Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Starlink 4-2 & BlueWalker 3 : KSC LC-39A : 10/11 Sep 2022(01:20 UTC) (Read 51694 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #100 on:** 09/11/2022 01:28 am »

T+8 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #101 on:** 09/11/2022 01:29 am »

Touchdown and cutoff! Good orbit.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #102 on:** 09/11/2022 01:31 am »

End of coverage. Upcoming events.

00:47:16    2nd stage engine starts (SES-2)
00:47:20    2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-2)
00:49:51    AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 satellite deploys
01:07:36    2nd stage engine starts (SES-3)
01:07:38    2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-3)
01:53:56    2nd stage engine starts (SES-4)
01:54:05    2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO-4)
02:03:49    Starlink satellites deploy

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #103 on:** 09/11/2022 01:32 am »

Expected LOS Bermuda.

SPKirsch · « **Reply #104 on:** 09/11/2022 01:33 am »

twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1568771631262089216

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LAUNCH! Falcon 9 B1058 (14th!! Flight) launches with Starlink 4-2 mission with BlueWalker 3.

Overview:
https://nasaspaceflight.com/2022/09/starlink-4-2-launch/ - by Danny Lentz.

Livestream:
youtube.com/watch?v=ad7CraPir8o

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1568772206326607872

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Staging 1-2.

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1568773701646295040

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Falcon 9 B1058 lands on SpaceX drone ship "A Shortfall Of Gravitas", completing a record 14th mission for this booster!

The landings are always cool, but the economics of 14 flights from a booster that most companies expend after one flight is game-changing!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #105 on:** 09/11/2022 01:38 am »

T+17 minutes. Expected LOS New Foundland. AOS Goonhilly.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #106 on:** 09/11/2022 01:46 am »

T+25 minutes. Expected LOS Goonhilly.

SPKirsch · « **Reply #107 on:** 09/11/2022 01:51 am »

https://twitter.com/JennyHPhoto/status/1568773723750105088

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B1058 becomes the first booster to complete 14 flights with Starlink 4-2!

📷: Me for @SuperclusterHQ

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #108 on:** 09/11/2022 01:59 am »

T+38 minutes. AOS Diego Garcia.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #109 on:** 09/11/2022 02:07 am »

T+47 minutes and 16 seconds. Second ignition for 4 seconds should be starting now.

"Nominal orbit insertion."

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #110 on:** 09/11/2022 02:10 am »

Expected LOS Mauritius.
Expected LOS Diego Garcia.

T+49 minutes and 51 seconds. BlueWalker 3 should be separating now.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #111 on:** 09/11/2022 02:21 am »

T+1 hour. BlueWalker 3 separation confirmed. AOS Tasmania.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #112 on:** 09/11/2022 02:28 am »

T+1 hour, 7 minutes and 36 seconds. Third ignition for two seconds should be happening now.

"Nominal orbit insertion."

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #113 on:** 09/11/2022 02:31 am »

T+1 hour and 10 minutes. Expected LOS Tasmania.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #114 on:** 09/11/2022 02:55 am »

T+1 hour and 34 minutes. AOS South Texas.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #115 on:** 09/11/2022 03:01 am »

T+1 hour and 40 minutes. AOS Cape.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #116 on:** 09/11/2022 03:05 am »

T+1 hour and 44 minutes. Expected LOS South Texas. AOS Bermuda.

T+1 hour and 45 minutes. AOS New Foundland.

T+1 hour and 46 minutes. Expected LOS Cape.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #117 on:** 09/11/2022 03:14 am »

T+1 hour, 53 minutes. AOS Goonhilly.

T+1 hour, 53 minutes and 56 seconds. Third ignition for nine seconds should be happening now. The long burn probably indicates an inclination change.

"Nominal orbit insertion."

T+1 hour, 54 minutes. Expected LOS New Foundland.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #118 on:** 09/11/2022 03:24 am »

Expected LOS Goonhilly.

T+2 hours, 3 minutes and 49 seconds. Starlink separation should be happening now.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #119 on:** 09/11/2022 03:30 am »

T+2 hours and 10 minutes. AOS Malindi.