Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
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Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
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Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#2This is the fourth separate attempt at launching this mission. The first one was more than a month ago. Their biggest problem are helium leaks.
Successful launch. We can expect better video footage of the first stage landing.
Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#3Wow I can't believe this finally launched. So far so good! And of course, the most exciting thing about this is the return attempt of the F9 first stage core. I don't think that'll be covered in the webcast but we'll certainly get video of it later. MECO successful.
Edit: r/spacex has good updates regarding the landing attempt
[T+27m]: Elon's jet and NASA plane circling a particular area...
http://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/2aany2/rspacex_orbco...
Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#4Wow I can't believe this finally launched. So far so good! And of course, the most exciting thing about this is the return attempt of the F9 first stage core. I don't think that'll be covered in the webcast but we'll certainly get video of it later. MECO successful. Edit: r/spacex has good updates regarding the landing attempt [T+27m]: Elon's jet and NASA plane circling a particular area... http://www.reddit.com/r/sp…
I wonder if they have tracking planes or a spotter out on the water. After all this bad press and the violent ocean churn from the last attempt, it would be nice to get a money shot of the vehicle hovering over the water.
Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#5I'll admit I do not regularly follow space launches but I am amazed at the various places that they have installed video feeds. Seeing the first stage drop off was incredible.
Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#6"Speed 7.2km/s...and we have miko" - what's miko referring to in this case?
Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#7"Speed 7.2km/s...and we have miko" - what's miko referring to in this case?
Other commenter described it as MECO, googled that, found "Main Engine(s) Cut-Off".
Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#8"Speed 7.2km/s...and we have miko" - what's miko referring to in this case?
MECO. Main Engine Cut-Off.
Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#9"Speed 7.2km/s...and we have miko" - what's miko referring to in this case?
It's MECO. Main engine cut-off.
Re: Orbcomm OG2 Falcon 9 Satellite Launch
#10I'll admit I do not regularly follow space launches but I am amazed at the various places that they have installed video feeds. Seeing the first stage drop off was incredible.
Cameras are fairly cheap these days, and a video feed would be extremely valuable to figure out what happened in the event that something goes wrong. Telemetry from sensors is also extremely useful, but sometimes you just want to see what happened with your eyes.