Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink v1.0 L28 : CCSFS SLC-40 : 26 May 2021 (1859 UTC) (Read 44474 times)

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #60 on:** 05/26/2021 06:55 pm »

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

Jansen · « **Reply #61 on:** 05/26/2021 06:55 pm »

T-5 min

Jansen · « **Reply #62 on:** 05/26/2021 06:59 pm »

Liftoff!

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #63 on:** 05/26/2021 07:00 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1397628691178524677

Jansen · « **Reply #64 on:** 05/26/2021 07:01 pm »

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1397628837568020480

Jansen · « **Reply #65 on:** 05/26/2021 07:03 pm »

MECO & stage sep
Fairing sep

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #66 on:** 05/26/2021 07:04 pm »

https://twitter.com/nasaspaceflight/status/1397629602218971137

matthewkantar · « **Reply #67 on:** 05/26/2021 07:06 pm »

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.

Jansen · « **Reply #68 on:** 05/26/2021 07:06 pm »

Entry burn

HVM · « **Reply #69 on:** 05/26/2021 07:07 pm »

Can we get a picture of the sonic boom mist cone? Near MaxQ [Doh] (That scared me $hitless)
Ok, I do it myself.

Jansen · « **Reply #70 on:** 05/26/2021 07:08 pm »

Stuck the landing

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #71 on:** 05/26/2021 07:09 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1397630808937009152

Jansen · « **Reply #72 on:** 05/26/2021 07:10 pm »

Coverage resumes at T+44:30

kevinof · « **Reply #73 on:** 05/26/2021 07:11 pm »

Quote from: HVM on 05/26/2021 07:07 pm

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.

Mongo62 · « **Reply #74 on:** 05/26/2021 07:13 pm »

Quote from: HVM on 05/26/2021 07:07 pm

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.

HVM · « **Reply #75 on:** 05/26/2021 07:25 pm »

Quote from: Mongo62 on 05/26/2021 07:13 pm

Quote from: HVM on 05/26/2021 07:07 pm
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.

Jansen · « **Reply #76 on:** 05/26/2021 07:46 pm »

Second burn was 1.58 seconds, nominal orbit insertion

rsdavis9 · « **Reply #77 on:** 05/26/2021 07:57 pm »

Quote from: HVM on 05/26/2021 07:25 pm

Quote from: Mongo62 on 05/26/2021 07:13 pm
Quote from: HVM on 05/26/2021 07:07 pm
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.

tleski · « **Reply #78 on:** 05/26/2021 07:58 pm »

There was a frame of LOX tank shown just before the second burn. Looks like nicely settled.

Jansen · « **Reply #79 on:** 05/26/2021 08:03 pm »

Deployment successful