Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : KPLO : CCSFS SLC-40 : 4 August 2022 (23:08 UTC) (Read 49260 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #100 on:** 08/04/2022 11:01 pm »

KPLO payloads.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #101 on:** 08/04/2022 11:03 pm »

T-7 minutes. Engine chill should be starting. KPLO will enter a 100 km Lunar polar orbit via ballistic transfer.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #102 on:** 08/04/2022 11:05 pm »

T-5 minutes. Tradition Lunar transfer trajectory. KPLO will use a ballistic Lunar transfer (BLT).

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #103 on:** 08/04/2022 11:06 pm »

T-3 minutes. Stage 1 LOX load complete.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #104 on:** 08/04/2022 11:07 pm »

T-2 minutes. Weather is 90% go. Stage 2 LOX load complete.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #105 on:** 08/04/2022 11:08 pm »

T-1 minute. Falcon 9 is in startup.

Go for launch.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #106 on:** 08/04/2022 11:09 pm »

Liftoff!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #107 on:** 08/04/2022 11:10 pm »

T+1 minute.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #108 on:** 08/04/2022 11:10 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1555330308165308416

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LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1052-6 launches Danuri to the Moon on the KPLO mission from SLC-40.

Overview:
nasaspaceflight.com/2022/08/spacex…

NSF Livestream:
youtube.com/watch?v=OPUUOs…

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #109 on:** 08/04/2022 11:12 pm »

T+2 minutes.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #110 on:** 08/04/2022 11:13 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1555330902519160837

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Staging 1-2.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #111 on:** 08/04/2022 11:13 pm »

First stage separation.

T+2 minutes.

meekGee · « **Reply #112 on:** 08/04/2022 11:14 pm »

Lots of ice chunks, right?

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #113 on:** 08/04/2022 11:14 pm »

Fairing separation.

T+4 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #114 on:** 08/04/2022 11:15 pm »

T+5 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #115 on:** 08/04/2022 11:15 pm »

T+6 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #116 on:** 08/04/2022 11:16 pm »

T+7 minutes. Entry burn.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #117 on:** 08/04/2022 11:18 pm »

Cutoff. Nominal orbit insertion.

meekGee · « **Reply #118 on:** 08/04/2022 11:18 pm »

Quote from: meekGee on 08/04/2022 11:14 pm

Lots of ice chunks, right?

More than normal IMO, probably humidity during launch.
Very nice display as the pieces that drifted ahead of the rocket came rushing back up just before the reentry burn, due to lower aerodynamic coefficient.
I don't remember seeing this before.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #119 on:** 08/04/2022 11:19 pm »

Waiting for confirmation of landing.