Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L17 : KSC LC-39A : 4 March 2021 (0824 UTC)  (Read 179158 times)

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https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1369269849554354176

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Good morning! OCISLY is still offshore. The SpaceX fast boat went out to meet it at dawn.

Meanwhile, extra assistance - Tug Catherine - has arrived to help bring OCISLY in.

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Given all the pre-launch delays for this mission, the delays in getting OCISLY into port just seem par for the course. 
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https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1369334352707022865

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After over a day of sitting off the coast because of issues with the main tow line Hawk, OCISLY, and B1049.8 are now entering Port Canaveral. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

https://twitter.com/kyle_m_photo/status/1369336115044507655

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The main tow chain can be seen dragging in the water. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX

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Given all the pre-launch delays for this mission, the delays in getting OCISLY into port just seem par for the course.
This mission needed more on its patch!

I do love that toasty brown booster color though.  White boosters are going to seem so archaic.
« Last Edit: 03/09/2021 05:09 pm by cscott »

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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1369349366620753924

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It appears that the Falcon 9 second stage from the most recent Starlink launch (V1.0-L17) failed to deorbit itself, according to hobbyist obsevers

https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1369350085742592000

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If you had to guess, how long do you think it will take to decay?

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a few weeks perhaps

Ted Molczan:  http://www.satobs.org/seesat/Mar-2021/0074.html

Video observation: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JdbWWKalPwg
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Quote from: Jonathan McDowell tweet
It appears that the Falcon 9 second stage from the most recent Starlink launch (V1.0-L17) failed to deorbit itself, according to hobbyist observers.

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If you had to guess, how long do you think it will take to decay?
Quote from: another Jonathan McDowell tweet
a few weeks perhaps
From Ted's SeeSat-l post: 281 X 282 km x 53 deg
The satellites' deploy was from circular orbit.  Apparently, the de-orbit burn completely failed?  Or ignited and immediately shut down?
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Two static fires + multiple launch attempts + broken barge tow chain + 2nd stage de-orbit burn fail = Ad Astra Per Aspera!
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https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1369684095387721733

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Operation tow chain via Fleetcam
B1049-8 is secure on the stand while the port crane is doing something we normally don't see, recovering the tow line that delayed entry into port. Techs need to get OCISLY ready to leave port ahead of the weekend mission.
youtu.be/gnt2wZBg89g

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Booster is horizontal and awaiting transport.

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https://mobile.twitter.com/FarryFaz/status/1370412142910959619
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There she goes to be prepared to become #B1049.9 Just amazing to this booster on the move. @SpaceIntellige3
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https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2021/03/failed-deorbit-of-starlink-18-falcon-9.html?m=1

Reentry within less than a month basically means the stage doesn't pose any problem in regards to space debris. The only problem is the likely survival of COPV's and other temperature resistant dense components in an uncontrolled reentry.

As seen here:
https://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-jcsat-16/spacex-rocket-parts-rain-down-over-indonesia/

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https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1375301028514500615
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The Falcon 9 second stage from the Mar 4 Starlink launch failed to make a deorbit burn and is now reentering after 22 days in orbit. Its reentry was observed from the Seattle area at about 0400 UTC Mar 26.

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« Last Edit: 03/26/2021 08:58 am by FutureSpaceTourist »

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View from almost directly beneath, posted in the Portland subreddit.
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/Portland/comments/mdgdxh/gif_of_the_lightsmeteorsatellite/

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