of satellites while in discussion on this page. I see more than that.

This gives us two ideas:
1) some satellites are not aboard this mission as we thought of
2) this is main one that not a single starlink will not launch on this mission and possibly never on transporter missions as SpaceX finds no need on of starlink on such missions due to dedicated missions for them.

Skyrocket · « **Reply #155 on:** 01/12/2022 09:18 am »

Quote from: Chinakpradhan on 01/12/2022 08:28 am

Finally confirmation of total Transporter-3 rideshare satellites by celestrak, they are 82

By the way is this the confirmation of all satellites or those who directly separate from F9 second stage that is indicated by the words "initial deployment" as in that case total no. of satellites will be much more due to cubesats aboard separate cubesat deployers.

Please note, that some lines in the Preliminary TLE list contain more than one satellite, when more than one Cubesat or Pocketqube is in an deployer. The initial deployment (if i counted correctly) are 98 satellites.
Then later a number of satellites (6 ?) will be deployed from ION-SCV 004.
The Sherpa deployers are not on board of this mission.

Ken the Bin · « **Reply #156 on:** 01/12/2022 01:10 pm »

L-1 weather forecast. 70% 'Go' for January 13. 90% 'Go' for January 14. All Additional Risk Criteria are Low for both days.

[email protected] · « **Reply #157 on:** 01/12/2022 01:19 pm »

Hi, ALL I am new here, but I would like to contribute, looking at the pre-launch TLE
There are multiple satellites that are not clear who is the launch provider, here are the ones not listed in the first summary post:
DEWA-SAT-1 - (UAE)
NUX-1 (3U, NUSPACE) - I believe from Singapore
TEVEL-1/TEVEL-2/TEVEL-3 (3 x 1U ,Israel highschool satellites)
TEVEL-4/TEVEL-5 (2 x 1U ,Israel highschool satellites)
TEVEL-6/TEVEL-7/TEVEL-8 (3 x 1U) ,Israel highschool satellites)
BRO-5 (6U, UnseenLabs)
MDASat-1a and 1B (2x2U, SANSA)
IRIS-A (2U, National Cheng Kung University)

gongora · « **Reply #158 on:** 01/12/2022 03:52 pm »

https://twitter.com/NanoAvionics/status/1481237224154963968

Rondaz · « **Reply #159 on:** 01/12/2022 04:55 pm »

Tevel Mission to Launch on SpaceX Transporter-3 Mission January 13th..

https://twitter.com/AMSAT/status/1481291072034775047