Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L17 : KSC LC-39A : 4 March 2021 (0824 UTC)  (Read 179153 times)

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https://twitter.com/jconcilus/status/1368215418138157059

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Go Navigator inbound with a little something on deck!

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1368217825991655426

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Whilst GO Navigator arrives with the other fairing half, a crane has already lifted the first off of GO Searcher.

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twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1368221490701799436

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Make that two successfully scooped fairing halves! GO Navigator is back, and that’ll make one whole fairing ready to be prepped for another flight.

https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1368221828917952512

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Looks like a spare fairing cradle up on the helipad.

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https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1368335738266337281
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SpaceX recovery fleet status as of March 6th.
Estimating Of Course I Still Love You droneship arrival at Port Canaveral late tomorrow (7th) afternoon/evening or early Monday.
And, GO Quest at Port of Morehead City.
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https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1368554857318219779

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Of Course I Still Love You with B1049-8 is slowing making its way to Port Canaveral from the north. They will arrive later today. #SpaceXFleet

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1368616091367407628

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OCISLY droneship and B1049 are sailing with the wind and back up to speed.

The droneship will be within the vicinity of Port Canaveral by 9pm ET tonight.

I'd expect them to wait offshore until dawn on Monday but that might not be the case.

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https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1368742335270518792
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OCISLY and B1049 are going into a holding pattern off Port Canaveral until the morning.

The droneship tug is reporting an ETA of 7am ET but there will be other conflicting traffic that might make this earlier/later. (6 - 9am ET)

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twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1368886836408573952

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Hearing there may be some kind of issue related to the tow chain between Tug Hawk and OCISLY.

Divers are due out at 7:15am.

https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1368891622545633280

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Hawk and OCISLY are pretty far apart, I think the farthest I've seen before I wonder if they are even connected currently. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

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https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1368906300319498241

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Hawk and OCISLY are closer together now, it's possible they resolved any issues they had with the chain on thier own. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
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https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1368917600684670986

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Looks like Octagrabber had a good deployment.  #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1368933277105594373

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Tow chain is still an active issue for Tug Hawk and OCISLY. Sounds like it's getting worse the longer they wait.

Tanker is gone, Navy ship coming in now and then I think it will finally be time to bring the droneship in.

twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1368933846645944321

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One of SpaceX's fast-approach boats, used for Dragon recovery, is heading out to help it seems.

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1368934848560308226

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Spotted by NSF Fleetcam... just.

youtube.com/watch?v=gnt2wZ…

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High Speed #SpaceX Dragon recovery boat heads out. #SpaceXFleet
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SpaceX has now landed 75 boosters and it is still amazing to watch the whole process play out.

Also 8th landing for this booster, that's incredible, I'm looking forward to seeing how far past 10 they can go with these booster.s

It's 5 years old now with this architecture, can't wait for Superheavy so every landing is a RTLS landing.

Starship, Vulcan and Ariane 6 have all reached orbit.  New Glenn, well we are waiting!

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1368947541040103429

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Entering Port with a tow chain dragging underwater is an issue that requires approval from various places including the Coastguard.

OCISLY droneship cannot enter Port Canaveral until approval is granted, "hopefully this afternoon."

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Presumably they can reel in the side hanging from the tug, but they don't have a winch on the ASDS to haul that side up?

And I'd assume the approval required is something like Dig Safe, where they need to vet the route to make sure the chain isn't going to tear up any lobster traps, communications cables, buoy anchors, etc as it passes.
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How expensive is this tow chain?  Seems like a lot of boat time being used here.  At some point it seems like it would make more sense just to cut and drop the side that's dragging somewhere out at sea?

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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1368739947889491968

2211 has belatedly started orbit raising, so they must have debugged it
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