CatastrophicFailure Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 ItsHappening.gif F9 so excited it’s doing the can-can... ...very slowly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CatastrophicFailure Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 @tater I’ll see that and raise you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 So total launches for SpaceX this year is 20-27. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 And now we have a time, too. Wow, that’s barely a week away. We should see the booster heading out for static fire any day now, if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sh1pman Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Prototype StarLink sats were 400kg each. Meaning that one expendable F9 can get up to 50 of them to orbit. Maybe 40 or so with droneship landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 31 minutes ago, sh1pman said: Prototype StarLink sats were 400kg each. Meaning that one expendable F9 can get up to 50 of them to orbit. Maybe 40 or so with droneship landing. I'd imagine it's volume limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 https://spacenews.com/spacex-to-launch-dozens-of-starlink-satellites-may-15-more-starlink-launches-to-follow/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Also, they apparently retracted all 4 legs on the last booster, and are moving it to the hanger with the legs attached (this is a first). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Uggggggh...Starlink is going up at 3:30 AM for me. I'm not particularly motivated to get up at three so I'll have to watch the replay when I'm actually awake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 16 minutes ago, RealKerbal3x said: Uggggggh...Starlink is going up at 3:30 AM for me. I'm not particularly motivated to get up at three so I'll have to watch the replay when I'm actually awake. For everyone else: May 15/16Falcon 9 • Starlink 1 Launch time: 0230-0400 GMT on 16th (10:30 p.m.-12:00 a.m. on 15th/16th)Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDE Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Amusingly, I was just toying with Ven’s rendition of those legs while picking the mods for the 1.7 install. On 5/7/2019 at 8:30 PM, zolotiyeruki said: Don't get too excited--this is just speculation on my part, and I have no supporting evidence for it. It just sorta makes sense in my mind. And in KSP. A counterexample would be Spiral, which used the wing actuators for reentry attitude control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wumpus Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 (edited) On 5/7/2019 at 4:55 PM, tater said: I'd imagine it's volume limited. If not, they'd almost certainly be using Falcon Heavy. I wonder just how much pressure the satellite design teams had to make a compact satellite (low mass wasn't the issue you'd normally think). Edited May 9, 2019 by wumpus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 1 hour ago, wumpus said: If not, they'd almost certainly be using Falcon Heavy. I wonder just how much pressure the satellite design teams had to make a compact satellite (low mass wasn't an issue you'd normally think). Reminds me of the James Webb Telescope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kerbinorbiter Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 What..? I have many questions here. I am confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 I've been seeing that a lot. YouTube wanted me to watch a Falcon Heavy launch live last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 It's just a shifty way of doing things by the channel. They re-play past launches without removing [LIVE] part, or disabling the then-live chat. It's confusing as heck and rather... clickbaity. Simplest way to tell what you're watching is to check the date of upload. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 FWIW: Of what year was not mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geonovast Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Octograbber will be ready this time, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Geonovast said: Octograbber will be ready this time, right? Dunno if the one that mates to FH center core is done yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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