r/SpaceX Starlink-4 Recovery Discussion & Updates Thread
Hi! I'm u/Shahar603, and I'm hosting the recovery thread of the Starlink-4 mission.Booster RecoverySpaceX deployed OCISLY, GO Quest and Tug Hawk to carry out the booster recovery operation. B1056 has tragically failed to land on the droneship but it has performed a soft water landing and might be fished from the ocean (or destroyed like B1032).Fairing RecoveryUnfortunately both Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief have failed to catch the fairing halves. The ships might scoop the fairing halves from the ocean and bring them back to Port Canaveral.Current Recovery Fleet StatusVesselRoleStatusGO QuestDroneship support shipAt SeaTug HawkDroneship support shipSailing back to Port CanaveralGO Ms. TreeFairing RecoveryFollowing B1056GO Ms. ChiefFairing RecoveryFollowing B1056Live UpdatesTimeUpdate18 Feb 2020 08:00 UTCMs. Tree and Ms. Chief are following the floating booster17 Feb 2020 22:00 UTCMs. Tree and Ms. Chief have moved to the booster recovery area. Tug Hawk is leaving the area with OCISLY17 Feb 2020 20:00 UTCGO Ms. Tree finished its fairing recovery operation and is departing the recovery zone17 Feb 2020 16:00 - 17:00 UTCGO Quest is watching the booster. Waiting for B1966 to be safed. Booster is reported to be floating and intact17 Feb 2020 15:50 UTCGO Ms. Tree and GO Ms. Chief attempt to catch the fairings (and fail)17 Feb 2020 15:14 UTCB1056.4 performs a soft water landingLinks & ResourcesMarineTrafficSpaceXFleet Updates on TwitterSpaceXFleet.com - SpaceXFleet Information!
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Hi! I'm u/Shahar603, and I'm hosting the recovery thread of the Starlink-4 mission.Booster RecoverySpaceX deployed OCISLY, GO Quest and Tug Hawk to carry out the booster recovery operation. B1056 has tragically failed to land on the droneship but it has performed a soft water landing and might be fished from the ocean (or destroyed like B1032).Fairing RecoveryUnfortunately both Ms. Tree and Ms. Chief have failed to catch the fairing halves. The ships might scoop the fairing halves from the ocean and bring them back to Port Canaveral.Current Recovery Fleet StatusVesselRoleStatusGO QuestDroneship support shipAt SeaTug HawkDroneship support shipSailing back to Port CanaveralGO Ms. TreeFairing RecoveryFollowing B1056GO Ms. ChiefFairing RecoveryFollowing B1056Live UpdatesTimeUpdate18 Feb 2020 08:00 UTCMs. Tree and Ms. Chief are following the floating booster17 Feb 2020 22:00 UTCMs. Tree and Ms. Chief have moved to the booster recovery area. Tug Hawk is leaving the area with OCISLY17 Feb 2020 20:00 UTCGO Ms. Tree finished its fairing recovery operation and is departing the recovery zone17 Feb 2020 16:00 - 17:00 UTCGO Quest is watching the booster. Waiting for B1966 to be safed. Booster is reported to be floating and intact17 Feb 2020 15:50 UTCGO Ms. Tree and GO Ms. Chief attempt to catch the fairings (and fail)17 Feb 2020 15:14 UTCB1056.4 performs a soft water landingLinks & ResourcesMarineTrafficSpaceXFleet Updates on TwitterSpaceXFleet.com - SpaceXFleet Information!
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Remote camera view: Falcon 9 launches the fifth Starlink mission
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The real reason SpaceX hired former top NASA official
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The real reason SpaceX hired former top NASA official
Bill Gerstenmaier knows a lot of people, many of who may be willing to spend money to obtain the services that SpaceX has to offer.
Scott Manley: SpaceX's latest successful mission ends with a failed landing
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SpaceX's Latest Successful Mission Ends With A Failed Landing
SpaceX have been launching Starlink satellite groups every few weeks and while todays launch was once again successful, the booster was lost after it made a soft landing in the water next to the barge. There's no official word on what went wrong, but we can…
Space Adventures announces agreement with @SpaceX to launch private citizens on Dragon spacecraft
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Space Adventures announces agreement with @SpaceX to launch private citizens on Dragon spacecraft https://t.co/yjAsZULZ9s
Despite the overnight storms, some beautiful Starlink captures from remote cameras
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Go Searcher MMH ( Mono-Methyl Hydrazine ) Vent System
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Musk on Twitter: “Rocket nosecone production in Texas”
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Rocket nosecone production in Texas https://t.co/KLWewja9Gn
SpaceX beginning final assembly of Starship SN1 ahead of roll to the pad - NASASpaceFlight.com
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SpaceX beginning final assembly of Starship SN1 ahead of roll to the pad - NASASpaceFlight.com
SpaceX teams have begun stacking Starship SN1 in Boca Chica, Texas. The rocket is gearing…
Elon Musk on Twitter: High bay for stacking Starship engine bay, propellant tanks & fairing (fka nosecone) sections is almost done!
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Elon Musk
High bay for stacking Starship engine bay, propellant tanks & fairing (fka nosecone) sections is almost done! https://t.co/G9h0430ns2
Pauline Acalin on SpaceX's application for facility at Port of LA: "Permit was approved by Board of Commissioners, so next step is approval by LA City Council. Meeting for that will be held next week."
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Pauline Acalin
Permit was approved by Board of Commissioners, so next step is approval by LA City Council. Meeting for that will be held next week.
Go Searcher Dummy Dragon Practice Capsule
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Go Searcher Dummy Dragon Practice Capsule
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 recently completed a full duration static fire test Feb. 13 at the company's rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas ahead of @AF_SMC 's next GPS III mission for @spaceforcedod (Photo courtesy SpaceX) #SMC #SpaceStartsHere #USSF #GPSIIISV03 https://t.co/VqJuzAsyRd
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SpaceX's Falcon 9 recently completed a full duration static fire test Feb. 13 at the company's rocket development facility in McGregor, Texas ahead of @AF_SMC 's next GPS III mission for @spaceforcedod (Photo courtesy SpaceX) #SMC #SpaceStartsHere #USSF #GPSIIISV03
"Starship production & thus iterative improvement will be much faster than Falcon. Driving hard for fully reusable orbital flight this year!": Elon Musk
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@flcnhvy @SciGuySpace F9 iteration slowed down as payloads became too important to risk. Little change is expected going forward with F9/FH or Dragon. Starship production & thus iterative improvement will be much faster than Falcon. Driving hard for fully…
SpaceX sets date for first Florida launch of its kind in more than half a century (Polar Orbit)
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SpaceX sets date for first Florida launch of its kind in more than half a century
Argentinian space agency CONAE says that both its SAOCOM 1B satellite and SpaceX are on track for a type of launch that the United States’ East Coast hasn’t supported in more than half a century. CONAE has revealed that SpaceX aims to launch the ~2800 kg (6200…
SpaceX is looking to raise about $250 million, valuing Elon Musk’s space company at $36 billion
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SpaceX is looking to raise about $250 million, valuing Elon Musk's space company at $36 billion
SpaceX is seeking about a quarter billion dollars in new funds, people familiar told CNBC, raising the valuation of Elon Musk's company.
Looks like Ms. Tree's fairing half's parachute got stuck on the net
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Kyle Montgomery
Looks like Ms. Tree's fairing half's parachute got stuck on the net. #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX
What in tarnation is this "SpaceX Village" by the Starship launch site? - Futurism
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What in Tarnation Is This “SpaceX Village” by the Starship Launch Site
The puzzling, since-removed listing advertised volleyball tournaments, rock climbing, kayaking, and a "spaceport lounge (restaurant and bar)."
Flight data from Monday's Starlink flight. I used a python script to pull velocity and altitude data from the livestream feed and estimate acceleration and angle. Raw data available in comments.
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The STARLINK-46 satellite reentered the atmosphere approximately Feb/20/2020 at 17:43 UTC. Making it the first satellite of the constellation to be intentionally deorbited.
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SATVIEW - STARLINK-46 - Norad 44246U - Tracking satellites and Spacejunk in Real time
All about STARLINK-46 (Norad 44246U), its position at any time and when it will pass over your city. Tables and graphs forecast for the next 5 days.
Starlink Satellites to Play Bigger Role in Massive Live-Fire Air Force Exercise April 8th
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SpaceX Starlink Satellites Have Bigger Role In 'Massive' Live Fire Air Force Test | Investor's Business Daily
SpaceX Starlink satellites will play a major role in an Air Force live-fire exercise in April, and a Virgin Galactic sister company is in talks to join too.