tater Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 No idea. Unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, tater said: Hadn't read this, just assumed they'd use it for practice since fins. It was stated on the hosted webcast. I'm guessing they will use the fins to test an entry without a retroburn to see how long it lasts and whether they can afford shorter entry burns. First view of microsats: I see no thrusters. T-30 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Liftoff!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 First launch of Fairing 2.0! Lovely contrail approaching Max-Q, and F9 is throttling back up after successfully traversing this milestone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher_00 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Good seperation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 MECO, successful separation, and successful restart! First view of Fairing 2! Deployed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Can't see the stream b/c of school, but WOOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 "SpaceX will be attempting to recover this fairing today." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman4308 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 An absolutely beautiful day with extremely clear views of the plume: you could clearly see things like the transition to a smoky, mostly-black/grey plume. Second stage is running well at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Direct orbital insertion on this stage 2; no coast period. I hate seeing cores expended, but I keep reminding myself that every time a reused core is expended, it's money in the bank for SpaceX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 I'm listening to the hosted webcast; is anyone listening to the net to see if there are callouts for the fairing? How long does the fairing re-entry take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starman4308 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 So: how much delta-V do the springs impart on PAZ? I'm pretty sure typical SSO satellites orbit above the current 515 km altitude (closer to 1000 km IIRC from Realism Overhaul), so PAZ will probably need to run its own engines a bit. Also, good payload sep and webcast is finishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypher_00 Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Nice one SpaceX another success! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Very visible venting on S2. Does anyone know how long it will take for the fairing to come home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Yay! Mission success! Just now, sevenperforce said: Does anyone know how long it will take for the fairing to come home? I'd imagine it would make it back into the atmosphere before S1 but would take longer to reach sea level because of the parachute, so it should succeed or fail within the next five minutes, although confirmation will probably take a lot longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Successful payload deployment. Microsat deployment range is outside of the ground station coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Landings are ~ T+8, I'd bet with a chute it's 2X that, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PakledHostage Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 23 hours ago, PakledHostage said: Sunrise in LA tomorrow is at 6:29 PST, so even though the launch is before sunrise, it isn't early enough for a repeat of the spectacular views of the launch that everyone had a month or so ago. Huh. Maybe I was wrong. The announcer mentioned during the launch coverage that LA citizens might be able to see the exhaust plume again this time. I guess we'll see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 My friend in LA could see it. He sent me a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Yay! Mission success! I'd imagine it would make it back into the atmosphere before S1 but would take longer to reach sea level because of the parachute, so it should succeed or fail within the next five minutes, although confirmation will probably take a lot longer. Before S1? I really doubt that. It's higher and going faster. A 2015 GoPro video ran about 2 minutes, and that was from after separation to before entry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Fairing made it back thru atmo, they trying to catch it now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Hold up, word of Elon: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceception Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Awesome launch!! Now to download the 2.0 Stellaris update, and play it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Just now, sevenperforce said: 3 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Before S1? I really doubt that. It's higher and going faster. A 2015 GoPro video ran about 2 minutes, and that was from after separation to before entry. Ah, sorry, mixed up my order... The fairing does pop off after stage one, doesn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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