CatastrophicFailure Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 They haven’t even caught one yet, and they’re trying at night now. That’s a bold strategy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 1 minute ago, CatastrophicFailure said: They haven’t even caught one yet, and they’re trying at night now. That’s a bold strategy... The first successful landing was at night. Maybe it will be the same with fairings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Last time they missed by 50m, this time it should be easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenperforce Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) Let's just pause and consider for a moment that Telstar 19 VANTAGE massed over 7 tonnes...making it the heaviest comsat EVER launched to GTO. Which is dramatically more than F9 v1.1's expendable capacity. Which Block 5 launched with enough margin to recover the booster. EDIT: It's also 1.5 tonnes greater than the quoted maximum recoverable GTO payload on the SpaceX pricing list. Which means the rest of those numbers are probably a bit low, too. Edited July 24, 2018 by sevenperforce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ultimate Steve Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 So this is the third block 5, correct? Anyone know how many new ones we're going to have before one gets reused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Unsure. The launch abort is supposed to be the third flight of a b5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubinator Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) Should I get up at 6:30 to watch the launch live? ehhhhhh they probably won't say anything about fairing recovery until either Elon tweets or Mr. Steven comes in to port with her catch it's probably going to work this time Nah. If it works I'll post the song when I get up and find out about it. Edited July 25, 2018 by cubinator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, cubinator said: Should I get up at 6:30 to watch the launch live? ehhhhhh they probably won't say anything about fairing recovery until either Elon tweets or Mr. Steven comes in to port with her catch it's probably going to work this time Nah. If it works I'll post the song when I get up and find out about it. Hullo, fellow CST-er! I'd usually sleep, but there's an Ariane 5 launch within 30 minutes of the Falcon 9 - and I haven't seen a live rocket launch in a month. So I'll be getting up early! EDIT: within 15 minutes, actually, should everything go according to plan! *knocks on wood* *eats peanuts* Edited July 25, 2018 by Ultimate Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xd the great Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 14 hours ago, sevenperforce said: Let's just pause and consider for a moment that Telstar 19 VANTAGE massed over 7 tonnes...making it the heaviest comsat EVER launched to GTO. Which is dramatically more than F9 v1.1's expendable capacity. Which Block 5 launched with enough margin to recover the booster. EDIT: It's also 1.5 tonnes greater than the quoted maximum recoverable GTO payload on the SpaceX pricing list. Which means the rest of those numbers are probably a bit low, too. The so-called max payload on the pricing list is kinda troll, as SpaceX gave margins on those numbers for second stage recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yawn. Foggy! and nasty weather at the drone ship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExtremeSquared Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Trying to figure out if it will hit an altitude/time to catch the sun while a viewing position on the ground is in the dark... it's close at least. Still not as ideal for visuals as a sunset launch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yaaaaaaaaaaawn *half-asleep grumbling* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tater Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 ah, fog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I guess there's a rocket in there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 *yawn* They said they might lose the booster due to the winds in the Pacific. The fairing is also affected, so I won't have my hopes up for that. T-10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Immediate shift to the onboard camera. interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimate Steve Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Fairings off, and cool S1-S2 plume interaction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brotoro Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Stage 1 has landed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wjolcz Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Looked like a landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Yaaaaaaay....ZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz...drooooool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delay Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Looks like they have multiple cameras at roughly the same position on the second stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwind Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Delay said: Looks like they have multiple cameras at roughly the same position on the second stage? Two cameras, on opposite sides of the stage, to film both sides of the engine bell. It's just that one of them is flipped upside-down, so the picture looks quite similar. But if you watch the Earth in the background, you'll realize that they are completely different views. Edited July 25, 2018 by Streetwind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotius Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Aww. I'm too late Well. at least it was successful launch and landing - go SpaceX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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