Starship SN-08 flight test infographic from artist Tony Bela
Site: http://www.tonybela.com/
HiRes version,
http://www.tonybela.com/SN8 pre launch.jpg
LowerRes,
IMG_20201101_042752.jpg
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Starship SN-08 flight test infographic from artist Tony Bela
Site: http://www.tonybela.com/
HiRes version,
http://www.tonybela.com/SN8 pre launch.jpg
LowerRes,
IMG_20201101_042752.jpg
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Confirmation Starship targets the drink then diverts to the landing pad,
Thomas Burghardt @TGMetsFan98
Elon confirms that, like Falcon 9, Starship SN8 will target the water until the last second. Hopefully this means no crater at the landing pad!
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Yeah. Although, if it fails right at the end, some landing pad repair will be needed to fill in the crater.
https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/stat...62613432606728
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I'm glad to see this pioneering "fail fast" spirit -minus the risk of limb and life- having returned to spaceflight. Let them glow, let them blow, until you get it right. I believe the ability to have "cheap" tests is one of the key factors in avoiding a development path that takes decades.
With sufficient thrust, water towers fly just fine.
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SN-09 looks to be a fast follower if SN-08 goes wonky, getting her wings this weekend.
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Cool graphic, but I wish there was a size between the lo-res and the big one!Originally Posted by docmordrid
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Gimme a width number
Starship 'Chomper' StarLink launch (this video received the Elon Musk Seal of Approval)
https://youtu.be/ZDXazpbe2Iw
Building a Starship
https://youtu.be/mdoXiwKiRpU
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Not SpaceX, but something of an answer to my earlier question about cell phones, there is a company looking to provide cell service from satellites. However, NASA has major concerns about where they want to put them, due to collision risk. Story here, includes some details about design. They need large antennas of course, but would be in a bit higher altitude than Starlink. One way or another, I expect the idea that cell phones are limited regionally will go away one of these days.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2020...phic-collison/
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And another arstechnica article, about someone unboxing Starlink hardware and his beta test experience, with good internet access in a national forest:
https://arstechnica.com/information-...-gets-120mbps/
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SN-10 propulsion module stacked
https://youtu.be/vSDaKHAHOWA
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Oh! Download and resize it! I can do that!
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How come you can get good Starlink connection in a forest, but GPS reception tends to drop out underneath trees? Different frequency, better ground hardware?
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550 km (StarLink) vs 20,200 km (GPS) + better ground equipment (.5m phased array vs pocket device.)
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How come you can get good Starlink connection in a forest, but GPS reception tends to drop out underneath trees? Different frequency, better ground hardware?
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The guy testing Starlink did say a clear view was important. He was in a forest, but apparently looked for a spot that had a view of the part of the sky he was aiming at.
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30-40 times shorter distance, so 900-1600 times the received power per cross section for a given transmit power, a half meter diameter phased array on the ground side instead of a little chip or whip antenna, about double the transmit power on the satellite side and another big phased array so it's targeted at the ground terminal instead of spread across the planet...in short, a million or so times as much power to work with, plus or minus a couple orders of magnitude.
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From the article linked earlier:
‘Wandering-coder did a speed test that measured downloads of 120Mbps, uploads of 12Mbps, and latency of 37ms. He got worse results in a different, more heavily forested location where he placed the dish closer to the trees because Starlink needs a clear line of sight to SpaceX satellites. "It didn't work well with a heavy tree canopy/trees directly in the line of sight, as expected," Wandering-coder wrote. "I would be connected only for about 5 seconds at a time. Make sure you have as clear a view of the sky as possible!"’
So better signal strength or not, line of sight obstruction was an important issue.
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SN-08,
Static fire: November 4, 2020
Window: 1000 - 0000 Eastern*
Cryotest last night
https://twitter.com/austinbarnard45/...66068549574657
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Thanks for the replies! The size of the user terminal antenna makes it a bit less handy to carry around on a hiking trip.
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At Boca Chica, Musk said StarLink should have worldwide coverage by the end of 2021 including the poles.
After that it's increasing capacity, deploying the laser inter-satellite links, etc .
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Also $499 for the phased array terminal is really cheap, the components/electronics to build and run it are expensive. The Starlink engineers have a done a great job in keeping the price low and affordable
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Lowering Starlink terminal cost, which may sound rather pedestrian, is actually our most difficult technical challenge
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1323431066158452736
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Sure, the antenna was originally described as pizza sized, and it is a pretty good sized pizza. You would also need to consider the power supply. I might imagine a future foldable antenna and built-in router for future more portable use, but mostly this is too bulky to carry very far by a person.
It also looks like they would need to make changes to make it easier to be able to install it in the roof of a car/SUV/truck.
But as long as the cost isn’t too high after beta, I can see this making a big difference for people in out of the way places.
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Boca Chica road closures
Primary Date: Nov. 9, 2020
Secondary Dates: Nov. 10 & 11, 2020
Window: 0900 - 2100 Eastern
Purpose: SN8 Static Fire and 15km Flight
https://twitter.com/bocaroad/status/1324139938732859392
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Oh sure. These days if you want a "cabin in the woods" you can go very far with solar panels and Starlink. Then it's "just" water to take care of.
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Clean launch tonight, which means Crew-1 should be good to go on the 14th
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I worked later than usual last night and it was already full dark when I rode home from the office. As I turned into my neighborhood, facing North, I saw a bright streak of light low on the horizon, visibly moving, climbing towards the East. For an instant I wondered WTF(?), then the obvious, ahhh F9 launch. I'd forgotten about it. I pulled to the side of the road and watched. Perfect sky. Clearly saw MECO and 2nd stage ignition with the naked eye. The best launch, viewing-wise, I've seen from my location in a long time. Maybe ever.
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SN-08 test schedule (moved right)
Primary Date 1: November 8, 2020
Window: 2000 - 0200 Eastern
Primary Date 2: November 12, 2020
Purpose: static fire & 15km flight
Window: 1000 - 1000 Eastern
Backup Date: November 13, 2020
Purpose: static fire & 15km flight
Window: 0600 - 1300 Eastern
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Starlink on civil aircraft?
SpaceX just filed papers with the FCC,
...SpaceX seeks experimental authority for operation of one user terminal aboard each of up to five private jets while they are (1) on the ground at an airport, and (2) in flight over the United States (including its territories and territorial waters). Such authority would enable SpaceX to obtain critical data regarding the operational performance of its user terminals and the SpaceX NGSO system more broadly...
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Raptor startup video (cutaway)
https://youtu.be/QCwN00ozWa8
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Sentinel-6A 'Michael Freilich,' an oceanographic satellite for NASA and ESA
Named after the late US oceanographer and former NASA Earth Sciences Director
Date: November 21, 2020
Time: 1217 Eastern (0917 Pacific, 1717 GMT)
Booster: B1063.1
Mass: ~1,500 kg
Orbit: 1,336 km @66° inclination
Pad: SLC-4E, Vandenberg
Recovery: LZ-4
https://twitter.com/KathyLueders/sta...72868526698496
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