From SpaceX’s website:
SpaceX is targeting Friday, July 28 for Falcon Heavy’s launch of the Hughes JUPITER 3 mission to a geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 99-minute launch window opens at 11:04 p.m. ET (03:04 UTC on July 29). A backup opportunity is available on Saturday, July 29 with the same window.
Both of the side boosters on this mission previously supported USSF-44 and USSF-67. Following stage separation, Falcon Heavy’s two side boosters will land on SpaceX’s Landing Zones 1 and 2 (LZ-1 and LZ-2) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
A live webcast of this mission will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff.
4 replies on “Falcon Heavy Launch Friday”
Question to all the BWDC Spacex fans.
What happens to the 2nd stage engine and 2nd stage portion after all those Starlinks get deployed? Does it burn up on re entry somewhere over the Indian Ocean? Or just float off to become more space junk to track and dodge? Was so enthralled to watch boosters land, that I never really thought of the 2nd stages.
Looked it up. They cannot, as of this time, recover it economically, so it eventually burns up somewhere in the atmosphere.
However, in some instances, it is in space for awhile before this occurs, so it may have to be avoided for awhile.
Thanks Harry for looking it up! Wow, I wonder if that 2nd stage engine is robust enough to then be utilized at a later time….maybe if it stayed in space…..THAT’S IT! The 2nd stage engine and chassis of all these launches keep some fuel…. bide their time, and when all orbits align, they navigate to the space station and park…..Elon’s Used Rockets and Engine Emporium!
This second stage was used only over a couple of hours to deliver parts of starlink. It’s a creampuff! Such a deal I have for you! What do I have to do to get you this bargain today?
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