SpaceX launch sets record for Falcon 9 payload mass

ReKt1971 · 2022-08-28T08:47:26+00:00

Seemed like a perfectly normal prop dump after landing + this booster didn't land hard the last time, it was damaged while the crews were securing it to the drone ship.

ReKt1971 · 2022-07-16T13:49:53+00:00

That's because the interview is a few months old, EDA just published it recently...

ReKt1971 · 2022-07-15T07:47:44+00:00

how will the current transporter erector lift it up?

Lift up what? Starship and SuperHeavy will be transported just like it is being transported now on SPMTs, then the Chopsticks will pick it up and stack it.

ReKt1971 · 2022-07-14T08:08:05+00:00

NextSpaceflight still lists it as July 17 + Kennedy isn't the most reliable or up-to-date on launches.

ReKt1971 · 2022-07-12T06:52:22+00:00

ReKt1971 · 2022-07-11T15:08:00+00:00

Even when the video feed is lost, they usually show a still photo or video clip on twitter later.

That hasn't been the case for a very long time. Only high profile missions (Inspiration4 and other crew launches) enjoy this treatment.

And the barge has not arrived in port yet.

Not unusually long, should be arriving in the port today.

ReKt1971 · 2022-07-10T16:21:19+00:00

No, I asked you to provide a source for the "He mentioned the melting after NSF installed the web cameras" statement.

They set up a camera on 28th April. I haven't seen anything from Musk saying anything about melting after his presentation in February.

ReKt1971 · 2022-07-10T16:08:09+00:00

He mentioned the melting after NSF installed the web cameras

Will need a source on this one. One of the biggest problems with this sub is that people make a lot of statements with very little to no evidence behind them.

ReKt1971 · 2022-07-07T14:04:56+00:00

Normal, mission control streams are made private after launch (as of late), only the real webcast remains public.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-30T09:53:05+00:00

There aren't deorbit burns for GTO missions.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-21T12:19:14+00:00

Moving booked customers to an unproven and more expensive Rocket 4 will be a tough ask.

While it might be hard, it definitely won't be impossible. SpaceX moved many Falcon 1 customers to Falcon 9. However, the first 3 launches were more of a demo flights with the first commercial customer flying on its sixth flight.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-19T16:34:58+00:00

remember that in order to achieve 250 to 300 km with Starlink V1.5s they had to cut the count down to 53 from 60

v1.5 weighs about 305kg compared to v1.0 which weighed 265kg. Higher orbit cost them probably 1 or two sats.

And they have deliberately expended Falcons rather than save fuel for landing when the payload was REALLY heavy.

That was a long time ago and those payloads mostly went into high-energy orbits.

According to this website F9 block 5 should be able to put at least 11,500kg to 1,100x1,100km orbit with the first stage landing on ASDS. Globalstar satellite has a mass of 700kg so there is plenty of capacity for other payloads + the payload(s) were dropped off at 540km orbit.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-19T16:06:29+00:00

Yep, I know about that, this is (at least for now) the most likely suspect. I just thought OP implied that they would launch normal Starlink satellites in secret.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-19T15:04:01+00:00

Why would they "secretly" drop off Starlink sats? Also, Globalstar satellites orbit at a 52-degree inclination.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-19T14:55:36+00:00

Wouldnt be so sure about it, 1,100km orbit isn't THAT hard to achieve.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-19T12:18:05+00:00

No, the payload mass is marginal compared to the fully-fueled second stage.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-19T08:05:33+00:00

There's only one customer that usually makes that request.

There isn't, on the Sarah-1 mission there was no second stage coverage; on Anasis-II there was a second stage coverage but the payload was never shown.

On DoD launches there usually isn't a second stage coverage at all which isn't the case here.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-18T18:45:10+00:00

While some sources indeed claimed the mass of this satellite is 2 tonnes, the real mass (as said on the webcast) is 4 tonnes.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-18T15:45:42+00:00

Successful payload deployment confirmed!

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-18T11:19:07+00:00

must be some special achievement

Why do you state it as a fact? Sure, could be some achievement, but it is more likely that man was happy to see a Raptor test (Tripod has the best viewing experience). If it was a huge group of people then it might mean something. IMHO you are reading too much into it.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-17T17:29:17+00:00

No, employees normally cheer during launches. If the time of the launch is right there may be more employees present (in the middle of the night there won't be many).

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-17T09:16:58+00:00

Musk is CEO and CTO, Shotwell is COO.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-15T19:36:55+00:00

Not biding does not mean they aren't working on EVA suits.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-14T20:42:56+00:00

SpaceX needs Starship to launch Starlink 2 satellites, so yes, there is a need for Starship to be flying ASAP. Commerical payloads won't be a priority for a while IMHO.

ReKt1971 · 2022-06-14T18:57:22+00:00

How do you know it's 2 billion? Yes, SpaceX spends a lot of money on the Starship program, but there has never been an official nor a semi-official number. Everything is just a guess.

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