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Beccab Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 More tweets from those threads On another note, FH is on track for tomorrow's launch! Rollout should be in the next couple hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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sevenperforce Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 On 10/27/2022 at 10:43 PM, tater said: In this photo you can see a thick grey band around the kerosene tank on the second stage. That grey band is intended to increase solar heating to that tank in order to prevent the kerosene from freezing during that longer persistence period, since the stage is going to be doing a direct GEO insertion. Really fascinating and a cool solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Edited October 31, 2022 by tater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RyanRising Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 I’m definitely happy to finally have some more official Starship info, and very excited for the Falcon Heavy launch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 8 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superluminal Gremlin Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Darn that's too late for me I said some more colorful language when i realized Thats such a pain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Twenty-seven candles lit at once! Go Falcon Heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Sooty cameras Epic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 You can see the grey paint on the upper stage for solar warming of the kerosene; you can also see the lack of grid fins and landing legs on the center core. Interesting that boostback burn shutdown and MECO happened almost exactly simulatenously. MECO took place at 3.97 km/s and an altitude of 114 km, which gives the upper stage a NICE kick to what it needs to reach LEO, GTO, and GEO. Unfortunately both side booster cameras are fogged over. I wonder if that was soot from the center core? Fortunately it cleared up: Go SpaceX! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 (edited) Interesting that there was a very pronounced difference in entry/landing timing between the two side boosters. Edited November 1, 2022 by sevenperforce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 The liftoff footage was sadly foggy, and the iced-up booster cameras was disappointing, but the view came through for the dual landings of the boosters. Hot stuff! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RealKerbal3x Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Welcome back Falcon Heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 The separation in timing of the two boosters certainly seemed greater than on the previous FH flights, and it was cool to see the view from the trailing booster as it passed the exhaust cloud of the leading booster's entry burn, and the view of the leading booster from the trailing booster as the leader landed. Falcon Heavy launches are sadly rare, so it's too bad we didn't have better launch weather. But cool none the less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolotiyeruki Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Yeah, I noticed the (significant?) difference in separation time between the two boosters. I suppose it helps keep them from knocking into each other on the way back to shore? That was super, super cool to watch, and the camera shot from the lagging booster, showing the leading booster's landing burn, was sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Fantastic launch! Let's see if we'll remember this month as the first with two SHLV launches from Cape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Epic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 46 minutes ago, Brotoro said: The separation in timing of the two boosters certainly seemed greater than on the previous FH flights, and it was cool to see the view from the trailing booster as it passed the exhaust cloud of the leading booster's entry burn, and the view of the leading booster from the trailing booster as the leader landed. Falcon Heavy launches are sadly rare, so it's too bad we didn't have better launch weather. But cool none the less. 2 more coming up. NET December Falcon Heavy • ViaSat 3 Americas Launch time: TBD Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket will launch the ViaSat 3 Americas broadband communications satellite. ViaSat 3 Americas is the first of at least three new-generation Boeing-built geostationary satellites for ViaSat. A small communications satellite named Arcturus will launch as a secondary payload for Astranis. Delayed from 3rd Quarter. [Aug. 15] Another in January. There are like a dozen SpaceX launches left this year. That's a typical year for ULA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSchmuckatelli Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 2 minutes ago, tater said: like a dozen SpaceX launches left this year. That's a typical year for ULA 8o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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