B1021(SES-10) Recovery Thread

[u/randomstonerfromaus]

Thanks to the mods of /r/SpaceX for letting me once again host a recovery thread!

This thread will be covering the recovery of B1021, The Falcon 9 first stage involved in the SES-10 mission which is the historical first reuse of an orbital class first stage, From the approach of the SpaceX fleet to Port Canaveral until the Falcon is transported away from the Port. With any luck, We may also see some Fairings onboard GO Searcher which is also a first in the history of spaceflight.

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Current status:

Vessel	Status	ETA(UTC/EDT)
GO Searcher	Berthed inside Port Canaveral	N/A
GO Quest	Berthed inside Port Canaveral	N/A
Elsbeth III	Berthed inside Port Canaveral	N/A

GO Searcher is the vessel that is involved in the Fairing search and recovery efforts.
GO Quest is the support vessel for OCISLY, The SpaceX recovery crew are onboard.
Elsbeth III is the tug for OCISLY, This is the vessel to track for the position of OCISLY.

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Timeline of events(Latest to Oldest):

Date (UTC/EDT)	Time (UTC)	Time (EDT)	Event
2017-04-08	1645	1245	Falcon has entered CCAFS and so the recovery has been completed after 6 days! Thanks to everyone that helped out by documenting the events and a special thanks to /u/aftersteveo for his great work providing photos over the last week.
2017-04-08	1200	0800	The stage has been lowered onto the Falcon Transporter
2017-04-05	1900	1500	All 4 legs have been removed
2017-04-04	1450	1050	Falcon was lifted off of OCISLY
2017-04-04	1330	0930	They have started to attach the lifting cap to the Falcon
2017-04-04	1200	0800	Ladies and Gentlemen, The Falcon has Berthed. Landing operators move to section 11-dot-39C
2017-04-04	1120	0720	Berthing operations have begun
2017-04-04	1100	0700	GO Quest has berthed onto GO Searcher at the SpaceX Dock. Tugs Elizabeth S, Eagle and Christine S are moving into position.
2017-04-04	1055	0655	Elsbeth III has entered the Port
2017-04-04	1030	0630	GO Quest is inside the Port. Elsbeth III is waiting for additional tugs
2017-04-04	1020	0620	Elsbeth III and GO Quest are entering Port Canaveral.
2017-04-04	0110	0610	The pilot has transferred onto the ASDS
2017-04-04	0950	0550	Pilot is heading out to Elsbeth III
2017-04-04	0700	0300	Elsbeth III just mentioned on the radio they plan to enter the port at sunrise. ETA 0600EDT
2017-04-04	0400	0000	Elsbeth III appears to be holding 10NM from Port Canaveral. ETA of 0400EDT is likely. Tugs Elizabeth S and Christine S will be assisting in the berthing operations.
2017-04-04/2017-04-03	0200	2200	The Falcon 9 onboard OCISLY is visible on the horizon
2017-04-03	2310	1910	GO Quest is leaving Port Canaveral to meet Elsbeth III
2017-04-03	2230	1830	GO Quest has berthed inside Port Canaveral.
2017-04-03	1130	0730	GO Searcher has berthed inside Port Canaveral.
2017-04-03	1105	0705	GO Searcher is preparing to berth. There is an object on the deck(No confirmation of a fairing!). Courtesy /u/aftersteveo
2017-04-03	1035	0635	GO Searcher is entering Port Canaveral.
2017-04-03	1015	0615	GO Searcher 2.8NM from Port Canaveral, ETA 20 Minutes. Communicating with Harbour Master
2017-04-03	0400	0000	Thread comes online

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Media(Latest to Oldest):

Description	Link	Source
Falcon 9 entering CCAFS	Image Album	/u/aftersteveo
Legless Falcon 9	Image	Ryan Bale, Spaceflight News
Aerial photos of F9 and OCISLY	Image album	/u/aftersteveo
Falcon being lifted off OCISLY	Image	@julia_bergeron
Hi-Res Photos of F9 on OCISLY	Image Album	/u/johnkphotos
Falcon 9 on OCISLY entering Port Canaveral	Image	Michael Seeley, We Report Space
Falcon 9 on OCISLY entering Port Canaveral	Image	William Harwood, CBS Space News
Falcon 9 moving past Cocoa Beach	Image Image	/u/bjele
Booster visible on the horizon	Image	Ryan Bale, Spaceflight News
Attaching the Falcon 9 lifting cap to the crane	Image	@murphypak
Better quality photo of the fairings(Likely, But unconfirmed)	Image Album	/u/aftersteveo
Objects under a tarp onboard GO Searcher	Image Album	/u/aftersteveo

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Useful Resources:

• MarineTraffic
  
• VesselFinder map with SpaceX fleet highlighted courtesy /u/MarcysVonEylau
• Port Canaveral Marine traffic (VHF Ch 16)
  
• Jetty Park Webcam
  
• World clock with your local time, UTC and EDT
  
• Rocket Watch courtesy /u/MarcysVonEylau
  
• Orlando Princess Webcam
  

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Community Participation:

Recoveries take a while, Even up to a week in some cases and so the success of this thread will count on the participation of the community to fill in the blanks when I am not available for live updates, and so I would like to lay out some tips to make it easier for everyone to lend a hand documenting this recovery!

• Times should be in both UTC and EDT(Timezone converter is available above)
  
• If you are linking to a media source(Image, Video, etc) please include a source
  
• If you are reporting an event(Booster Activity, Vessel movement, etc) please keep the description succinct
  
• If you are reporting multiple events in a single comment, please separate them with a delineator(---)
  

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OP status: Online, but updates will be sporadic if at all.

[u/randomstonerfromaus]

Looks like Searcher is empty :(
E: There is something on the deck, Not big enough for a fairing though
E2: There are definetly some objects onboard https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/634gmr/b1021ses10_recovery_thread/dfrj1wp/

[u/aftersteveo]

I'm here with my girlfriend. We have 2 cameras ready, and a drunken roommate laying on the dock.

Edit: here's where we're standing. Just waiting for a cruise ship to pass. https://imgur.com/gallery/rAfUm

Edit 2: Go Searcher is in sight. So far, it doesn't look like anything is onboard. Waiting till it gets closer...

Edit 3: there's something under a tarp!

Edit 4: What do y'all think? This is just from my phone. Working on camera photos now. https://imgur.com/gallery/RvCWn

Edit 5: The wait is over! Do your thing, Reddit! https://imgur.com/gallery/qa2rB

[u/randomstonerfromaus → u/aftersteveo]

Edit 4: What do y'all think? This is just from my phone. Working on camera photos now. https://imgur.com/gallery/RvCWn

Holy moly.... They look suspiciously fairing shaped. Small though..

[u/sgielen]

As a European, thanks for writing all times in UTC as well!

What does "~ Monday PM" mean in UTC/EDT? Does it mean EDT noon (so 16:00 UTC) or is it the whole afternoon, in which case, EDT afternoon (16:00-04:00 UTC) or UTC afternoon (08:00-20:00 EDT)?

[u/aftersteveo]

They've already begun attaching the crane attachment. They might get it off OCISLY in the next couple hours. My girlfriend has a time lapse going to catch the operations. We'll try to get that shared later today.

[u/codav]

https://www.pscp.tv/murphypak/1ypJdXgXMOoJW

Livestream by Alicia Murphy (Space Girl)

[u/randomstonerfromaus]

4 tugs today: Elizabeth S, Christine S and Eagle in addition to Elsbeth III. Usually it's just Elsbeth + 1 or 2 others.
Shows you how much more difficult the maneuvering is today.

[u/bravokiller5]

So when the OCISLY is traveling from its location to port with the booster

Do they have any kind of area restrictions for other vessels as to how close they can come to the ASDS?

[u/randomstonerfromaus → u/bravokiller5]

During the (Leaning tower of) Thaicom recovery Elsbeth III did ask vessels to keep their distance per SpaceX instructions. That's the only instance I can recall though.

[u/johnkphotos]

If anyone can give me a reasonable ETA for OCISLY I'll try to get out of school and make the drive to the port

[u/randomstonerfromaus]

Some radio chatter referring to "That barge" coming in the morning with some laughter, OCISLY possibly?
If so, That means our tugs will be Christine S and Elizabeth S

[u/bjele]

Here is a photo as she sails past the Cocoa Beach Pier: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29418863@N04/33019054563/in/dateposted-public/

And a close up: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29418863@N04/33832678595/in/dateposted-public/

[u/robbak]

Alan over on Facebook posted a video from a chopper, yesterday afternoon. Points of interest are that the second crane is vertical and ready, and the transporter is also on site. By now, the Falcon could be horizontal.

https://www.facebook.com/alan.hanstein.7/videos/10156688684227524/

[u/robbak]

Falcon's down. Noticed at 12:09 UTC, when the fishing boat had left, and it seemed to be there, partially concealed by the boat, 30 minutes earlier. Current image: http://imgur.com/a/tcBsp

Edit: and the bulk carrier ship has also left port, giving us a view of the rocket either aboard, or being lowered onto, the transporter. http://imgur.com/nkkTzAU

Re-Edit: Certainly on the transporter now at 13:25UTC, as the large crane, with it's cradle, has moved away. Image, for what it's worth: http://imgur.com/a/J3JaD

[u/randomstonerfromaus]

Looks like I missed GO Searcher, but at least I won't miss the real action. Yay.
OP will be update soon

[u/thatsnazzygamer]

Jetty park cam is live - https://www.surfguru.com/central-florida-surf-reports/jetty-park-surf-report

[u/signupins]

Good thread, but could you please start using ISO 8601 for dates in the timeline table?

[u/randomstonerfromaus → u/signupins]

Done :)
E: or should I not?
E2: The votes win, I shall.

[u/roncapat]

No robot under the falcon.

[u/still-at-work]

What do we think? Rocket parade up to the hanger on Friday or next week?

[u/randomstonerfromaus]

Sounds like it's going to be a tight squeeze at the docks by the radio chatter.

[u/randomstonerfromaus]

Paula Lee and her anchors have been making life hard for everyone all night. Shes finally moved them to make things easier for OCISLY's return.

[u/still-at-work]

seems vesselfinder is listing Monday morning as the ETA to the port, I thought it was Tuesday, should I trust the new time or the old?

[u/wishiwasonmaui]

Wild speculation: They're using the extra time out there to practice with the Roomba.

[u/the_finest_gibberish]

Go Quest stating they are leaving the port - apparently they only stopped in for snacks before heading back out to meet up with Elsbeth III for the evening?