Stuff That’s Hard do Do (20-26 OCT)
US launches
As of: 21OCT/2100
• SUN Falcon9, OneWeb CA (RTLS: return to launch site* landing)
Satellite deployment begins at 1h15m
Also planned for this week
• TUE 6:52 pm Falcon9, Starlink FL
• THU 1:15 pm Falcon9, NRO CA
Next week?
• Electron NZ
• Falcon9s FL & CA
• Firefly Alpha Alpha CA
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* History Note: LS4 was SLC-4W, back in the day, where I spent
my first USAF posting launching TitanIIIB/Agena NRO satellites
Two vids of fairing separation from inside each fairing
(click on vid for full awesomness)
Today’s Milestone
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• See: post below
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (13-19 Oct)
As of: 18OCT/2200
(all times Eastern)
• Starhip controlled landing in ocean:
Starship flip maneuver and landing burn on its fifth flight test. Vehicle improvements ensured flaps were protected from high heating, resulting in a controlled entry and high accuracy splashdown at the targeted area in the Indian Ocean pic.twitter.com/nLIQLLVMv1
— SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 18, 2024
Launch & catch of SpaceX Super Heavy booster:
Booster capture sequences:
Best footage of the Super Heavy booster landing from today’s mission. pic.twitter.com/q2RhgFcCU2
— DogeDesigner (@cb_doge) October 13, 2024
Starship reentry and landing, Indian Ocean:
• MON Falcon Heavy, Europa Clipper:
Off to the Jovian moon, Europa
For you mission-ops fans, here’s the waiting for AOS (acquisition of signal)
TUE morning twofer:
(for four in less than 48hrs)
• Falcon9, Starlink FL
• Falcon9, Starlink CA
• FRI Falcon9, Starlink FL
Politics:
• FAA seems to have been visited by NASA enforcers
• CA wants to limit SpaceX launches due to Musk’s politics
(I expect them to be visited by USSF and NRO enforcers)
Stuff That’s Hard to Do (6-12 Oct)
US orbital launches this week:
As of 09OCT/2330 (times Eastern)
• MON Falcon9, Hera FL (no Stg-1 landing)
Next week:
• SUN Starship TX
• SUN Falcon Heavy, Europa Clipper FL
• MON Falcon9, Starlink FL
• TUE Falcon9, Starlink CA
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• Launch schedules and viewing links here
• For you fellow rocket nerds, here’s an overview of ULA/Vulcan’s SRB anomaly last week
Dunno, Really, I Nodded Off
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• Cultural ref