with a bit of practice you'll get the hang of it.Discover the E-flite F-15 Eagle: your ultimate air fighter! polar orbit means launching north-ish or south-ish, which for USA pads (florida and california) means south.Įtc etc. Launches to the moon or other planets tend to prefer minimizing inclination (and at least almost never go polar), but sometimes take slightly-more-than-minimal inclination: artemis 1 launched slightly north of east, but much closer to due east than the iss/mid-inc-starlink launches.
mid-inclination starlinks are also 50-something degrees, at least gen 1, so those go northeast similar to iss, and sometimes in winter spacex take the southeast azimuth to 50-something degrees, around the bahamas, for weather reasons. ISS is at 51.6° inclination, so those launch northeast (southeast is theoretically possible, but not used for ISS). Going due east from any launch site minimizes the inclination, which is ~always used for GTO/GEO launches such as this one.
Knowing the target inclination usually tells you what the launch azimuth will be. the exact final slot of this satellite today should be easily determinable by any organization with sufficiently good radar or cameras, which certainly includes the chinese and russian militaries, and may well include certain private companies or amateur/civilian observers.) (a typical GTO profile involves due east launch to minimize inclination, achieve a standard low parking orbit in the vicinity of 200x200km, coast until over the equator, which from cape canaveral means over africa, at which point do a ~minute long second stage burn to boost to a ~200x35000km transfer orbit, with minimal inclination, at which point payload is deployed.įor this USSF mission today, instead the payload stays attached and the second stage itself does the final geo-insertion burn, achieving 35000x35000km GEO orbit. watch any other of the dozens of GTO launches that spacex has done, it's doing the exact same thing. it's going on a normal/typical GTO trajectory, except that second stage will then also do the GTO-GEO final insertion burn around 5-6 hours from now. Not really, where it's going is public anyways lol, despite the military posturing about secrecy. ✅ Apply to host launch threads! Drop us a modmail if you are interested. ✉️ Please send links in a private message. 💬 Please leave a comment if you discover any mistakes, or have any information. 🔄 Please post small launch updates, discussions, and questions here, rather than as a separate post. We remove low effort comments in other threads! 🥳 Launch threads are party threads, we relax the rules here. Successful deployment of spacecrafts into orbit SpaceX Time Machine - searchable mission archiveĬheck out our multireddits for spaceflight companies and solar system bodies! Industry RelationsĪre you in the rocketry/spacecraft industry? Attending a conference? Want subreddit flair? If so, please contact the subreddit moderators at to the r/SpaceX USSF-67 Official Launch Discussion & Updates Thread!.SpaceXLaunches - launch campaign tracking.SpaceX Stats - countdown and statistics.Rocket Emporium general spaceflight (SpaceX channel).There may be an unknown number of launches before the next public assignment. The next assignment does not necessarily mean the next launch of a booster. No transportation delays currently scheduled Well-formed - Is the post/comment in the right thread? Does the post have a descriptive and accurate title, a clean link, and the appropriate format?įor more, please read our community rules, and check out the Wiki & FAQ! Select Upcoming Events Substantive - Does the comment consist of something other than a joke or meme? In threads with a flair, does it contribute to a serious, thoughtful and technically-oriented discussion? Q5. Substantive - Does the post contribute to a serious, thoughtful and technically-oriented discussion? Q4C. Novel - Does the post contribute meaningful new information or questions to the community? Q4P. Relevant - Is the post directly and causatively related to SpaceX? Is the comment on-topic? Q3.
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