Teslarati

JUNE 10, 2021

SpaceX’s longest-lived and most prolific drone ship has departed Port Canaveral just a few days after preparations appeared to begin for a several-thousand-mile journey from Florida to California. The post SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California appeared first on TESLARATI.

Bahamas 144

Bahamas California Panama Long Beach 144

Teslarati

JUNE 14, 2021

After a quick jaunt from Port Canaveral to the Bahamas, SpaceX drone ship Of Course I Still Love You (OCISLY) has been loaded onto the deck of a much larger semi-submersible transport vessel. SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California.

Panama 140

Panama Bahamas Transportation Long Beach 140

Teslarati

JANUARY 14, 2022

Thanks to its relatively light payload, the mission’s Falcon 9 booster was able to boost all the way back to Cape Canaveral for its landing. satellites to low Earth orbit, using an odd slightly southeastern trajectory to allow both the booster and payload fairing to land near the Bahamas. km) to the north. km) to the north.

Bahamas 138

Bahamas Transportation Light Miles 138

Teslarati

JANUARY 30, 2022

However, that’s not certain as a large number of cruise ships operate in or around the southeasterly corridor Falcon 9 was scheduled to overly between Florida and the Bahamas, making it possible that a different ship was at risk of entering the keep-out zone dozens to hundreds of miles downrange. 28 Jan to 01 Feb.

Cuba 93

Cuba Bahamas Florida Range 93

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Aside from being light enough to allow Falcon 9 to perform a return-to-launch-site (RTLS) booster landing, the payload is a mystery. A few thousand miles to the East, a different Falcon 9 rocket – likely including booster B1061 – could lift off just 93 minutes later with another batch of 49 Starlink V1.5 satellites in tow.

Bahamas 95

Bahamas Russia 2000 Light 95