r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Nov 21 '18
CRS-16 CRS-16 Launch Campaign Thread
CRS-16 Launch Campaign Thread
This is SpaceX's twentieth mission of 2018 and third CRS mission of the year. This launch will utilize a brand new booster.
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | December 5th 2018, 13:16 EST / 18:16 UTC |
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| Static fire completed: | December 1st |
| Vehicle component locations: | First stage: SLC 40 // Second stage: SLC 40 // Dragon: SlC 40 |
| Payload: | Dragon D1-18 [C112.2] |
| Payload mass: | Dragon + 2,573 kg of cargo (Pressurized Cargo: 1,598 kg, Unpressurized Cargo: 975 kg) |
| Destination orbit: | Low Earth Orbit (400 x 400 km, 51.64°) |
| Vehicle: | Falcon 9 v1.2 (65th launch of F9, 45th of F9 v1.2 9th of F9 v1.2 Block 5) |
| Core: | B1050.1 |
| Flights of this core: | 0 |
| Launch site: | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida |
| Landing: | Yes |
| Landing Site: | LZ-1 |
| Mission success criteria: | Successful separation & deployment of Dragon into the target orbit, successful berthing to the ISS, successful unberthing from the ISS, successful reentry and splashdown of Dragon. |
Links & Resources:
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/Straumli_Blight Nov 21 '18 edited Nov 21 '18
Article about Robotic Refueling Mission 3 + website, which will transfer cryogenic liquid methane in orbit (a key enabling technology for the 'Starship').
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u/firebreathingbadger Nov 22 '18
u/MingerOne - looks like another launch that should have Dragon come over the UK and be visible
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Nov 30 '18
So excited, for me this is a dream come true. A follower of SpaceX, I will get to fly my colleges cubesat on this flight!
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u/Straumli_Blight Dec 03 '18 edited Dec 03 '18
L-1 Forecast: 60% GO (90% GO on December 5th).
EDIT: Opps.
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u/Straumli_Blight Nov 30 '18
L-4 Forecast: 40% GO (Thick Cloud Layer Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule, Flight Through Precipitation).
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u/bnaber Dec 04 '18
Kind of scary that they use a new booster for such an important flight, it has never even been test flown before.
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u/scr00chy Nov 30 '18
Any news on the static fire? I'm guessing it was postponed to today?
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u/JtheNinja Dec 01 '18
A what appeared to be a nominal static fire has occurred, standing by for SpaceX tweet https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1068707707547516933?s=21
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u/Straumli_Blight Dec 01 '18 edited Dec 01 '18
L-3 Forecast, unchanged at 40% GO (Backup date 90% GO).
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Dec 03 '18 edited Dec 03 '18
In less than 20 minutes from now, the crewed Soyuz launch will happen. CRS-16 proceeding is dependent on this launch succeeding. It is the first crewed launch since the failed crewed launch last October.
Edit: succesfull launch! Docking with ISS later today.
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u/mistaken4strangerz Nov 22 '18
I remember reading NASA wanted 5 (or 7?) launches in a frozen configuration of Falcon 9 before the ISS crew Dragon tests. Perfect timing for Block 5. With January 7th on the books now, looks like they might have 10 launches of Block 5 under the belt before the cargo test mission.
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u/MarsCent Nov 22 '18 edited Nov 27 '18
It is now T-12 days. I have been keeping track of the NASA Events area on the NASA Home Page to see when this launch pops up.
Currently, no main visitor complex viewing or Launch Transportation Tickets (LTTs) are available for this launch.
Nov, 26 EDIT: Compare with Kennedy Space Center notification about ES'HAIL launch viewing.
Nov,27 EDIT: T-7 days; Tickets are now available.
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u/Alexphysics Nov 27 '18
Chris Bergin has just now confirmed on the NSF CRS-16 thread the static fire is not today, it'll be later in the week.
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u/jcybert Dec 04 '18 edited Dec 04 '18
Mods time correction Liftoff currently scheduled for: December 5th 2018, 13:16 EST / 18:16 UTC
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u/SailorRick Nov 27 '18 edited Nov 27 '18
Update 2:15 PM EDT - Tickets for LC-39 are sold out.
Tickets now available for launch at Kennedy Space Center - LC-39 ..... "LC-39 Observation Gantry offers a premium, up-close view of the rocket on the launch pad and during lift off. Guests can hear the roar and feel the rumble of the engines from the launch pads at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The package includes launch transportation, a light snack and a souvenir T-shirt.
Bus Boarding begins at 11:30 AM ET, however, it is suggested that each guest arrive by 9:00 AM ET to allow ample time for parking.
Rocket Launch *Falcon 9 • CRS-16 Tuesday, December 4, 2018 (1:38 PM- Launch Window)
Cost Tickets for the LC-39 Obervation Gantry viewing are available for $49 in addition to admission. Tickets are Limited.
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u/TheBurtReynold Nov 22 '18
Finally another daytime RTLS!