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Oops, my bad. That was for a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites-R (GOES-R) launch on June 25th, not a Starship launch. Darn... I can not wait until July.
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A pair of sonic booms shook Florida’s Space Coast as SpaceX recovered the two side boosters on the three-core Falcon Heavy rocket, tail numbers B1072 and B1086. They touched down at Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) and Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station a little more than eight minutes after liftoff. The core booster, B1087, was expended following separation with the rocket’s upper stage. All three of boosters being used on this mission were brand new. - Live coverage: SpaceX launches final NOAA GOES weather satellite on Falcon Heavy rocket – Spaceflight Now
So apparently, the core booster (main engine), B1087, was expended following separation. Meaning, as I am supposed, in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere.
So apparently, the core booster (main engine), B1087, was expended following separation. Meaning, as I am supposed, in the Atlantic Ocean somewhere.
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Any updates on where in the Atlantic the core booster crashed?
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They were quite on that one! I would be interested in finding out. Was it too far downrange?
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@rockytopva Seems that NASA Spaceflight explained why the booster was expended, as it would not have enough fuel to return back to a droneship. I feel bad when stuff is wasted. But hey, physics has the final say. If the payload was lighter, and the trajectory different, maybe the center booster could have returned back to Earth.
The launch took place on time and with the payload weighing over 5,000 kg, the center core of the Falcon Heavy, B1087, was expended, because as expected, it was unable to preserve enough propellant to land softly on a droneship. The two side boosters, B1072 and B1086, performed a return-to-launch-site landing at Landing Zones 1 and 2, respectively., marking the 249th and 250th consecutive successful landings by Falcon boosters.
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The launch took place on time and with the payload weighing over 5,000 kg, the center core of the Falcon Heavy, B1087, was expended, because as expected, it was unable to preserve enough propellant to land softly on a droneship. The two side boosters, B1072 and B1086, performed a return-to-launch-site landing at Landing Zones 1 and 2, respectively., marking the 249th and 250th consecutive successful landings by Falcon boosters.
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Launch Roundup: Falcon Heavy returns with GOES-U, Firefly Alpha launch attempt - NASASpaceFlight.com
Following a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto brought high seas, wind, and rain-related delays…
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That... Then... Must have been a heavy lift! The math, science, and computer programming for all of that to happen must be astonishing!@rockytopva Seems that NASA Spaceflight explained why the booster was expended, as it would not have enough fuel to return back to a droneship. I feel bad when stuff is wasted. But hey, physics has the final say. If the payload was lighter, and the trajectory different, maybe the center booster could have returned back to Earth.
The launch took place on time and with the payload weighing over 5,000 kg, the center core of the Falcon Heavy, B1087, was expended, because as expected, it was unable to preserve enough propellant to land softly on a droneship. The two side boosters, B1072 and B1086, performed a return-to-launch-site landing at Landing Zones 1 and 2, respectively., marking the 249th and 250th consecutive successful landings by Falcon boosters.
Source:
Launch Roundup: Falcon Heavy returns with GOES-U, Firefly Alpha launch attempt - NASASpaceFlight.com
Following a week in which Tropical Storm Alberto brought high seas, wind, and rain-related delays…
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Agreed. Advanced calculus probably had to be used, along with physics and computer simulations.
It is too late for me to think about calculus. Had bad experience in a calc class, a bad professor who did not explain the math in a good way.
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Anyone remember the camera crew on the Space X roof going NUTS after the Falcon Heavy boosters landed? There were 3 booms per rocket, so they had just filmed them land but the speed of sound was so slow it took a moment to catch up to the rockets. Then "Boom boom boom - boom boom boom" and the camera crew started dancing about and we mysteriously lost footage!
(The rockets HAD landed - but it was funny.)
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Ooh, I did not see that footage of the SpaceX crew going nuts, but that sounds funny.Anyone remember the camera crew on the Space X roof going NUTS after the Falcon Heavy boosters landed? There were 3 booms per rocket, so they had just filmed them land but the speed of sound was so slow it took a moment to catch up to the rockets. Then "Boom boom boom - boom boom boom" and the camera crew started dancing about and we mysteriously lost footage!
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