SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L28 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 26 May 2021 (1859 UTC)

• #60 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 May, 2021 18:55
• twitter.com/spacex/status/1397626461742190593
  
  

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  Today's flight will mark the 40th time SpaceX has reflown Falcon fairing halves since November 2019

  
  https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1397626470776795138
  
  

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  This will also be the first time we fly a fairing half on its fifth mission
• #61 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 18:55
• T-5 min

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• #62 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 18:59
• Liftoff!

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• #63 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 May, 2021 19:00
• https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1397628691178524677
• #64 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 19:01
• https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1397628837568020480
• #65 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 19:03
• MECO & stage sep
  Fairing sep

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• #66 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 May, 2021 19:04
• https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1397629602218971137
• #67 by matthewkantar on 26 May, 2021 19:06
• SpaceX feed mentions this is the fortieth fairing recovery. Not sure how much the program cost, but nearly a quarter billion dollars worth of fairings is a gaudy number.
• #68 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 19:06
• Entry burn

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• #69 by HVM on 26 May, 2021 19:07
• Can we get a picture of the sonic boom mist cone? Near MaxQ [Doh] (That scared me $hitless)
  Ok, I do it myself.

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• #70 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 19:08
• Stuck the landing

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• #71 by FutureSpaceTourist on 26 May, 2021 19:09
• https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1397630808937009152
• #72 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 19:10
• Coverage resumes at T+44:30

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• #73 by kevinof on 26 May, 2021 19:11
• Quote from: HVM on 26 May, 2021 19:07

  Can we get a picture of the sonic boom mist cone. (That scared me $hitless)
  

  
  https://twitter.com/djsnm/status/1397629068917436417?s=21
  
  
  It’s impressive. I need to change my boxers.
• #74 by Mongo62 on 26 May, 2021 19:13
• Quote from: HVM on 26 May, 2021 19:07

  Can we get a picture of the sonic boom mist cone. (That scared me $hitless)
  

  
  Scared me as well. The condensation cloud happened just as the vehicle went supersonic, and I had an instant flashback to CRS-7 for a few moments.
• #75 by HVM on 26 May, 2021 19:25
• Quote from: Mongo62 on 26 May, 2021 19:13

  Quote from: HVM on 26 May, 2021 19:07

  Can we get a picture of the sonic boom mist cone. (That scared me $hitless)
  

  
  Scared me as well. The condensation cloud happened just as the vehicle went supersonic, and I had an instant flashback to CRS-7 for a few moments.
  

  Maybe it was ice cloud (Cirrus) and both position of sun and ice crystals made it so bright as sonic boom hit it?
  
  Quick checking of basic of meteorology tells me that only cirrus clouds (plus massive thunderstorm tops) exits that altitude.
• #76 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 19:46
• Second burn was 1.58 seconds, nominal orbit insertion

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• #77 by rsdavis9 on 26 May, 2021 19:57
• Quote from: HVM on 26 May, 2021 19:25

  Quote from: Mongo62 on 26 May, 2021 19:13

  Quote from: HVM on 26 May, 2021 19:07

  Can we get a picture of the sonic boom mist cone. (That scared me $hitless)
  

  
  Scared me as well. The condensation cloud happened just as the vehicle went supersonic, and I had an instant flashback to CRS-7 for a few moments.
  

  Maybe it was ice cloud (Cirrus) and both position of sun and ice crystals made it so bright as sonic boom hit it?
  
  Quick checking of basic of meteorology tells me that only cirrus clouds (plus massive thunderstorm tops) exits that altitude.
  

  
  Was that audio of the sonic boom? I could have sworn I heard something at that exact moment.
  
• #78 by tleski on 26 May, 2021 19:58
• There was a frame of LOX tank shown just before the second burn. Looks like nicely settled.

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• #79 by Jansen on 26 May, 2021 20:03
• Deployment successful

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