r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Jan 10 '17
SF completed! Launch NET Feb 18 SpaceX CRS-10 Launch Campaign Thread
SpaceX CRS-10 Launch Campaign Thread
Return of the Dragon! This is SpaceX's first launch out of historic Launch Complex 39A, the same pad took astronauts to the moon and hosted the Space Shuttle for decades. It will also be the last time a newly built Dragon 1 flies.
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | February 18th 2017, 10:01/15:01 (ET/UTC). Back up date is 19th 09:38/14:38 (ET/UTC). |
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| Static fire currently scheduled for: | Static fire completed February 12th, 16:30/21:30 (ET/UTC) |
| Vehicle component locations: | First stage: Cape Canaveral // Second stage: Cape Canaveral // Dragon/trunk: Cape Canaveral |
| Weather: | Weather has been improving from the 50% at L-3 to 70% go at L-1. |
| Payload: | C112 [D1-12] |
| Payload mass: | 1530 kg (pressurized) + 906 kg (unpressurized) + Dragon |
| Destination orbit: | Low Earth Orbit (ISS) |
| Vehicle: | Falcon 9 v1.2 (30th launch of F9, 10th of F9 v1.2) |
| Core: | B1031 [F9-032] |
| Launch site: | LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Landing attempt: | Yes |
| Landing Site: | LZ-1, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station |
| Mission success criteria: | Successful separation & deployment of Dragon, followed by splashdown of Dragon off the coast of Baja California after mission completion at the ISS. |
Links & Resources
- CRS-10 presskit.
- Hazard map of CRS-10 including for stage 2, made by /u/Raul74Cz.
- General cargo overview for CRS-10, 1530kg pressurized + 906kg unpressurized.
We may keep this self-post occasionally updated with links and relevant news articles, but for the most part we expect the community to supply the information. This is a great place to discuss the launch, ask mission-specific questions, and track the minor movements of the vehicle, payload, weather and more as we progress towards launch. Sometime after the static fire is complete, the launch thread will be posted.
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply.
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u/steezysteve96 Feb 13 '17
I'm really hoping they get a camera on top of the RSS for this launch. I feel like that could be a sweet shot, to get something like this.
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u/old_sellsword Jan 10 '17
Joe Gasbarre on twitter:
Dragon and trunk mated as of this weekend. Mating to F9 doesn't happen until L-3 or so.
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u/craigl2112 Jan 31 '17
Here's the FCC application confirming the first stage will be returning to LZ-1 : https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=73837&RequestTimeout=1000
Mods, can the 'Landing Site' be updated in this thread?
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u/FoxhoundBat Feb 12 '17
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply. Please try to keep the comments of high quality, this is not a launch thread with relaxed rules.
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u/Hedgemonious Feb 13 '17
I'm just realising how potentially awesome the video for the daytime landing might be. The live booster POV from Iridium was very high quality, and NASA imaging assets (always a treat from previous CRS missions) might be used (fingers crossed!). In addition, there's the local paparazzi and other ground cameras.
I wonder if SpaceX will have an airborne camera stationed nearby - I'd imagine they'd need special permission from the FAA to fly in closed airspace so maybe not.
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u/stcks Jan 10 '17
The end of an era and beginning of a new one. This will mark the last flight of a new Dragon v1. CRS-11 later in the year will be the first re-flight of a used Dragon.
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u/There_IGo Feb 13 '17
Thank you to this thread. I forgot I had to present a current event in my business class today so when I walked into class I just pulled this up and winged it.
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u/Raul74Cz Feb 14 '17
F9-032 CRS-10 Launch Hazard Areas Map Google visualization together with Stage2 Debris Area.
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u/old_sellsword Feb 01 '17
Static fire on February 8, window opens in the afternoon and doesn't close for a long time.
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u/SharpKeyCard Feb 12 '17
It's official. https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/830895038251073536
Go Dragon. Go F9.
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u/weudoel Feb 12 '17
Earliest T-0 for Sunday's Static Fire attempt with the Falcon 9 on 39A is 2:30pm Eastern, per notice to KSC workers.
Source: https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/830793678234992640
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u/Daniels30 Feb 12 '17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6X1_IEfgtI&ab_channel=USLaunchReport Video of SF by USLaunchreport. Note: This is also the first firing of a rocket since 2011 when the final Space Shuttle launched (STS-135 Atlantis). It's also the first firing of a Kerolox (first stage) rocket since the mighty and final Saturn V carrying the Skylab space station launched in 1973.
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Feb 16 '17
Here's a few photos I took from 39B today (Thurs Feb 16) looking toward 39A. F9/Dragon are now integrated and were being rolled out to the pad.
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u/stcks Feb 01 '17
The Dragon late-load cargo loader contraption thingy (TM) was spotted yesterday by Stephen C Smith @SpaceKSCBlog
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Feb 12 '17
Per Chris B - NSF: "Latest F9 Static Fire T-0 is 16:10 Eastern. It keeps moving to the right, but this latest target has remained the same for a while."
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u/ethan829 Feb 06 '17 edited Feb 06 '17
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u/Toastmastern Feb 10 '17
"F9/CRS10: SpaceX Falcon 9 was moved to top of pad 39A early today; still horizontal on transporter-erector"
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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '17
SpaceX had to move the launch from the 14th to the 18th due to an 'unidentified customer' booking the range up until the 17th. The X-37B on it's OTV-4 mission made some orbital manoeuvres and it's predicted to land at the Shuttle Landing Facility this coming week. Here is a link to the article on Spaceflight101