Falcon 9: Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (mission)

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Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) 
Customer: NASA

 

Date: April 16, 2018 
Time: 1832 EDT/2232 UTC
Core: B1045 (last Block 4)
Pad: KSC LC-40
Stage landing: ASDS Of Course I Still Love You

 

Info: https://www.nasa.gov/content/about-tess

 

 

 

Edited March 26, 2018 by DocM

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SCRUB

 

Now Wednesday April 18 at 1851 EDT (2251 UT)

[Beittil]

Heh, the good ol' launch day jibbers still not a thing of the past eh

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New webcast link

 

 

 

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Weather: 90%

GO Searcher is heading out.

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LOX load has started.

 

[CrashG]

Looks like everything has gone as planned. Well done.

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S1 landed

Maybe 1.5 meters off center 

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TESS away!!

[Skiver Veteran]

I didn't see any news on the fairing, did they attempt a recovery? Was it successful?

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No word yet.

 

Serious fairing tests are from Vandenberg since Mr Steven is moored at the Port of LA. They'll do basic chute tests from KSC, but the fairing gets wet which is not good.

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Hello, baby....

 

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Video showing Octograbber and the recovered fairing.