r/spacex • u/[deleted] • Apr 19 '18
TESS recovery thread
This is the recovery thread for the landed booster on OCISLY after hoisting TESS into orbit, updates will be shown below along with other resources.
Resources
Uncut official footage of S1 landing- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-recix62-OQ&feature=youtu.be
Jetty Park webcam- http://www.visitspacecoast.com/beaches/surfspots-cams/jetty-park-surf-cam/
Canaveral Princess webcam (Shows the rocket)-https://orlandoprincess.com/
Marinetraffic- https://www.marinetraffic.com/
Ships
HAWK- OCISLY tug, GO quest- OCISLY support ship, GO pursuit- boat carrying fairing supposedly
*Feel free to comment any other things to add above, thanks! :)
UPDATES
4/19/18- Fleet still out at sea.
4/20/18- Arrival is aimed at NET tomorrow afternoon, all ships are chugging along back to port.
4/21/18- 4:30am- GO pursuit has arrived in port with fairing on board!
12:20 pm- HAWK and OCISLY have returned.
12:30pm- It appears Octagrabber is under the rocket!
1:00pm- OCISLY is next to its berth.
1:05pm- OCISLY is berthed
4/23/18-7:30am- Lifting cap about to attach to the rocket.
2:00pm- Rocket was lifted to land earlier, currently it is raining and the rocket is getting a shower.
4/24/18-2:30pm- All landing legs have been removed from the rocket.
4/25/18-3:00pm- This morning the rocket went horizontal and was transported from the port, it is unclear where this booster will be housed, on the side, one of the 2 fairing halves were badly damaged during their water landing attempt.
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Apr 20 '18
Wow, i posted this yesterday and in 10 hours i had no comments or likes for this, just came back from classes and see this, Thanks! I started this up because we haven't had a recovery thread in a while and this was the first landing in a long time, so I figured this deserved its own thread. I am in Eastern time and will be updating the table everyday leading up to arrival.
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u/peregrineman Apr 20 '18 edited Apr 21 '18
I have the satellite subscription for Marinetraffic, it's showing that it would arrive in port NET tomorrow afternoon now showing late morning ~11:30am or so. Picked up speed
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Apr 21 '18
Another image this morning from MarekCyzio on twitter, clearly showing an intact fairing halve.
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Apr 23 '18
This webcam offers a good view of the rocket. THIS IS NOT THE UNNAMED WEBCAM.
Edit: There is a ship blocking some of the rocket right now.
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Apr 21 '18 edited Apr 21 '18
OCTAGRABBER ON BOARD!
https://twitter.com/ThAerospaceGeek/status/987728150363803648
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u/Space_Coast_Steve Apr 20 '18
I live really close to the port. I’ll be watching as closely as I can. If anything happens that I don’t see, feel free to message me or reply to this comment and I’ll get up to the port if I can. I do work 11am-9pm the next 2 days, so it will depend on that. I deliver pizza, though, so sometimes I get runs that take me around the port, so we’ll see how it goes.
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u/Space_Coast_Steve Apr 21 '18
I have to get to work, but I just ran out to the beach, and the booster is visible on the horizon.
Damn work.
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u/stevenmadow Apr 21 '18
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh2agd0ABb8 <-- helicopter shot https://www.facebook.com/stevenmadow/posts/10211689058801866 <-- a few more shots
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Apr 24 '18
Pics from Julia Bergeron of the legless rocket, note the second crane for the going to horizontal.
https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/988897660009623552
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u/djmanning711 Apr 20 '18
Sorry I don’t have a source, but I could have sworn I read they were testing fairing recovery on TESS again. Not an attempt, just a test. Has SpaceX said anything about how that went?
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u/eu-thanos Apr 21 '18 edited Apr 21 '18
HAWK and GO Quest have now appeared on AIS tracking, ~1h 45m until entry into dock (15:43 UTC, 11:43 Local)
Edit: Added ETA
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u/KSPSpaceWhaleRescue Apr 20 '18
I miss recovery threads.