Iridium Next Flight 4 (x10) - Falcon 9 - Vandenberg SLC-4E - 23.12.2017, 01:27:34 UTC

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10 объектов запуска - в каталоге НОРАД, все - TBA
 

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Elon Musk @elonmusk · 1h

Having a sinking feeling that most people actually do think it was aliens ...

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Водители засмотрелись на полет Falcon и спровоцировали серьезную аварию... (время с 1:10).

Ждем иски в американские суды на SpaceX ? :-)

https://youtu.be/Ff7wbSwTuEk?t=1m10s

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opinion пишет:
Судя по работе двигателей ориентации первой ступени после разделения, Маск решил проверить, что будет, если в СУ ввести крен три тысячи шестьсот градусов    

Самое интересное в том, что и маршевая ДУ первой ступени через несколько секунд после раэделения была включена на небольшое время (не менее 5 секунд).



В пыку форумным "спецам", кои бают, что это запредельно сложно. 
 

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C вертолета около Финикс, Аризона

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SpaceX Iridium NEXT IV - stabilized video w/audio

Jay DeShetler

Опубликовано: 25 дек. 2017 г.

SpaceX Iridium NEXT IV - shot with 400mm lens - 3 miles behind the launch pad, processed w/ stabilized software. SpaceX Hosted Webcast's audio was included.

(7:09)

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https://blog.iridium.com/2017/12/27/fourth-set-of-iridium-next-satellites-arrive-in-orbit-and-provide-telemetry/

Fourth Set of Iridium® NEXT Satellites Arrive in Orbit and Provide Telemetry
by Iridium | Dec 27, 2017 | Iridium NEXT

Iridium Communications announced today that the fourth set of 10 Iridium NEXT satellites, launched Friday by SpaceX, are functioning nominally and have begun the testing and validation process. Not only did this fourth launch mark the midway point of the Iridium NEXT launch campaign, it is also the first Iridium NEXT launch to use a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket.

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"Since Friday's deployment, the team has only positive news to report," said Scott Smith, chief operating officer at Iridium. "Similar to the first three launches, our team at the Satellite Network Operations Center immediately began running initial diagnostics as soon as the newly deployed satellites were captured by our network, just minutes after they were deployed. This testing process has been running smoothly and will continue for several weeks, after which nine of the new satellites will begin their individual ascents to an operational orbit, replacing original vehicles. We'll also be sending the tenth satellite to an adjacent orbital plane where it will go into service by Summer 2018."

The Iridium constellation is comprised of six polar orbiting planes, each containing 11 operational crosslinked satellites, for a total of 66 satellites in the active constellation. This unique architecture creates a web of coverage around the earth, enabling Iridium to provide real-time communications over the oceans and from even the most remote locations. Four additional Iridium NEXT launches are scheduled for the first half of 2018, bringing Iridium's total to 75 new satellites in orbit, including nine spares.

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Iridium Corporate‏Verified account @IridiumComm Feb 5

SNOC Report: All 9 #IridiumNEXT SVs from the #Iridium4 launch assigned to orbital plane 2 have been ascended to mission and are now actively providing service. This brings a total of 32 Iridium NEXT satellites in to service, nearly half of the full constellation.