SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Thread - In-Flight Abort
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Kablooey edition
WHEN: 4-Hour window starting 8:00 AM EST / 13:00 UTC on Saturday, January 18
STREAM: https://www.spacex.com/webcast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrkdHshb3E]
Probability of weather delay: 10% [https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2018%20Jan%20Launch.pdf?ver=2020-01-17-103518-317]
Backup launch date: January 19 & January 20 (Same window)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (East Coast)
Booster number & previous flights: B1046.4 [Bangabandhu 1, Merah Putih, SSO-A]
First stage landing: No—the booster will be destroyed
SpaceX press kit: https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/in-flight_abort_test_press_kit.pdf
Dragon number & previous flights: C205.1; N/A (Has Mark 3 parachutes)
In-Flight Abort overview:
>For this test, Falcon 9’s ascent trajectory will mimic a Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to best match the physical environments the rocket and spacecraft will encounter during a normal ascent. However, SpaceX has configured Crew Dragon to intentionally trigger a launch escape after Max Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket.
>After Crew Dragon’s SuperDracos shutdown, the spacecraft will passively coast to apogee, the highest point in its arc. Near apogee, Crew Dragon’s trunk will separate and the smaller Draco thrusters will re-orient the spacecraft for reentry and parachute deploy. When the appropriate conditions are met, Dragon’s drogue and main parachutes will sequence to provide for a soft landing in the Atlantic Ocean near SpaceX Dragon recovery teams.
More mission information:
>https://www.nasa.gov/feature/spacex-nasa-gear-up-for-in-flight-abort-demonstration
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qObBRM4euxk (Mission animation)
>https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/16/spacex-abort-test-serves-as-practice-run-for-astronauts-rescue-teams/
Stats:
This will be the 30th booster reflight, and 79th Falcon 9 launch. It is the 2nd SpaceX launch of 2020.
WHEN: 4-Hour window starting 8:00 AM EST / 13:00 UTC on Saturday, January 18
STREAM: https://www.spacex.com/webcast [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhrkdHshb3E]
Probability of weather delay: 10% [https://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/Weather/L-1%20Forecast%2018%20Jan%20Launch.pdf?ver=2020-01-17-103518-317]
Backup launch date: January 19 & January 20 (Same window)
Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida (East Coast)
Booster number & previous flights: B1046.4 [Bangabandhu 1, Merah Putih, SSO-A]
First stage landing: No—the booster will be destroyed
SpaceX press kit: https://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/in-flight_abort_test_press_kit.pdf
Dragon number & previous flights: C205.1; N/A (Has Mark 3 parachutes)
In-Flight Abort overview:
>For this test, Falcon 9’s ascent trajectory will mimic a Crew Dragon mission to the International Space Station to best match the physical environments the rocket and spacecraft will encounter during a normal ascent. However, SpaceX has configured Crew Dragon to intentionally trigger a launch escape after Max Q, the moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket.
>After Crew Dragon’s SuperDracos shutdown, the spacecraft will passively coast to apogee, the highest point in its arc. Near apogee, Crew Dragon’s trunk will separate and the smaller Draco thrusters will re-orient the spacecraft for reentry and parachute deploy. When the appropriate conditions are met, Dragon’s drogue and main parachutes will sequence to provide for a soft landing in the Atlantic Ocean near SpaceX Dragon recovery teams.
More mission information:
>https://www.nasa.gov/feature/spacex-nasa-gear-up-for-in-flight-abort-demonstration
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qObBRM4euxk (Mission animation)
>https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/16/spacex-abort-test-serves-as-practice-run-for-astronauts-rescue-teams/
Stats:
This will be the 30th booster reflight, and 79th Falcon 9 launch. It is the 2nd SpaceX launch of 2020.
