Raven Industries Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I was able to watch the orbital insertion from my backyard in North Carolina, it was the coolest thing ever. A tiny orange dot with a plume of light grey-orange streaming away from it, traveling across the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeSquared Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 In stream description: "Approximately 45 minutes after liftoff, SpaceX’s fairing recovery vessel, “Ms. Tree,” will attempt to recover a payload fairing half." Does this make sense? Are they trying to recover in the Gulf of Mexico after a full orbit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Just now, ExtremeSquared said: Does this make sense? Are they trying to recover in the Gulf of Mexico after a full orbit? Yes, and no. I think it just takes that long for the fairing to fall back down. It's pretty draggy and very lightweight, and under the parasail I think it would take quite a while to float back down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeSquared Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I would have thought its terminal velocity was pretty high between 100km and 15km though. I guess it really must float down like a leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Second burn of stage 2 was fine. Waiting for deployment of the satellites. I wonder if we'll get to see video of the actual deployment (the previous two times I didn't see the actual release...only shortly after) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, ExtremeSquared said: I would have thought its terminal velocity was pretty high between 100km and 15km though. I guess it really must float down like a leaf. 15 km is a long way to float down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Nope. Once again we didn't see the actual release...only before and shortly after release. I am sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolotiyeruki Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Someone needs to suggest to SpaceX to add some lights to the booster, near the cameras, so we can see more than just a dark, vague blob from the cameras after stage separation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 2 hours ago, cubinator said: They want to start providing internet to northern US and Canada this year, apparently. OhmyKerm PLEEEEEEEEEZE! I will gladly accept the pitfalls of early adoption! 1 hour ago, Brotoro said: Good video from ship through landing. Hmm... usually the signal goes all wonky, I wonder if they’re finally using the existing Starlinks to relay it? I image the phased array antenna can correct faster than the fixed one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Spoiler 2 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said: OhmyKerm PLEEEEEEEEEZE! I will gladly accept the pitfalls of early adoption! Hmm... usually the signal goes all wonky, I wonder if they’re finally using the existing Starlinks to relay it? I image the phased array antenna can correct faster than the fixed one... 300 years have passed. the internet stays same... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Space-X vs reusable shrouds. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) The booster landed again. Cool cool. That's almost 50 landings now. In other news: one of the domes got flipped, put on a stand and catwalk was lowered into it. So I'm guessing welding will start pretty soon. Are they going to build the ship or the booster first? Or maybe both? Also, is the main VAB/tent thing even big enough to accommodate any of them? Edited January 7, 2020 by Wjolcz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cubinator Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I see no visible passes this far north for the latest Starlink batch, because the terminator is tilted down for winter and they launched too late for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Weren't they going to try to catch a fairing? Any news on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 I believe they mentioned in the livestream that they missed. In regards to Starlink itself, I'm wondering if it's going to be set up like a standard ISP where the receiver is basically just a modem, and you hook up your own router if you want, or if it's all going to be super proprietary SpaceX-configured equipment that doesn't let you actually change anything, like some ISPs do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Ultimate Steve said: Weren't they going to try to catch a fairing? Any news on that? 3 minutes ago, Geonovast said: I believe they mentioned in the livestream that they missed. Yeah, they had one fairing catcher out, and they missed, but she said on the livestream it was close. Regardless, they scooped both out of the water (and they've been reusing them after getting wet, anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerbiloid Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) If release a pair of sky kites from the fairing, they could catch it by an airplane. Edited January 7, 2020 by kerbiloid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 39 minutes ago, kerbiloid said: If release a pair of sky kites from the fairing, they could catch it by an airplane. The airplane is probably more expensive than the boat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSK Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 1 hour ago, Geonovast said: I believe they mentioned in the livestream that they missed. In regards to Starlink itself, I'm wondering if it's going to be set up like a standard ISP where the receiver is basically just a modem, and you hook up your own router if you want, or if it's all going to be super proprietary SpaceX-configured equipment that doesn't let you actually change anything, like some ISPs do. I have no real insight on this but I would have thought that they'll want to make it as easy as possible for customers to switch to Starlink. On that basis, I'm guessing the former, rather than anything super proprietary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 12 minutes ago, KSK said: easy as possible for customers This is my fear. Today, 'easy' equates to: "Here's your magic internet box. Plug it into the wall. Your Wifi password is written on the side" Which is not how I work. I've actually stopped myself from upgrading to a faster internet package, because the next tier up requires the use of modem-router-wifi AP "magic box" provided by my ISP, which my PFSense router would have to sit behind. It's not impossible that the StarLink receiver will just sit on the roof, plug into power, then have a separate box that goes in the house for wifi and, at least hopefully, ethernet connections with a powerline local connection to the receiver. If anyone knows where there's any even preliminary info on this, a link would be appreciated. If the receiver is essentially just a modem, I'll consider jumping on to the early adopter train. If it's a "magic box" scenario, I'll just forget about Starlink altogether. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrandedonEarth Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) Well, I have a “magic box” setup, and I can still go In and change all the settings (admin pw is also on the side). That said, my area is well served and see no need to switch to Starlink for myself. If I lived a few hours north of here, I’d probably need Starlink. Congrats on yet another perfect launch and landing for F9! Edited January 7, 2020 by StrandedonEarth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Yeah, my DSL modem is also a router and wifi. I use it as a modem, instead. Is my DSL box "magic" in the sense you mean or does cable/etc do something more proprietary that doesn't let you change the local settings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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