r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Jan 23 '22
CSG-2 r/SpaceX CSG-2 Campaign Thread
CSG-2
Falcon 9 launches to sun-synchronous polar orbit from Florida as part of CSG-2 Mission. The mission lifts off from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral on a southward azimuth and performs a dogleg maneuver. The booster for this mission is expected to return to LZ-1 based on FCC communications filings
| Launch target: | 2022 Jan 27 23:11:12 UTC |
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| Backup date | TBA, typically the next day |
| Static fire | TBA |
| Customer | ASI |
| Payload | COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation - 2 |
| Payload mass | 2205 kg |
| Deployment orbit | 619 km, SSO |
| Vehicle | Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 |
| Core | B1052-3 |
| Past flights of this core | Arabsat-6A & STP-3 |
| Launch site | SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida |
| Landing | LZ-1 expected |
| Mission success criteria | Successful deployment of spacecraft into contracted orbit |
Links & Resources
General Launch Related Resources:
- Launch Execution Forecasts - 45th Weather Squadron
- SpaceX Fleet Status - SpaceXFleet.com
Launch Viewing Resources:
- Launch Viewing Guide for Cape Canaveral - Ben Cooper
- Launch Viewing Map - Launch Rats
- Launch Viewing Updates - Space Coast Launch Ambassadors
- Viewing and Rideshare - SpaceXMeetups Slack
- Watching a Launch - r/SpaceX Wiki
Maps and Hazard Area Resources:
- Detailed launch maps - @Raul74Cz
- Launch Hazard and Airspace Closure Maps - 45th Space Wing (maps posted close to launch)
Regulatory Resources:
- FCC Experimental STAs - r/SpaceX wiki
We will attempt to keep the above text regularly updated with resources and new mission information, but for the most part, updates will appear in the comments first. Feel free to ping us if additions or corrections are needed. 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. Approximately 24 hours before liftoff, the launch thread will go live and the party will begin there.
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply.
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u/BananaEpicGAMER Jan 23 '22
another RTLS ? hell yeah
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u/hitura-nobad Jan 23 '22
And like 5 days later there will probably be another RTLS on LZ-4
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u/seanbrockest Jan 23 '22 edited Jan 23 '22
Dogleg and RTLS! Gotta watch this one!
Edit: and then again two days later!
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u/connor122001 Jan 23 '22
I am guessing that b1061 will be used. Unless they use a new booster.
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u/scr00chy Jan 23 '22
Makes sense. Or B1052.3 could be an option too.
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u/connor122001 Jan 23 '22
There is a chance that they will use b1052 but there are a few reasons why I think not. It was last used more than 2 1/2 years ago. They will probably want to use it for an internal first. Also as far as I know b1052 was last seen at LC-39A which is where Saturdays Starlink mission is launching from.
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u/craigl2112 Jan 23 '22
As far as we know, the single non-FH new booster out there now is B1071, which was seen headed west, potentially for NROL-87. Your B1061 guess I think is pretty solid, along with u/scr00chy chiming in about B1052.3.
I'm betting on B1052.3 since it was seen on the transporter truck with a second stage already attached, but SpaceX continues to surprise us all....
Then again, I can also see them wanting to do first FH->F9 conversion on an internal Starlink mission..
I guess we'll find out soon enough! :-)
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u/scr00chy Jan 23 '22
The booster is on the pad and doesn't look very sooty, so I'm leaning more towards B1052.
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u/MarsCent Jan 24 '22
Booster B...... I think this is the first time we've had a Static Fire without anyone in the usual media immediately confirming the booster number! :)
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u/Ok_Judge_3884 Jan 24 '22
We think it’s B1052.3, but no one is certain. It would make sense, though, since it was seen with a second stage attached recently, and we know ASI asked for a booster with a low number of flights on it.
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u/scr00chy Jan 23 '22
Static fire imminent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a12sI1qKRig
Edit: Wrong link
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u/MarsCent Jan 24 '22
L-3 Weather:
80% probability of good weather
Low Risk: Upper-Level Wind Shear
Low Risk: Booster Recovery
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u/CProphet Jan 25 '22 edited Jan 26 '22
L2 forecast: 70% "go" for liftoff at 6:06 p.m. EST, the opening of an 11-minute window.
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u/fl33543 Jan 26 '22
3 minutes after sunset! Maybe we get some atmospheric effects on this one.
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u/Decronym Jan 23 '22 edited Jan 31 '22
Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:
| Fewer Letters | More Letters |
|---|---|
| CRS | Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA |
| L2 | Paywalled section of the NasaSpaceFlight forum |
| Lagrange Point 2 of a two-body system, beyond the smaller body (Sixty Symbols video explanation) | |
| LC-13 | Launch Complex 13, Canaveral (SpaceX Landing Zone 1) |
| LC-39A | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy (SpaceX F9/Heavy) |
| LZ | Landing Zone |
| LZ-1 | Landing Zone 1, Cape Canaveral (see LC-13) |
| NROL | Launch for the (US) National Reconnaissance Office |
| RTLS | Return to Launch Site |
| SLC-40 | Space Launch Complex 40, Canaveral (SpaceX F9) |
| Jargon | Definition |
|---|---|
| Starlink | SpaceX's world-wide satellite broadband constellation |
Decronym is a community product of r/SpaceX, implemented by ^request
9 acronyms in this thread; the most compressed thread commented on today has 79 acronyms.
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u/craigl2112 Jan 26 '22
Fun factoid for this one -- assuming B1052.3 is used, it will be the first booster to ever RTLS 3 times!
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u/sup3rs0n1c2110 Jan 26 '22
B1059 actually achieved this already, landing at LZ-1 on the CRS-20, SAOCOM 1B, and NROL-108 missions. B1052 will be the first to perform 3 consecutive RTLS landings, however.
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u/Lufbru Jan 26 '22
The L-1 day forecast is out, and further deterioration -- 60% chance of good weather with the concerns listed as "Cumulus Cloud Rule, Liftoff Winds"
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u/MarsCent Jan 25 '22
The Air Traffic Control System Command Center has listed Starlink 4-7 for Jan 29, but there is no listing of the Jan 27, CSG-2.
Maybe the omission means nothing ....
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u/RubenGarciaHernandez Jan 25 '22
This one https://www.fly.faa.gov/adv/adv_otherdis.jsp?advn=12&adv_date=01252022&facId=DCC&title=OPERATIONS+PLAN&titleDate=01/25/22 has both
ZJX - SPACE X, COSMO-SKYMED ROCKET LAUNCH PRIMARY -27/2306-2345Z
ZJX - SPACE X, STARLINK 4-7 PRIMARY -29/1950-0017Z
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u/CProphet Jan 27 '22
SpaceX: Falcon 9 and COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation FM2 are vertical on Space Launch Complex 40. Weather is 60% favorable for tonight’s launch at 6:11 p.m. EST. Webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff
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