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SpaceX F9 : NROL-146 : VSFB SLC-4E : 22 May 2024 (08:00 UTC)
by
gongora
on 27 Apr, 2024 18:34
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Discussion thread for NROL-146 launch.
Successful launch on Falcon 9 B1071-16 on May 22, 2024 at 4:00 AM PDT (08:00 UTC) from SLC-4E at Vandenberg.
Payload is 21 NROL imaging satellites built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman. Deployed to 70 degrees.
https://defensescoop.com/2024/04/09/nro-proliferated-spy-satellite-constellation-launch/
The National Reconnaissance Office is targeting early May to begin launching the first phase of an operational proliferated constellation of spy satellites to enhance the military’s ability to gather space-based intelligence.
The mission, dubbed NROL 146, will be the first launch of six that are planned in 2024 for the NRO’s future proliferated architecture, Troy Meink, the agency’s principal deputy director, said Tuesday during a keynote speech at the annual Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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“This launch will be the first launch of an actual operational system,” Meink said.
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NROL-146 will be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Meink did not provide details about how many payloads would be included in the first launch in May, or how many satellites NRO wants for the proliferated constellation.
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#1
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wannamoonbase
on 30 Apr, 2024 20:27
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Since it's an NROL payload out of Vandy I am assuming RTLS.
RTLS is nice, but Vandenberg RTLS is stunning, especially if foggy.
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#2
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GewoonLukas_
on 30 Apr, 2024 20:29
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Since it's an NROL payload out of Vandy I am assuming RTLS.
RTLS is nice, but Vandenberg RTLS is stunning, especially if foggy.
This supposedly is the 1st launch of operational Starshield satellites part of the recently leaked contract, which means that it's much more similar to a Starlink launch and could actually be a droneship landing.
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#3
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gongora
on 30 Apr, 2024 20:45
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They could be more like the sats SpaceX did for SDA Tranche 0 Tracking, and we don't know how many will be on this flight. I'm not making any assumptions on payload mass.
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#4
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GewoonLukas_
on 01 May, 2024 21:56
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Confirmed for Falcon 9, targeting May 19th:
NRO’s first batch of next-generation spy satellites set for launch
The agency’s principal deputy director Troy Meink said the NRO is targeting a May 19 launch of NROL-146
May 1, 2024
The National Reconnaissance Office is preparing to launch the first phase of its new imaging satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman.
The agency is targeting a May 19 launch for the mission designated NROL-146 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Troy Meink, the NRO’s principal deputy director, said May 1.
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#5
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 12 May, 2024 15:06
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Still the 19th:
https://twitter.com/natreconofc/status/1789672656674886066LAUNCH UPDATE: #NROL146 is scheduled to launch on a @SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base (@SLDelta30) May 19!
This is the first launch of NRO's proliferated architecture, delivering critical space-based ISR to the nation.
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#6
by
Ken the Bin
on 14 May, 2024 01:51
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NGA Space Debris notice. I don't know that this notice is for this launch, but it's a possibility.
140059Z MAY 24
HYDROPAC 1605/24(22,83).
EASTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 06, DNC 07.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
190911Z TO 191327Z, 200857Z TO 201313Z,
210843Z TO 211259Z, 220829Z TO 221245Z,
230815Z TO 231231Z, 240801Z TO 241217Z,
AND 250747Z TO 251203Z
IN AREA BOUND BY
59-58.00S 099-05.00W, 59-09.00S 095-34.00W,
27-09.00S 120-43.00W, 27-59.00S 122-44.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251303Z MAY 24.
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#7
by
zubenelgenubi
on 14 May, 2024 02:33
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NGA Space Debris notice. I don't know that this notice is for this launch, but it's a possibility.
NextSF thinks that it is for this launch.
NextSpaceflight; updated May 14:
Launch 19 May ~08:00 UTC = ~1:00 am PDT
Time is approximate and based on stage 2 reentry NOTAMs.
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#8
by
OneSpeed
on 14 May, 2024 03:34
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NGA Space Debris notice. I don't know that this notice is for this launch, but it's a possibility.
If true, the orbital inclination would be about 71.6°, prograde or retrograde.
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#9
by
VLN
on 15 May, 2024 06:03
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Here's an FAA NOTAM from offshore northern Mexico
The recovery zone is aligned on about a 65 deg heading, but it's crowded against the east side of Isla Guadalupe. Perhaps they'll use a dogleg right to aim for 71 deg as suggested by OneSpeed.
B0375/24 NOTAMN
Q) MMFR/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/
A) MMFR
B) 2405190722
C) 2405251027
D) 19 0722-1151, 20 0708-1137, 21 0654-1123, 22 0640-1109,
23 0626-1055, 24 0612-1041, 25 0558-1027
E) DANGEROUS AREA FOR REENTRY ROCKET FALCON 9 NROL-146
LATERAL LIMIT AREA FORMED BY THE UNION OF THE FLW POINTS:
29 54N 118 10W
30 00N 118 08W
29 50N 117 52W
29 23N 117 39W
29 10N 117 22W
28 56N 117 16W
28 27N 117 16W
28 21N 117 21W
28 20N 117 33W
28 43N 117 55W
28 54N 118 01W
29 15N 118 00W
29 43N 118 11W
29 54N 118 10W
MMFR
F) SFC
G) UNL
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#10
by
Liss
on 15 May, 2024 11:49
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The 14 min/day shift looks like a NOSS orbit to me.
Also, the SE Pacific zone is probably for the second stage deorbit in the second orbit.
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#11
by
Ken the Bin
on 15 May, 2024 13:47
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Here's an FAA NOTAM from offshore northern Mexico
Here's a matching NGA Space Debris notice that is effectively a Rocket Launching notice.
150922Z MAY 24
NAVAREA XII 339/24(21).
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
MEXICO.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
190722Z TO 191151Z, 200708Z TO 201137Z,
210654Z TO 211123Z, 220640Z TO 221109Z,
230626Z TO 231055Z, 240612Z TO 241041Z
AND 250558Z TO 251027Z MAY
IN AREA BOUND BY
29-53.00N 118-09.00W, 29-58.00N 118-07.00W,
29-50.00N 117-52.00W, 29-23.00N 117-39.00W,
29-10.00N 117-22.00W, 28-56.00N 117-16.00W,
28-27.00N 117-16.00W, 28-21.00N 117-21.00W,
28-20.00N 117-33.00W, 28-43.00N 117-55.00W,
28-54.00N 118-01.00W, 29-15.00N 118-00.00W,
29-40.00N 118-10.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251127Z MAY 24.//
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#12
by
Martin_G
on 15 May, 2024 22:13
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https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp:
SPACEX NROL-146, VANDENBERG, SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 05/19/24 0722Z-1151Z
BACKUP: 05/20/24 0708Z-1137Z
05/21/24 0654Z-1123Z
05/22/24 0640Z-1109Z
05/23/24 0626Z-1055Z
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#13
by
Alexphysics
on 15 May, 2024 23:56
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The droneship location is in the same line as the landing locations for Group 2 missions and those went to 70 degrees so chances are NROL-146 is also going to 70 deg.
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#14
by
OneSpeed
on 16 May, 2024 02:06
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... The recovery zone is aligned on about a 65 deg heading, ...
Here's a matching NGA Space Debris notice that is effectively a Rocket Launching notice.
Measured with a protractor I get 66°, but it is important to remember that the Web Mercator projection adopted by Google Maps displays orbits as great circle routes, so at 36.4°N (SLC-4e) there is a distortion of a few degrees. If I extend the launch ground track down to its southernmost latitude, I get 69.8°S, which is much closer to the 71.6° prograde orbital inclination I'm predicting from the second stage re-entry area. There may well be a small dogleg to get around Isla Guadalupe though.
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#15
by
VLN
on 16 May, 2024 06:42
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Measured with a protractor I get 66°, but it is important to remember that the Web Mercator projection adopted by Google Maps displays orbits as great circle routes, so at 36.4°N (SLC-4e) there is a distortion of a few degrees. If I extend the launch ground track down to its southernmost latitude, I get 69.8°S, which is much closer to the 71.6° prograde orbital inclination I'm predicting from the second stage re-entry area. There may well be a small dogleg to get around Isla Guadalupe though.
It looks to me as though you use STK or an equivalent professional orbit tool to adjust and plot your orbit hypotheses, because they're beautiful and apparently fit points from long orbital tracks, with Earth rotation. If indeed you're fine-tuning a realistic orbit from VSFB past OCISLY all the way to the 2nd stage splashdown zone, then I trust your orbit params completely. By contrast, I'm doing a homegrown construction of a great circle from two lat-long points, and reading out inclination from that. I can also get a heading from that, but it needs a small correction for Earth rotation, which I don't always bother with.
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#16
by
gongora
on 16 May, 2024 18:57
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#17
by
realnouns
on 17 May, 2024 20:02
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Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on May 17 @ 9:43am PT / 12:43pm ET
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#18
by
zubenelgenubi
on 17 May, 2024 20:03
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Which first stage will be used for this launch? (semi-rhetorical question)
Falcon 9 first stages are apparently now cleared for use up to twenty times for non-human spaceflight missions, although that number is apparently more restricted for Cargo Dragon and Cygnus than these other payloads.
Available first stages, with UTC date of most recent recovery:
1075.11 Mar 19
1071.16 Apr 2
1081.7 Apr 7
1061.21 May 2 (maybe)
Edit May 21: It's B1071.16, skipping over B1075.11 again.
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#19
by
realnouns
on 17 May, 2024 20:03
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Go Beyond departed PoLB on May 17 @ 11:48am PT / 2:48pm ET
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#20
by
crandles57
on 18 May, 2024 07:17
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#21
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 18 May, 2024 13:49
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First NOTAM confirming a slip to May 21:
A0554/24 NOTAMN
Q) NTTT/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/2843S12110W120
A) NTTT
B) 2405210940 C) 2405251208
D) 21 0940-1304, 22 0940-1250, 23 0940-1236, 24 0940-1222,
25 0940-1208
E) TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND
SPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE SPACEX NROL-146, IN TAHITI FIR
WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING POINTS :
2759S12244W - 2709S12043W - 2843S12000W - 3000S12000W -
3000S12153W
THIS ACTIVITY IMPACTS SCIZ FIR AS WELL.
AIRSPACE USERS ARE ADVISED OF THE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS NATURE
OF THE ACTIVITY AND ARE STRONGLY INVITED TO AVOID THE AREA
DURING THE ACTIVITY TIME SLOT.
OPERATORS ARE INVITED TO FILE THEIR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A
TRAJECTORY THAT ENSURES THAT THE AREA IS CIRCUMNAVIGATED
F) SFC G) UNL
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#22
by
zubenelgenubi
on 18 May, 2024 15:47
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Revised to 08:00 UTC
https://nextspaceflight.com/launches/details/7548
now saying 21st May 09:00
My
bold:
Here's an FAA NOTAM from offshore northern Mexico
Here's a matching NGA Space Debris notice that is effectively a Rocket Launching notice.
150922Z MAY 24
NAVAREA XII 339/24(21).
EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
MEXICO.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
190722Z TO 191151Z, 200708Z TO 201137Z,
210654Z TO 211123Z, 220640Z TO 221109Z,
230626Z TO 231055Z, 240612Z TO 241041Z
AND 250558Z TO 251027Z MAY
IN AREA BOUND BY
29-53.00N 118-09.00W, 29-58.00N 118-07.00W,
29-50.00N 117-52.00W, 29-23.00N 117-39.00W,
29-10.00N 117-22.00W, 28-56.00N 117-16.00W,
28-27.00N 117-16.00W, 28-21.00N 117-21.00W,
28-20.00N 117-33.00W, 28-43.00N 117-55.00W,
28-54.00N 118-01.00W, 29-15.00N 118-00.00W,
29-40.00N 118-10.00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 251127Z MAY 24.//
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#23
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 18 May, 2024 16:01
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#24
by
zubenelgenubi
on 19 May, 2024 17:12
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#25
by
crandles57
on 19 May, 2024 23:53
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https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jspPLANNED LAUNCH:
SPACEX NROL-146 AMP, VANDENBERG, SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 05/22/24 0800Z-1109Z
BACKUP: 05/23/24 0800Z-1055Z
05/24/24 0800Z-1041Z
Pushed back to 22nd maybe? if that is to be believed?
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#26
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 20 May, 2024 05:23
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https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_spt.jsp
PLANNED LAUNCH:
SPACEX NROL-146 AMP, VANDENBERG, SFB, CA
PRIMARY: 05/22/24 0800Z-1109Z
BACKUP: 05/23/24 0800Z-1055Z
05/24/24 0800Z-1041Z
Pushed back to 22nd maybe? if that is to be believed?
Yeah:
A0560/24 NOTAMN
Q) NTTT/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/2843S12110W120
A) NTTT
B) 2405220940 C) 2405251208
D) 22 0940-1250, 23 0940-1236, 24 0940-1222, 25 0940-1208
E) TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND
SPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE SPACEX NROL-146, IN TAHITI FIR
WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING POINTS :
2759S12244W - 2709S12043W - 2843S12000W - 3000S12000W -
3000S12153W - 2759S12244W
THIS ACTIVITY IMPACTS SCIZ FIR AS WELL.
AIRSPACE USERS ARE ADVISED OF THE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS NATURE
OF THE ACTIVITY AND ARE STRONGLY INVITED TO AVOID THE AREA
DURING THE ACTIVITY TIME SLOT.
OPERATORS ARE INVITED TO FILE THEIR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A
TRAJECTORY THAT ENSURES THAT THE AREA IS CIRCUMNAVIGATED.
F) SFC G) UNL
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#27
by
realnouns
on 20 May, 2024 23:24
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Lindsay C + OCISLY departed PoLB on May 20 @ 9:43am PT / 12:43pm ET
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#28
by
realnouns
on 20 May, 2024 23:25
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Go Beyond depart PoLB on May 20 @ 11:32am PT / 2:32pm ET
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#29
by
gongora
on 20 May, 2024 23:56
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https://www.spacex.com/launches/mission/?missionId=nrol-146SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, May 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-146 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff is targeted for 1:00 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities available until 3:28 a.m. PT. If needed, additional opportunities are also available on Thursday, May 23 starting at 1:14 a.m. PT.
A live webcast of this mission will begin on X @SpaceX about 10 minutes prior to liftoff. Watch live.
This is the 16th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched NROL-87, NROL-85, SARah-1, SWOT, Transporter-8, Transporter-9, and nine Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage will land on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, which will be stationed in the Pacific Ocean.
https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1792703294097518882Targeting Wednesday, May 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-146 mission from California → http://spacex.com/launches
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#30
by
Steven Pietrobon
on 21 May, 2024 13:11
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#31
by
catdlr
on 21 May, 2024 13:47
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#32
by
catdlr
on 21 May, 2024 14:20
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I'll provide a weather update a few hours before the launch window, the only issue I see is ground fog, but that usually isn't an issue.
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#33
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 03:31
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Weather Update for the next 6 hours at VSFB and Barge location. Just Fog for now.
Local Current Weather
Detail Forcast
Weather Data Chart (The area marked in red is the launch window)
Winds Aloft (Direction, velocity, and temp)
Marine Weather (at Barge location)
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#34
by
GewoonLukas_
on 22 May, 2024 06:03
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SpaceX picture of Falcon 9 vertical for this launch:
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#35
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 07:10
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#36
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 07:53
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#37
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 07:53
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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1793186429633192345F9/NROL-146: This will be the 52nd Falcon 9 launch this year, the 9th so far this month and the 337th since the rocket's debut in 2010; 1st stage booster 1071 is making its 16th flight; a successful drone ship landing will mark SpaceX's 242nd at sea and its 310th overall
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#38
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 07:56
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#39
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 07:59
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#40
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 07:59
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LD is go for launch!
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#41
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:00
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#42
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 08:01
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#43
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:02
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#44
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:02
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#45
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:03
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#46
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 08:03
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#47
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:04
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Fairing separation (no views, due to nature of payload)
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#48
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:06
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#49
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 08:07
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https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1793191400793579575F9/NROL-146: 1st stage engine shutdown, stage separation, 2nd stage engine ignition confirmed; the first stage is now heading for touchdown on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You to wrap up its 16th flight; as usual with classified NRO launches, SpaceX is providing no details about upper stage performance, the trajectory or payload deployment at the request of the National Reconnaissance Office
1:05 AM · May 22, 2024
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#50
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:08
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#51
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:10
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Webcast has ended, no news on 2nd stage due to NRO mission
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#52
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 22 May, 2024 08:10
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#53
by
Perchlorate
on 22 May, 2024 08:11
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Landed!
Thanks, FST and Tony. Congrats, SpaceX! Don't recall seeing the stream of water onto the droneship deck before.
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#54
by
rsmath
on 22 May, 2024 08:13
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Stick figure of tonight's launch vehicle.
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#55
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 08:13
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Landed!
Thanks, FST and Tony. Congrats, SpaceX! Don't recall seeing the stream of water onto the droneship deck before.
Thanks Pete, It's normal, I've seen them turn on before, it's just the view of the droneship was extended due to no views of the second stage.
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#56
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 08:15
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Summary Video
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#57
by
Nosu
on 22 May, 2024 08:30
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Full rehost on YouTube
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#58
by
GewoonLukas_
on 22 May, 2024 10:06
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Mission success confirmed:
NRO Launches First Mission of Proliferated System with NROL-146
May 22, 2024
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX), successfully launched the NROL-146 mission aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 4:00 a.m. EDT.
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#59
by
ATPTourFan
on 22 May, 2024 12:46
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Falcon looks to have had significantly greater than zero velocity at touchdown. To my eyes the booster is sitting pretty low to the deck. I wonder if it’s too low for Octagrabber.
Let’s see if it returns to Port of Long Beach chained to the deck.
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#60
by
catdlr
on 22 May, 2024 12:52
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Falcon looks to have had significantly greater than zero velocity at touchdown. To my eyes the booster is sitting pretty low to the deck. I wonder if it’s too low for Octagrabber.
Let’s see if it returns to Port of Long Beach chained to the deck.
Unfortunately, the local photographer who gets photos for them doesn't want them publish in this forum.
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#61
by
Comga
on 22 May, 2024 15:38
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Falcon looks to have had significantly greater than zero velocity at touchdown. To my eyes the booster is sitting pretty low to the deck. I wonder if it’s too low for Octagrabber.
Let’s see if it returns to Port of Long Beach chained to the deck.
I’ve taken to watching the landing videos upside-down when possible. It gives me a better physical sense of the dynamics, as it appears that the camera is on the side closer to the ocean in terminal flight.
Either way, in this landing there appeared to be an unusually large amount of last minute correction in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the ASDS.
This landing may have been an outlier with more than usual dynamics resulting in a higher than normal vertical velocity at contact.
Falcon landings remain marvels of control systems engineering.
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#62
by
alugobi
on 22 May, 2024 16:11
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Waiting for someone to come in call it a failure.
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#63
by
AlectroSpace
on 22 May, 2024 16:33
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I was watching the Booster's onboard video of the landing, and to me it looks like it slowed down too quickly and "landed" a few meters above the droneship's deck and then dropped down onto the deck. The telemetry also shows a sudden increase in velocity right before touchdown. It's hard to tell if this is what happened, but there's no denying the landing legs look rather squashed. I wonder if the engine bells touched the deck?
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#64
by
DanClemmensen
on 22 May, 2024 16:46
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I was watching the Booster's onboard video of the landing, and to me it looks like it slowed down too quickly and "landed" a few meters above the droneship's deck and then dropped down onto the deck. The telemetry also shows a sudden increase in velocity right before touchdown. It's hard to tell if this is what happened, but there's no denying the landing legs look rather squashed. I wonder if the engine bells touched the deck?
What was the sea state? Was some of the velocity the barge rising? Was some of the position discrepancy the barge offset from its time-averaged local height?
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#65
by
shiro
on 22 May, 2024 17:29
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Some reusability stats for this launch (NROL-146):
Booster B1071.16 turnaround time:
50 days 5 hours 30 minutes(its previous mission was Starlink Group 7-18 on Apr 2, 2024 UTC).
FYI: median turnaround time for Falcon 9 / Heavy boosters is currently 37.48 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches, excluding new first stages.
Launchpad SLC-4E turnaround time:
7 days 13 hours 21 minutes(the previous launch from this pad was Starlink Group 8-7 on May 14, 2024 UTC).
FYI: median turnaround time for SLC-4E is currently 9.67 days *
* – based on the last 30 launches.
The same type of stats for previous SpaceX launches may be found on
this spreadsheet online.
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#66
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 23 May, 2024 05:47
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#67
by
OneSpeed
on 23 May, 2024 22:50
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Falcon looks to have had significantly greater than zero velocity at touchdown. To my eyes the booster is sitting pretty low to the deck. I wonder if it’s too low for Octagrabber.
Let’s see if it returns to Port of Long Beach chained to the deck.
Here is a plot of the last few seconds of the booster's flight from the webcast telemetry. Perhaps a sticky throttle?
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#68
by
Targeteer
on 23 May, 2024 23:59
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http://www.satobs.org/seesat/May-2024/0117.htmlBased on a chance detection by Spanish meteor cameras yesterday evening near
23:08 UTC of what I believe is the NROL-146 payload "train", this much lower
orbit seems a much better search elset:
NROL-146 300 x 305 km
1 70006U 24999A 24143.33356481 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 05
2 70006 067.7724 078.0049 0003742 153.4005 322.0000 15.89922779 03
Offsets in time and cross-track are possible, this is a very rough visual match
only to a camera detection, without proper astrometry.
Marco Langbroek
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#69
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 May, 2024 20:23
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#70
by
daveglo
on 24 May, 2024 20:49
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#71
by
realnouns
on 24 May, 2024 22:32
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Go Beyond returned to PoLB on May 24 @ 8:26am PT / 11:26am ET
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#72
by
realnouns
on 24 May, 2024 22:34
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Lindsay C + OCISLY + B1071 returned to PoLB on May 24 @ 12:55pm PT / 3:55pm ET
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#73
by
zubenelgenubi
on 25 May, 2024 00:44
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Falcon looks to have had significantly greater than zero velocity at touchdown. To my eyes the booster is sitting pretty low to the deck. I wonder if it’s too low for Octagrabber.
Let’s see if it returns to Port of Long Beach chained to the deck.
Good eye/catch!
Unfortunately, the local photographer who gets photos for them doesn't want them published in this forum.
🤷♀️
Ok--his or her loss.
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#74
by
john57sharp
on 25 May, 2024 06:54
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Octograbber is not being used as suspected.
John
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#75
by
Targeteer
on 26 May, 2024 01:03
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#76
by
Targeteer
on 26 May, 2024 02:58
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https://twitter.com/Marco_Langbroek/status/1794518686549868712 The first 10 out of a total of 21 #Starshield objects from the classified #NROL146 launch, filmed this evening by me from Leiden, the Netherlands.
Total pass of all 21 objects took ~5 minutes, this is the first ~2 minutes.
@planet4589 @OrbitalFocus @eelkevisser @cgbassa
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#77
by
FutureSpaceTourist
on 26 May, 2024 05:54
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#78
by
Targeteer
on 26 May, 2024 06:19
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#79
by
Targeteer
on 26 May, 2024 13:23
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http://www.satobs.org/seesat/May-2024/0146.htmlHere is a very cautious elset for the leading object in the NROL-146 'train',
based on my observations from last night and a very rough point for the May 22
Spanish observation:
NROL-146 obj A 310 x 311 km
1 70006U 24999A 24146.90436495 0.00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 05
2 70006 69.7199 66.3577 0000678 155.5007 204.6228 15.87074186 05
There is considerable leeway in Mean Motion and inclination, so beware of time
and cross-track differences, the more as the objects are likely raising their
orbits.
A 4-minute video showing all 21 objects from yesterday evening can be seen here:
https://sattrackcam.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-nrol-146-payloads-observing-train.htmlDr Marco Langbroek
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#80
by
Targeteer
on 29 May, 2024 01:30
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59814 USA 354 2024-096A PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.83 70.01 318 312
59815 USA 355 2024-096B PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFTWR 90.88 70.01 320 315
59816 USA 356 2024-096C PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.84 70.01 318 314
59817 USA 357 2024-096D PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.89 70.01 320 316
59818 USA 358 2024-096E PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.77 70.01 315 310
59819 USA 359 2024-096F PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.75 70.01 314 309
59820 USA 360 2024-096G PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.85 70.01 319 314
59821 USA 361 2024-096H PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.71 70.01 313 306
59822 USA 362 2024-096J PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.78 70.01 315 310
59823 USA 363 2024-096K PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.87 70.01 319 315
59824 USA 364 2024-096L PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.86 70.01 319 314
59825 USA 365 2024-096M PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.78 70.01 315 310
59826 USA 366 2024-096N PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.73 70.01 313 307
59827 USA 367 2024-096P PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFTWR 90.79 70.01 315 311
59828 USA 368 2024-096Q PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.80 70.01 316 312
59829 USA 369 2024-096R PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.83 70.01 317 313
59830 USA 370 2024-096S PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.74 70.01 314 308
59831 USA 371 2024-096T PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.88 70.01 320 316
59832 USA 372 2024-096U PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.76 70.01 314 310
59833 USA 373 2024-096V PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.71 70.01 313 306
59834 USA 374 2024-096W PAYLOAD US 2024-05-22 AFWTR 90.74 70.01 313 308
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#81
by
Liss
on 14 Jun, 2024 09:48
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Well, what's this?!
A0662/24 NOTAMN
Q) NTTT/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/0012S13442W360
A) NTTT
B) 2406181121 C) 2406221047
D) 18 1121-1222, 22 0946-1047
E) TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND
SPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE SPACEX NROL-146, IN TAHITI FIR
WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING POINTS :
0330N13445W - 0330N12950W - 0503S13610W - 0247S13919W
THIS ACTIVITY IMPACTS KZAK AND MMFO FIR AS WELL.
AIRSPACE USERS ARE ADVISED OF THE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS NATURE
OF THEACTIVITY AND ARE STRONGLY INVITED TO AVOID THE AREA DURING
THE ACTIVITY TIME SLOT.
OPERATORS ARE INVITED TO FILE THEIR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A TRAJECTORY
THAT ENSURES THAT THE AREA IS CIRCUMNAVIGATED.
F) SFC G) UNL
CREATED: 13 Jun 2024 02:03:00
SOURCE: NTAAYNYX
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#82
by
shiro
on 14 Jun, 2024 10:13
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Maybe the second stage's orbit lasted longer than we originally thought.
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#83
by
zubenelgenubi
on 14 Jun, 2024 15:21
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Perhaps one of the Starshield satellites is failing and will perform a controlled re-entry?
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#84
by
OneSpeed
on 15 Jun, 2024 01:27
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Well, what's this?!
The area appears to be too short for the re-entry of space debris. Perhaps there will be some additional NOTAMs to watch out for?
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#85
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 15 Jun, 2024 01:31
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Well, what's this?!
The area appears to be too short for the re-entry of space debris. Perhaps there will be some additional NOTAMs to watch out for?
I just checked again, the notice has been changed to June 22 UTC, but it's still there with the mention to NROL-146:
A0671/24 NOTAMN
Q) NTTT/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/0012S13442W360
A) NTTT
B) 2406220946 C) 2406221047
D) 0946-1047
E) TEMPORARY DANGEROUS AREA DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND
SPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE SPACEX NROL-146, IN TAHITI FIR
WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING POINTS :
0330N13445W - 0330N12950W - 0503S13610W - 0247S13919W -
0330N13445W
THIS ACTIVITY IMPACTS KZAK AND MMFO FIR AS WELL.
AIRSPACE USERS ARE ADVISED OF THE PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS NATURE
OF THEACTIVITY AND ARE STRONGLY INVITED TO AVOID THE AREA DURING
THE ACTIVITY TIME SLOT.
OPERATORS ARE INVITED TO FILE THEIR FLIGHT PLAN WITH A TRAJECTORY
THAT ENSURES THAT THE AREA IS CIRCUMNAVIGATED.
F) SFC G) UNL
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#86
by
Liss
on 17 Jun, 2024 08:44
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Well, what's this?!
The area appears to be too short for the re-entry of space debris. Perhaps there will be some additional NOTAMs to watch out for?
I just checked again, the notice has been changed to June 22 UTC, but it's still there with the mention to NROL-146
Actually these are for Starliner reentry. The most eastern part of the area is at
B0480/24 NOTAMN
Q) MMFO/QRDCA/IV/BO/W/000/999/
A) MMFO
B) 2406181121
C) 2406221047
D) 18 1121-1222, 22 0946-1047
E) DANGEROUS AREA FOR NASA BOEING CFT CAPSULE RIENTRY
LATERAL LIMIT AREA FORMET BY DE UNION OF FOLLOWING POINTS:
19 10N 120 00W
18 12N 118 44W
16 33N 120 00W
19 10N 120 00W
MMFO
F) MSL
G) UNL
CREATED: 12 Jun 2024 21:19:00
SOURCE: MMMXYNYX