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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/47964.jpg)Peter B. de Selding‏ @pbdes (https://twitter.com/pbdes) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/pbdes/status/984366865685405697)

Billed as most-powerful all-elect sat ever (19kW), @SES_Satellites (https://twitter.com/SES_Satellites) SES-12 has shipped from @AirbusSpace (https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace) Toulouse to Cape Canaveral for May launch on @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) Falcon 9. 68Ku & 8Ka xpnders, 5,400kg; to operate HTS in Ku & Ka from 95E.
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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125535.png)SES-12 has arrived in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in preparation for launch on board a flight-proven @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) rocket. Once in orbit, it will serve SES video & data customers across the #AsiaPacific (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AsiaPacific?src=hash)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125297.png)Find out more http://ow.ly/7PJH30jsmzL  (https://t.co/0pjUhGBc7t) #HTS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/HTS?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьSES-12 Arrives at Cape Canaveral for SpaceX Launch
Written on 12 Apr 2018

SES-12, which has both traditional wide beams and high throughput capabilities, will meet diverse needs of fixed data, mobility, government and video customers across Asia-Pacific

Luxembourg, 12 April 2018 – The SES-12 spacecraft has arrived safely at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, in preparation for launch on board a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

SES-12, which is uniquely designed with both state-of-the-art wide beams and high throughput beams, will join SES-8 at 95 degrees East to serve SES video and data customers across the Asia-Pacific region. It will replace and augment services currently provided on NSS-6.

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Like SES-14 and SES-15, which serve the Americas, SES-12's high throughput capabilities are SES's answer to soaring connectivity demand in the aeronautical and maritime segments in the Asia-Pacific region. SES-12 will also be pivotal in enabling governments that want to roll out connectivity programmes to bridge the digital divide and in allowing telcos, mobile network operators and internet service providers to deliver more reliable cellular backhaul and broadband services.

Together with SES-8, SES-12 will reach 18 million TV homes from its 95°E orbital position, and will provide pay-TV operators the reliability and scalability to deliver high-quality and immersive viewing experiences and address the ever-increasing audience demand for High Definition (HD) and Ultra HD content.

With six wide beams and 72 high throughput user spot beams, SES-12 is one of the largest geostationary satellites that SES has ever procured. The spacecraft also has a Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) that increases payload flexibility to provide much more customised bandwidth solutions to SES's customers. The all-electric SES-12 spacecraft was built by Airbus Defence and Space, and will rely fully on electric propulsion for orbit raising and subsequent in-orbit manoeuvres.

Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer at SES said, "SES-12 was built to meet the dynamic needs of our customers across the Asia-Pacific region, and to empower them to capture massive growth opportunities in their markets. When co-located with SES-8, it will provide incremental high performance capacity and offer greater reliability and flexibility to our video and data customers."

The SES-12 spacecraft will join SES's network of seven geostationary satellites and 16 MEO satellites in the Asia-Pacific region to provide unparalleled coverage to over 20 countries.

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ЦитироватьAirbus has shipped SES-12 highly innovative satellite to launch base
Built for leading operator SES, it is the largest and most powerful all-electric satellite ever
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Toulouse, 12 April 2018 – The SES-12 all-electric communications satellite, built by Airbus for SES, has been shipped from the Airbus Defence and Space facilities in Toulouse, France, to Cape Canaveral, Florida.
SES-12 is the largest and most powerful all electric satellite ever produced. It is based on the highly reliable Eurostar platform in its E3000e variant, which uses electric propulsion for orbit raising (EOR). The related mass saving enables SES-12 to combine two high-capacity missions, equivalent to two conventional satellites, in one satellite.
 
To fulfill its dual mission, SES-12 features both wide beams and high throughput spot beams to serve diverse connectivity needs.
 
The communications payload incorporates state-of-the-art solutions, in particular multi-beam antennas linked to a digital signal processor, which enable a multitude of basic spectral channels to be allocated to various beams in a completely flexible manner.
 
The satellite will provide expansion and replacement capacity to serve the data, mobility, government and video sectors in the Asia-Pacific region.
 
SES-12 will operate in the Ku and Ka-bands with a total of 76 active transponders and eight antennas. It will have a launch mass of 5,400 kg and an electrical power of 19 kW. It will operate in geostationary orbit at the 95° East location and has been designed to remain in service for more than 15 years.
 
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About Airbus
 
Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2017 it generated revenues of € 67 billion – or € 59 billion restated for IFRS 15 - and employed a workforce of around 129,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world's leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/988773370081742849)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) May manifest ARTICLE:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/04/spacexs-may-manifest-takes-shape-block-5-debut/ ... (https://t.co/3vJm0EtjCk)

April 30: 1st Block 5 Static Fire, LC39A
May 4: 1st Block 5 launch, Bangabandhu, LC39A
May 19: Iridium-6/GRACE-FO launch, SLC-4E (flight-proven)
May 20: SES-12 Static Fire, SLC-40
May 24: SES-12 launch, SLC-40 (flight-proven)

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One day after Iridium NEXT-6/GRACE-FO's launch, SpaceX will be back in action in Florida with the Static Fire of core B1040.2.

That core was previously used to launch the Air Force's X-37B spaceplane in September 2017 from LC-39A at the Kennedy Space Center (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/09/spacex-first-x-37b-launch-falcon-9/).  This time, the core will loft the SES-12 communications satellite for the SES corporation of Luxembourg to service the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region.

Following a successful Static Fire, core B1040.2 and its second stage will be mated with its payload and prepared for launch on NET 24 May 2018 in a 58 minute window extending from 00:29-01:27 EDT (04:29-05:27 UTC) from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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After this, the Eastern Range in Florida will close on 29 May for a scheduled 11 day period of maintenance and upkeep. These planned Range down periods are communicated well in advanced to all Range customers and are vital to ensuring reliable Range functionality.

The Range will reopen on 9 June for normal launch operations.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/996769075782176768)

... The next SpaceX mission from Florida is scheduled for May 31, at the earliest.

ЦитироватьNew target dates set for next two Falcon 9 launches
May 16, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

... and a week-long schedule slip to May 31 is expected for the next SpaceX flight from Cape Canaveral with an SES communications payload.

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File photo of a Falcon 9 launch from Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 7, 2017. The same first stage will be used on the SES 12 mission in late May. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX will follow next week's launch with one more Falcon 9 flight before the end of May from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad.

On that mission, which an SES official said is currently scheduled for no earlier than May 31, SpaceX will haul the Airbus-built SES 12 communications satellite toward a perch in geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator.

Officials had previously expected the SES 12 launch on May 24, at the earliest.

SES 12 is the largest and most powerful all-electric satellite ever built, allowing engineers to replace the mass of conventional liquid propellant with additional instrumentation for extra telecom relay capacity.

Equipped with eight antennas and 76 active Ku-band and Ka-band transponders, SES 12 will serve the direct-to-home television broadcast, mobile communications and high-throughput data relay markets across the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific regions, including India and Indonesia.

Like the Iridium/GRACE-FO rideshare launch, the SES 12 mission will fly on a reused Falcon 9 first stage booster refurbished after sending the U.S. Air Force's X-37B spaceplane toward orbit last September.

SpaceX has two missions planned for June, both from Florida, with the Telstar 19 Vantage communications satellite and the company's next Dragon resupply flight to the International Space Station.

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ЦитироватьAfter this, the Eastern Range in Florida will close on 29 May for a scheduled 11 day period of maintenance and upkeep.  These planned Range down periods are communicated well in advanced to all Range customers and are vital to ensuring reliable Range functionality.
The Range will reopen on 9 June for normal launch operations.

ЦитироватьI'm now guessing SES-12 launch will be after the range downtime. Probably about 3 weeks from now. [Я предполагаю, что запуск SES-12 будет после простоя диапазона. Наверное, через 3 недели]

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185618.jpg)AstroHardin ♱‏ @AstroHardin (https://twitter.com/AstroHardin) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/AstroHardin/status/999332943867924483)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) will be conducting a Static Fire Test of their Falcon 9 rocket at SLC-40 on CCAFS on Thursday, May 24th. The 7-second run of the Falcon 9 engines is scheduled to occur within a 6-hour test window, currently scheduled for 1100 - 1700 Eastern Time. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000149454500/c2e974df2f92ce57b2c8db329f5da805_bigger.png)Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/999347104249196544)

Attached: Launch Hazard Area for May 31 SpaceX #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash) mission from LC 40. Roughly 1.5-hour window for Block 4 #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) opens at 0029 ET (0429 UTC). Expendable, so no landing attempt.

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ЦитироватьLive coverage: SpaceX preps reused rocket for static fire test at Cape Canaveral
May 24, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

Цитировать05/24/2018 03:15 Stephen Clark

SpaceX is expected to conduct a hold-down firing Thursday of a previously-flown Falcon 9 rocket booster at Cape Canaveral, ahead of a scheduled May 31 liftoff with an all-electric commercial communications satellite for SES.

The static fire test at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad is a major step ahead of next week's launch with SES 12, a high-power telecom payload which will provide data, mobility, government and video services in the Asia-Pacific region.

Built by Airbus Defense and Space, the satellite will carry an all-electric propulsion system, replacing the weight of conventional rocket fuel with extra payload capacity for additional communications transponders, antennas and other equipment.

SpaceX ground crews are expected to roll out the Falcon 9 rocket, without the SES 12 satellite on-board, to Complex 40 and lift the launcher upright ahead of Thursday's static fire attempt.

The two-stage rocket will be loaded with kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants, then its nine first stage engines will ignite for several seconds for a health check, as clamps hold the Falcon 9 on the ground.

Once the test is complete, technicians will remove the rocket from the pad and roll it back to the hangar for attachment of SES 12, before returning to Complex 40 ahead of next week's launch.

The launch window May 31 opens at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT).

The first stage set to launch SES 12 first flew last September with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B spaceplane. It's based on the older, discontinued "Block 4" version of the Falcon 9 rocket, and SpaceX does not plan to recover the booster on next week's mission.

Цитировать05/24/2018 13:56 Stephen Clark

The Falcon 9 rocket is vertical at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad ahead of a planned static fire test later today. The test window spans between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (1500-2100 GMT).
Here's a view of the Falcon 9 at pad 40 this morning. Credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now

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Цитировать05/24/2018 18:08 Stephen Clark

The static fire test is currently targeted for 3 p.m. EDT (1900 GMT).

Цитировать05/24/2018 20:27 Stephen Clark

There's a new target hotfire test time of 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT).

Цитировать05/24/2018 21:55 Stephen Clark

The static fire is now expected to occur some time this evening, after the early targeted time of 4:30 p.m. EDT (2030 GMT). The Air Force-run range is available to support the test until 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/999728537434116096)

The static fire test of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral, in preparation for a launch next week, is now expected some time this evening. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/24/falcon-9-ses-12-launch-preps/ ... (https://t.co/aMtKkOQlfM)

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Цитировать05/24/2018 23:13 Stephen Clark

The static fire test is now expected around 9 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. EDT tonight, and the range has agreed to extend the test window to 10 p.m. EDT (0200 GMT).

ЦитироватьUpdated: 05/25/2018 03:01 Spaceflight Now

As the Sun goes down at Cape Canaveral we've caught our first glimpse of venting at launch complex 40. A sign of progress as SpaceX prepares for a static test fire of the Falcon 9.

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Цитировать05/25/2018 04:08 Stephen Clark

Night has fallen at Cape Canaveral, where a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is countdown down a static fire test at 9:30 p.m. EDT (0130 GMT) at the Complex 40 launch pad.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/999820286756245504)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is venting as final fueling steps are completed ahead of a static fire test at Cape Canaveral at 9:30pm EDT (0130 GMT).

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Цитировать05/25/2018 04:27 Stephen Clark

The strongback structure at Complex 40 has retracted into position for engine start.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 14 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/999825236626497537)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has ignited at Cape Canaveral for a hold-down engine firing ahead of a commercial satellite launch next week. We'll stand by for confirmation of a good static fire from SpaceX. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/24/falcon-9-ses-12-launch-preps/ ... (https://t.co/aMtKkOyKoe)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg)William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/999825255307862017)

F9/SES: Hot fire test conducted at 9:30pm EDT; we'll now wait for an update from SpaceX to let us know when they'll be targeting launch for the SES-12 communications satellite (believed to be no earlier than 4:29am on 5/31)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 21 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/999829462609883136)

Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting May 31 launch of SES-12 from Pad 40 in Florida.

Цитировать05/25/2018 04:50 Stephen Clark

SpaceX has confirmed a good static fire, setting the stage for launch of the SES 12 communications satellite at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT) next Thursday, May 31.

The Falcon 9 rocket will be rolled back to the hangar for attachment of the payload over the next few days, then returned to the pad ahead of the countdown.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/999830171770376192)

There's the Quick Look review complete:

ARTICLE: Falcon 9 conducts static fire test ahead of the SES-12 mission

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/05/falcon-9-static-fire-ses-12/ ... (https://t.co/wGufTPJPdV)

- by Ian Atkinson (@IanPineapple (https://twitter.com/IanPineapple))

ЦитироватьSpaceX - SES12 - Static Fire Test 05-24-2018

USLaunchReport (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5hWqb0u1eKgYmVryCEyJYA)

Опубликовано: 24 мая 2018 г.

Pad 40 had very low lighting. Large flame came from Merlin Engines.

ЦитироватьSpaceX test-fires previously-flown rocket for May 31 launch
May 25, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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A cloud of exhaust rises fr om SpaceX's launch pad at Cape Canaveral after Thursday night's engine firing. Credit: Spaceflight Now

The nine Merlin main engines at the base of a recycled Falcon 9 rocket booster ignited Thursday night for several seconds during a pre-flight test-firing on a Cape Canaveral launch pad, clearing a major hurdle ahead of a scheduled May 31 liftoff with a high-power communications satellite for SES.

The main engines fired at 9:30 p.m. EDT Thursday (0130 GMT Friday) as clamps held the Falcon 9 rocket firmly on the ground at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad.

SpaceX confirmed a satisfactory static fire test, a customary step in all of the company's launch campaigns, in a tweet published a few minutes later.

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Thursday night's hold-down firing clears the way for ground crews to lower the rocket from its launch mount and roll it back to a nearby hangar, wh ere workers will connect it to the SES 12 communications satellite set to ride it toward a perch more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator.

The SES 12 satellite, nestled inside the Falcon 9 rocket's payload fairing, will be mated to the launcher's upper stage. The rocket will be returned to pad 40 next week ahead of a 58-minute launch window opening at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT) next Thursday, May 31.

The middle-of-the-night launch will mark SpaceX's 11th mission of the year, and the 13th time the company has flown a reused first stage booster since Falcon 9 flights with recycled rockets began in March 2017.

The first stage assigned to SES 12's launch first flew last September with the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B spaceplane, which remains in orbit on a top secret mission. The booster is based on a discontinued version of the Falcon 9 rocket, known as the Block 4, and SpaceX is not expected to attempt to recover the vehicle.

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The SES 12 satellite before launch. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space

Driven by plasma thrusters instead of conventional rocket engines, the SES 12 satellite was manufactured by Airbus Defense and Space and assembled in Toulouse, France, before its shipment to Cape Canaveral last month.

SES 12 will be one of the largest satellites in a fleet of more than 50 spacecraft owned by SES, a Luxembourg-based company which is one of the world's biggest commercial satellite operators. Once in position in geostationary orbit at 95 degrees east longitude, SES 12 will provide HD and Ultra HD television broadcast services, data relay capacity, and broadband and cellular connectivity across more than 20 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

"SES-12 was built to meet the dynamic needs of our customers across the Asia-Pacific region, and to empower them to capture massive growth opportunities in their markets," said Martin Halliwell, chief technology officer at SES. "When co-located with SES-8, it will provide incremental high performance capacity and offer greater reliability and flexibility to our video and data customers."

The spacecraft weighs nearly 12,000 pounds — about 5,400 kilograms — with its load of xenon propellant, significantly lighter than a satellite of comparable capability with conventional hydrazine fuel.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186402.jpg)Julia‏ @julia_bergeron (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1000002448340156416)

 – Air Force Space & Missile History Center (https://twitter.com/search?q=place%3A07d9ed8df0c83000)

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ЦитироватьKZMA

A0844/18 (Issued for KZMA PART 1 OF 4) - EROP X9512
ATTENTION AIRLINE DISPATCHERS, SOME OPS APPEAR TO BE USING
THE NOTAM BEGINNING TIME TO START FILING ROUTES AROUND THE LAUNCH
OP. LAUNCH HAZARD AREA TIMES IN THE NOTAM ARE ALT SPECIFIC AND DO
NOT AFFECT ALL OPS. THIS NOTAM CONTAINS A BREAKDOWN OF THE TIMES
FOR PRE-LAUNCH AND LAUNCH CLOSURES. THE FOLLOWING AIRSPACE IS IN
USE FOR A MISSILE LAUNCH/SPLASH DOWN. DURING THESE TIMES KZMA
ARTCC/OAC, ZJX ARTCC AND KZNY ARTCC/OAC WILL NOT APPROVE IFR
FLT WI 45NM OF THE AFFECTED OCEANIC STNR AIRSPACE RESERVATIONS
WEST OF 6000W, 50NM BTN 6000W AND 5500W, AND 60NM EAST OF 5500W
OR WI AFFECTED WARNING AREA AIRSPACE.
EFF: 1805310224  1805310749 W497A WEST OF 80 WEST, SFC-5000FT MSL
EFF: 1805310224  1805310749 CAPE ATC ASSIGNED AIRSPACE, SFC-FL180
EFF: 1805310354  1805310749 R2933, 5000FT MSL-UNL
EFF: 1805310354  1805310749 R2934, SFC-UNL
EFF: 1805310424  1805310749 LAUNCH HAZARD AREA A WI AN AREA DEFINED
AS 2837N08038W TO 2838N08015W TO 2836N07954W TO 2832N07954W TO
2830N08018W TO 2830N08022W TO 2831N08037W TO POINT OF ORIGIN,
END PART 1 OF 4. 31 MAY 02:24 2018 UNTIL 31 MAY 07:49 2018. CREATED: 25 MAY
17:56 2018

A0844/18 (Issued for KZMA PART 2 OF 4) - SFC-UNL.  LAUNCH HAZARD AREA B WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 2841N07428W TO
2901N07101W TO 2859N07021W TO 2818N07020W TO 2811N07111W TO
2831N07428W TO POINT OF ORIGIN, SFC-UNL. THESE AREAS ENCOMPASS
PORTIONS OF R2932, R2933, AND W497A.  IN THE INTEREST OF SAFETY, ALL
NONPARTICIPATING PILOTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO AVOID THE ABV AREA,
EXC AS NOTED BLW FOR FLT PLAN FILING PURPOSES. THE FOLLOWING
RESTRICTIONS WILL BE IN EFFECT WI KZMA AND KZNY FIRS. ALL TRAFFIC
REGARDLESS
OF ALT MUST BE ESTIMATED TO CLEAR OCEANIC ALTRV AT OR BEFORE
1805310419. KZNY REQUEST ACFT CERTIFIED FOR RNP 4/10 FILE ROUTES TO
AVOID HAZARD AREA B BY 25NM, AND NON CRTFY RNP 4/10 ACFT AVOID
AREA B  BY 45NM DURING THE HAZARD PERIOD 1805310424Z-1805310749Z.
THE FOLLOWING ROUTES WILL BE IMPACTED: AR-6, AR-15, G437, L375, L435,
L451, L452, L453, L454, M328, M329, M330, M593 AND Y585. HIBAC TRANS
SHIFTY STAR CLSD. FOR FLTS FILED OVER OMN ON THE FOLLOWING STARS:
FISEL/GISSH/FRWAY/CAYSL EXPECT A REROUTE VIA OMN J79 TRV AND TRV
TRANSITION. REROUTES FOR "AR" ROUTES WILL BE CONTAINED IN FAA ATC
COMMAND CENTER ADVISORY. BECAUSE OF THE INDEFINITE OPENING TIME,
END PART 2 OF 4. 31 MAY 02:24 2018 UNTIL 31 MAY 07:49 2018. CREATED: 25 MAY
17:56 2018

A0844/18 (Issued for KZMA PART 3 OF 4) - SOME AIRLINE OPS ARE REROUTING FLTS UNNECESSARILY. EXCEPTING THE KZNY
REQUEST ABV ALL FLTS WITH ROUTES THAT WOULD NORMALLY TRANSIT THROUGH
OCEANIC OP AREAS DURING OP WINDOW1805310424 THRU 1805310749 SHOULD
FILE THEIR NORMAL ROUTE BUT PLAN ON RECEIVING REROUTE FM ATC. KZMA
WILL REROUTE ONLY THOSE FLTS NECESSARY TO CLEAR THE AFFECTED AREAS
WHILE IN USE. EXPECT THE FOLLOWING INTL REROUTES:
AR-6/AR-15   CLOSED AT 0224Z
G437  CLOSED
L375/435    GALVN GRAMN DUNIG AND REVERSE
L451         ELMUC Y585 RENAH Y588 BROOM JAINS OR ELMUC Y585 RENAH G446
OLDEY
L452         LNHOM DUPOX L455 GRAMN L454 PERDO M325 OXANA
L453         LAMER DUPOX L455 GRAMN L454 PERDO M325 ONGOT L453
L454         LUCTI DUPOX L455 GRAMN L454
M328        SUMRS M327 BDA
M329        CANEE M331 GECAL L458 BDA OR SUMRS M327 BDA
M330        CANEE M331 GECAL L458 BDA
M593        NON-RNP 4/10 ONLY. MILLE M595 LFANO DUPOX M593
END PART 3 OF 4. 31 MAY 02:24 2018 UNTIL 31 MAY 07:49 2018. CREATED: 25 MAY
17:56 2018

A0844/18 (Issued for KZMA PART 4 OF 4) - Y585          OMN J79 TRV CVIKK AND REVERSE. SFC - UNL END PART 4 OF 4, 31 MAY 02:24
2018 UNTIL 31 MAY 07:49 2018. CREATED: 25 MAY 17:56 2018

ЦитироватьKZMA

A0845/18 - STNR ALT RESERVATION CAPE ATC ASSIGNED AIRSPACE ACT FOR A ROCKET LAUNCH. MIAMI CENTER WILL NOT APPROVE IFR FLIGHTS AND VFR SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 2847N08050W TO 2847N08021W TO 2847N07950W TO 2825N07950W TO 2825N08030W TO 2825N08041W TO 2831N08044W TO 2838N08047W TO POINT OF ORIGIN. THIS ALT RESERVATION ENCOMPASSES PORTIONS OF R2933, R2934, AND W497A. SFC - FL180, SEE TEXT, 31 MAY 02:24 2018 UNTIL 31 MAY 07:49 2018. CREATED: 25 MAY 17:59 2018

ЦитироватьKZMA

FDC 8/4229 (A0846/18 ) - FL..AIRSPACE CAPE CANAVERAL FL..TEMPORARY FLT
RESTRICTION. PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91.143, FLT LIMITATION IN
THE PROXIMITY OF SPACE FLT OPS, OPS BY FAA CERT PILOTS OR U.S.REG
ACFT ARE PROHIBITED WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 285116N0804219W
(OMN141034.4) TO 290730N0803000W (OMN108033.9) THEN CLOCKWISE VIA A
30 NM ARC CENTERED AT 283703N0803647W (OMN147048.7) TO
281330N0801600W (OMN145078.4) TO 282501N0803029W (OMN149061.9) TO
282501N0803759W (OMN155058.8 ) TO 282501N0804144W (OMN157057.4) TO
283121N0804349W (OMN157050.9) TO 283801N0804701W (OMN157043.7) TO
284910N0805044W (OMN154032.2) TO 285116N0804714W (OMN148031.8 ) TO
POINT OF ORIGIN. SFC-FL180. MIAMI / ZMA / ARTCC, PHONE 305-716-1589,
IS THE FAA COORDINATION FACILITY. THIS AREA ENCOMPASSES R2932,
R2933, R2934, AND PORTIONS OF W137F, W137G, W497A. ADDITIONAL
WARNING AND RESTRICTED AREAS WILL BE ACT. PILOTS MUST CONSULT ALL
NOTAMS REGARDING THIS OP AND MAY CONTACT ZMA FOR CURRENT AIRSPACE
STATUS. 31 MAY 03:54 2018 UNTIL 31 MAY 07:49 2018. CREATED: 25 MAY 17:57 2018

ЦитироватьSES-12: Elevating Experiences Today

Written on 25 May 2018

Come 31 May, SES will be launching its newest satellite, SES-12, onboard a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9.

The satellite, when operational, will be elevating the experiences of people, communities and businesses throughout Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. SES-12 is uniquely designed with both state-of-the-art powerful wide beam and high throughput capabilities to provide satellite communications services across the region.

This sophisticated satellite will feature a payload of 6 wide beams and 72 high throughput user spot beams, making SES-12 one of the largest geostationary satellites that SES has ever procured. SES-12 is built by Airbus Defence and Space.

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With high throughput capabilities that enable the rapid transmission of massive amounts of data, SES-12 is SES's answer to soaring connectivity demand in the aviation industry, especially across Asia-Pacific, where the number of connected aircraft will increase from more than 1,000 in 2017 to over 5,500 by 2026. The region will be the world's third largest in terms of connected aircraft, after North America and Europe.1

Over the next decade, high throughput satellites (HTS) such as SES-12 are also anticipated to be a driving force behind the steady roll-out of connected vessels and cruise liners. The total number of maritime in-service terminal in Asia will more than double from 73,000 in 2017 to over 175,000 by 2026.2

In the next decade, Asia will witness the largest growth in enterprise VSAT sites at 7% CAGR to reach almost 1 million by 2026.3 Governments who want to bridge the digital divide and launch connectivity programmes will be the key growth driver, followed by banking, and SES-12 will be key in meeting this demand. With over 1 billion people lacking 3G/4G coverage, Asia will lead the cellular backhaul via satellite growth.

SES-12, in combination with SES-8, will reach 18 million TV homes from its 95°E orbital position. The satellite provides pay-TV operators the reliability and scalability to deliver higher quality, richer and more immersive end-user experiences; anytime, anywhere and on any screen. SES-12's spot beams will also enable broadcasters to bring localised video content to specific cities and provinces in a cost-effective manner.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 27 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1001177877654667264)

Now targeting June 1 launch of SES-12 from Pad 40; team using additional time to perform pre-launch vehicle checks, also closely watching weather conditions at the Cape.

Цитировать05/28/2018 23:21 Stephen Clark

SpaceX has pushed back the launch of the SES 12 communications satellite until shortly after midnight Friday at Cape Canaveral.

The launch company announced the 24-hour delay via Twitter.

The launch on Thursday had been scheduled for a launch window opening at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT) and extending until 2:57 a.m. EDT (0657 GMT). Friday's launch window has not been confirmed, but is expected to be very close to the same time.

Meteorologists at the U.S. Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron projected a 70 percent probability of weather prohibiting a launch attempt Thursday. Conditions were predicted to marginally improve Friday, with a forecast of a 60 percent chance of weather violating a launch rule.

The prime weather concern in Friday's forecast is with thick clouds over the Cape Canaveral spaceport.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185874.jpg)Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1001282495243927553)

GO Pursuit just left Port Canaveral. Looks like they will try and collect the fairing from the water during SES-12. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)

ЦитироватьNAVAREA IV 431/2018 (11,26)

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   010424Z TO 010749Z JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-37N 080-38W, 28-38N 080-15W,
   28-36N 079-54W, 28-32N 079-54W,
   28-30N 080-18W, 28-30N 080-22W,
   28-31N 080-37W.
   B. 28-41N 074-28W, 29-01N 071-01W,
   28-59N 070-21W, 28-18N 070-20W,
   28-11N 071-11W, 28-31N 074-28W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 421/18.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 010849Z JUN 18.

( 291415Z MAY 2018 )

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1001880940598235136)

Window now extended to four hours in length. Opens at the same time, but extends through to 04:29 Local.

ЦитироватьL-1 Weather Report (http://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Weather/L-1%20Day%20Forecast%201%20June%20Launch.pdf?ver=2018-05-30-090432-633) : 40% GO на 1 июня и 60% GO на дату резервного копирования.

Поскольку Range закрывается для обслуживания на 2-м, запуск будет отложен до 10-го, если есть скраб.
 
Лучше всего предположить, что расширенное окно, мы надеемся, поможет уклониться от плохой погоды.

-reddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/8jv0ed/ses12_launch_campaign_thread/)-

Цитировать05/31/2018 07:51 Stephen Clark

SpaceX is gearing up for the launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with a previously-flown first stage booster carrying the SES 12 communications satellite, an all-electric, multi-band video and data relay platform to serve the Asia-Pacific region.

Liftoff from Cape Canaveral is set for 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT) Friday. The duration of the launch window is expected to be four hours, an extension of the window previously announced.

Weather conditions are expected to be iffy, but anvil and debris clouds from dissipating evening thunderstorms are expected to become less of a threat later in the launch window.

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The official outlook issued by the Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron Wednesday suggests a 60 percent probability conditions will violate a launch weather rule during Thursday's early morning window.

"The coverage and duration of the storms will gradually diminish over the next few days as a deep upper-level trough weakens and begins to move east," the Air Force weather team wrote in Wednesday's forecast. "Expect inland storms to migrate towards the Space Coast as steering flow will remain from the south-southwest. Anvil and debris clouds from earlier convection should dissipate through the launch window.

"The primary weather concern is lingering clouds from the storms. Maximum upper-level winds will be from the southwest at 40 knots near 38,000 feet."

The official forecast predicts a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet, and broken clouds at 22,000 feet, with surface winds from the south at 10 to 15 mph, and a temperature of 76 degrees Fahrenheit.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1002188526803447808)

Standing down from Friday's launch attempt to run additional tests on Falcon 9's second stage. Rocket and payload are in good health. Currently working toward a June 4 launch of SES-12 from Pad 40 in Florida.

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000149454500/c2e974df2f92ce57b2c8db329f5da805_bigger.png)Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1002217193164206080)

SES CTO Martin Halliwell: Looking at a 4-hour launch window Monday for #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash). Will stop the countdown at around T-minus 70 minutes, then look for a slot. Will "thread the needle," he says. Satellite is still in hangar. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1002217848410923009)

Halliwell: #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash) is "the most powerful spacecraft we've ever had built for us." "It's really, really big." Almost full electrical propulsion, but there is some chemical.

1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1002218804078940161)

Halliwell: Stripped everything off #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash), including landing legs, because it's an expendable mission. "Going straight for the ocean," he says while the #OCISLY (https://twitter.com/hashtag/OCISLY?src=hash) drone ship is in the background. (Event being held at Port Canaveral, where OCISLY is stationed.)

47 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1002222634602549248)

Halliwell: Ideally, SpaceX will have a long enough launch window to fuel #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) twice for #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash), if necessary. Still targeting just after midnight Monday.

32 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1002226608172912640)

"It's a bold claim," SES CTO Martin Halliwell says on SpaceX's plans to fly #Block5 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Block5?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) twice within 24 hours. "I wouldn't bet against it."

"Never say never with Elon," he says.
#SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash)

3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1002234168015761408)

SES CTO Halliwell: "Monster engine" in #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) upper stage will fire 3 to 5 seconds longer to get #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash) even higher. "Completely changes the dynamics of the project," he says. Those few seconds of burn time could get the satellite up to 7 more years of operational life.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186432.jpg)TomCross‏ @_TomCross_ (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1002218931703177216)

They've stripped the landing legs and recovery hardware from the first stage because there won't be a landing. The first stage booster is Block 4 and the upper stage is Block 5 "There's a ton of performance on this rocket" said SES. @Teslarati (https://twitter.com/Teslarati) #ses12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ses12?src=hash) #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash)

ЦитироватьSpaceX to fly 'hybrid' Falcon 9 with Block 4 and 5 stages on June 4 launch

By Eric Ralph (https://www.teslarati.com/author/eric-ralph/)
Posted on May 31, 2018

According to SES chief technical officer Martin Halliwell, SpaceX intends to "thread the needle" with a unique hybrid Falcon 9 launch of his company's SES-12 communications satellite on June 4th.

In the case of this launch, Halliwell's "needle" refers to unsavory weather conditions present at Florida's Cape Canaveral launch facilities, although weather appears to be improving significantly over the next few days. Originally scheduled for launch on May 24, SES-12 was pushed to May 31, June 1st, and finally June 4th, according to a tweet from SpaceX earlier this morning. Minor difficulties with hardware in the Falcon 9's Block 5 upper stage required additional troubleshooting and were ultimately magnified by the fact that Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's range is technically supposed to be closed for launches at the moment, a shutdown of two or so weeks meant to allow the station's range to conduct routine maintenance and install upgraded hardware (radar, meteorology, helicopter maintenance, avionics, software, etc).

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As such, it's unlikely that the minor upper stage hardware issues referenced by SpaceX literally entailed a 72 hour delay. In fact, it's fairly unique for the Eastern Range (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/04/spacexs-may-manifest-takes-shape-block-5-debut/) to go so out of their way to accommodate launches well within a closure period – May 28 to June 9 – scheduled months in advance. Once SpaceX's SES-12 mission is completed, the range will likely try to complete necessary maintenance ops.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/134869.jpg) (https://cdn.teslarati.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Falcon-9-1040-OTV5-SpaceX.jpg)
Falcon 9 B1040 returns to Landing Zone-1 after launching the X-37B spaceplane. It's second and final flight will be with the SES-12 communications satellite. (SpaceX)

In a press conference hosted by the satellite operator SES, CTO Martin Halliwell further discussed some of the more technical aspects of the imminent SpaceX launch, waxing poetic about the particular flight-proven rocket's fusion of a Block 4 Falcon 9 first stage and a Block 5 upper stage. With its "monster" Block 5 Merlin Vacuum engine, Halliwell noted that the extra performance provided by the upgraded second stage's higher thrust, the expendable first stage launch profile, and the removal of its grid fins and landing legs could enable as much as seven years of additional operational life for the massive communications satellite.

Although the CTO did not explicitly confirm it, his comments indicate that this launch of the Block 5 upper stage – likely the second after Falcon 9 Block 5's May 11 debut (https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-9-block-5-returns-to-port-gallery/) – may operate at 5% higher thrust for the first time, something briefly discussed by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a press call before the Block 5 debut. In that call, the CEO stated that the upgraded vacuum version of Merlin (https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-9-hundreds-launches-30-rocket-fleet/) would fly with its thrust downrated by 5% to avoid risking a customer's payload while ensuring that the hardware and software upgrades were functioning as intended. It appears that the data and experience provided by the Bangabandhu-1 mission's downrated thrust profile was extremely encouraging, leading SpaceX to open the throttle a bit more with the SES-12 mission, so to speak.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/134917.jpg) (https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-hybrid-falcon-9-block-4-5-ses-12-launch/1046-block-5-upper-stage-spacex/)
Falcon 9 1046's Block 5 upper stage shown on its May 11 debut launch with Bangabandhu-1. (SpaceX)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/134938.jpg) (https://www.teslarati.com/f9-1046-liftoff-2-tom-cross/)
Falcon 9 Block 5 completed its first launch on May 11, carrying the Bangabandhu-1 communications satellite to geostationary transfer orbit. (Tom Cross)

Falcon 9 B1042, the reused booster tasked with launching the second stage and satellite above Earth's atmosphere, previously flew on September 7, 2017, launching the USAF's secretive X-37B spaceplane (https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-squeaks-another-launch-land-ahead-hurricane-irma/) into low Earth orbit. Teslarati photographer Tom Cross will capture the booster's last hurrah around 12:30am on June 4th.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1002310290321616896)

A reminder that the since-delayed launch attempt tonight for Falcon 9 with SES-12 wasn't looking great on the weather front.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186397.jpg)Greg Pallone‏Подлинная учетная запись @gpallone13 (https://twitter.com/gpallone13) 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/gpallone13/status/1002305291839594497)

DARK CLOUDS: daunting storm clouds hover over south #Brevard (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brevard?src=hash) @MyNews13 (https://twitter.com/MyNews13) @MyNews13Weather (https://twitter.com/MyNews13Weather)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30273.jpg)Raul‏ @Raul74Cz (https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1002296129277620225)

Go Pursuit has reached operating positions of approximately 907 km and is ready for waterlanding of payload fairing in the upcoming mission. The current position of the ship is marked green in the map. https://goo.gl/JYk1ey  (https://t.co/5vo6yRthAN)

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ЦитироватьSpaceX delays launch to run additional tests on rocket
May 31, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/05/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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File photo of a previous Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX has delayed the launch of the SES 12 commercial communications satellite fr om Cape Canaveral until Monday to conduct additional tests on the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage, officials said Thursday.

The liftoff from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad is now scheduled for Monday at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT), the opening of a four-hour launch window.

SpaceX announced the three-day delay in a tweet Thursday.

The launch will mark SpaceX's 11th mission of the year, and the 56th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since the workhorse commercial booster debuted in June 2010.

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SpaceX test-fired the reused first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket for the SES 12 mission May 24 at Cape Canaveral, and teams have encapsulated the commercial telecom payload and attached it to the launcher since the static fire test last week.

The Falcon 9 first stage slated to launch with SES 12 was previously used to send the U.S. Air Force's X-37B spaceplane toward orbit from the Kennedy Space Center in September 2017. The upcoming mission will mark the 13th time SpaceX has re-launched a previously-flown booster.

SpaceX does not plan to recover the first stage on next week's mission because the booster was built using an earlier design of the Falcon 9 rocket, known as the "Block 4." The second stage flying on the SES 12 mission is based on the upgraded "Block 5" version of the Falcon 9.

Built by Airbus Defense and Space, the SES 12 communications satellite will connect the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific, and Australia with Ku-band beams, providing video and data relay, television broadcast, and government services. In addition to the six Ku-band payload, SES 12 carries 72 high-throughput beams tailored for broadband connectivity, plus an on-board digital processor to adjust bandwidth to meet changing customer demand.

The Falcon 9 rocket will place the 11,867-pound (5,383-kilogram) spacecraft in an elliptical "supersynchronous" transfer orbit ranging between 182 miles (294 kilometers) at the lowest point to more than 36,000 miles (about 58,500 kilometers) at its highest point.

Plasma thrusters aboard the SES 12 satellite will reshape its orbit to a circular perch over the equator, and maneuver the relay station to a geostationary slot at 95 degrees east longitude, wh ere will join the SES 8 spacecraft and replace the aging NSS 6 satellite.

Forecasters from the U.S. Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron predict a 70 percent probability of favorable weather during Monday's early morning launch window.

"Afternoon and evening storms are expected to continue over Central Florida for the next several days, though coverage and duration will lesson daily moving into the weekend," forecasters wrote in an outlook issued Thursday. "On Sunday, a weak surface boundary begins to move into the Southeast U.S., increasing the pressure gradient over the Space Coast. Winds will become gusty out of the west-southwest as the front approaches northern Florida during the launch window. The primary weather concern for the launch window on 4 June is liftoff winds."

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ЦитироватьNAVAREA IV 440/2018 (11,26)

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   040424Z TO 040921Z JUN, ALTERNATE
   050424Z TO 050921Z JUN IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-37N 080-38W, 28-38N 080-15W,
   28-36N 079-54W, 28-32N 079-54W,
   28-30N 080-18W, 28-30N 080-22W,
   28-31N 080-37W.
   B. 28-41N 074-28W, 29-01N 071-01W,
   28-59N 070-21W, 28-18N 070-20W,
   28-11N 071-11W, 28-31N 074-28W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 436/18.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 051021Z JUN 18.

( 311446Z MAY 2018 )

Цитироватьна сайте SpaceX

spacex.com/webcast (http://www.spacex.com/webcast)

или

на ТыТрубе

youtube.com/watch?v=2hcM5hqQ45s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hcM5hqQ45s)

Цитировать06/03/2018 18:26 Stephen Clark

The Falcon 9 rocket slated to blast off with the SES 12 communications satellite early Monday has been lifted vertical at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad.

The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) launcher is set for liftoff at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT) Monday at the opening of a four-hour window.

The weather outlook predicts a 70 percent probability of acceptable weather conditions during Monday's predawn launch window, with the primary concern with gusty surface winds.

"On Sunday, a short wave trough will pull a weak surface boundary into the Southeast, tightening the pressure gradient over the Space Coast," forecasters from the U.S. Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron wrote. "Winds will become gusty out of the southwest as the front approaches northern Florida during the launch window. The primary weather concern is liftoff winds. Maximum upper-level winds will be from the west at 30 knots near 35,000 feet."

Forecasters called for a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet, westerly winds of 20 to 25 mph, and a temperature of around 76 degrees Fahrenheit at launch time.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1003327819265347584)

Falcon 9 and SES-12 went vertical this morning on Pad 40 in Florida. Weather is 70% favorable for the four-hour launch window which opens on June 4 at 12:29 a.m. EDT, or 4:29 UTC. http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/164774.jpg)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 28 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1003367781818163202)

#Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) awaits launch tonight from SLC-40. Launch window is 00:29-04:29 EDT (0429-0829 UTC). This is a flight-proven Block 4 (X-37B launch) & Block 5 2nd stage -- the SECOND time this 4/5 configuration has flown. There will be NO first stage recovery tonight. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьSpaceX SES-12 Pre-Launch Press Conference

TESLARATI.com (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgY_B6vi2610bBkXFwCxcTg)

Опубликовано: 31 мая 2018 г.

SES CTO & CEO speak about the spacecraft, mission, markets served, projected customer growth, and technical details on the satellite. May 31, 2018

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185874.jpg)Michael Baylor‏ @nextspaceflight (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight) 22 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/nextspaceflight/status/1003375687628042240)

No grid fins on the Falcon 9 which means SpaceX will not attempt a water landing test tonight. This aligns with GO Quest not heading out to collect data.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186432.jpg)TomCross‏ @_TomCross_ (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1003352503839313921)

Currently waiting on the press-bus for the storm to pass. After this, radar shows no more rain on the way and weather is go for launch tonight. @Teslarati (https://twitter.com/Teslarati) #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash) #falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/falcon9?src=hash) #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186432.jpg)TomCross‏ @_TomCross_ (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_) 31 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1003381357513408513)

Each of the flown Falcon 9 boosters have unique features. This is SES-12. – SpaceX (https://twitter.com/search?q=place%3A07d9e51a9c884000)

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ЦитироватьFalcon 9 launch timeline with SES 12
June 3, 2018 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral on Monday, heading due east over the Atlantic Ocean to deliver the SES 12 communications satellite into orbit around 32 minutes later.

The 229-foot-tall (70-meter) rocket is poised for launch from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT) Monday at the opening of a four-hour launch window.

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Perched atop the rocket is the SES 12 communications satellite, a spacecraft manufactured by Airbus Defense and Space and propelled by plasma thrusters, eliminating the need for large conventional liquid fuel tanks.

SES 12 weighs 11,867 pounds (5,383 kilograms) with its supply of xenon propellant for the electric thrusters, while a satellite with similar capability would weigh up to 10 metric tons if it carried the customary hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants used by conventional spacecraft.

The weight savings allowed SES to fit SES 12 on a smaller, less expensive rocket, and permitted engineers to combine two communications missions into one spacecraft. SES 12 will provide direct-to-home television broadcasts, video and data relay services, and broadband connectivity across the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific, and Australia during its 15-year mission.

SES 12 will use its plasma jets to climb into a circular geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator after deployment from the Falcon 9 rocket in an elliptical transfer orbit.

The Falcon 9 rocket launching SES 12 will use a previously-flown "Block 4" version first stage refurbished after a September 2017 mission with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B spaceplane. The first stage will not be recovered on the SES 12 mission.

The newly-built upper stage includes upgrades introduced by SpaceX for the "Block 5" version of the Falcon 9 rocket.

The timeline below outlines the launch sequence for the Falcon 9 flight with SES 12.

Data source: SpaceX

T-0:00:00: Liftoff

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After the rocket's nine Merlin engines pass an automated health check, hold-down clamps will release the Falcon 9 booster for liftoff from pad 40.

T+0:01:13: Mach 1

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The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Mach 1, the speed of sound, as the nine Merlin 1D engines provide more than 1.7 million pounds of thrust.

T+0:01:21: Max Q

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The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure.

T+0:02:44: MECO

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The Falcon 9's nine Merlin 1D engines shut down.

T+0:02:48: Stage 1 Separation

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The Falcon 9's first stage separates from the second stage moments after MECO.

T+0:02:55: First Ignition of Second Stage

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The second stage Merlin 1D vacuum engine ignites for a six-minute burn to put the rocket and SES 12 into a preliminary parking orbit.

T+0:03:27: Fairing Jettison

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The 5.2-meter (17.1-foot) diameter payload fairing jettisons once the Falcon 9 rocket ascends through the dense lower atmosphere. The 43-foot-tall fairing is made of two clamshell-like halves composed of carbon fiber with an aluminum honeycomb core.

T+0:08:25: SECO 1

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The second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket shuts down after reaching a preliminary low-altitude orbit. The upper stage and SES 12 begin a coast phase scheduled to last nearly 18 minutes before the second stage Merlin vacuum engine reignites.

T+0:26:06: Second Ignition of Second Stage

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The Falcon 9's second stage Merlin engine restarts to propel the SES 12 communications satellite into a supersynchronous transfer orbit.

T+0:27:13: SECO 2

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The Merlin engine shuts down after a short burn to put the SES 12 satellite in the proper orbit for deployment.

T+0:32:51: SES 12 Separation

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The SES 12 satellite separates from the Falcon 9 rocket in a geostationary transfer orbit with a perigee of 182 miles (294 kilometers) and a targeted apogee of around 36,357 miles (58,511 kilometers), with an apogee range plus or minus approximately 300 miles (500 kilometers).

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ЦитироватьSES--12 Mission Overview

SES (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRVYeAkNjzBnAP68JQBVIlw)

Опубликовано: 3 июн. 2018 г.

SES-12: Elevating experiences across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East today.

ЦитироватьUpd ated: 06/04/2018 04:42 Stephen Clark

At this point in the Falcon 9 countdown, the launch team is conducting checks of the rocket ahead of the start of fueling, which is se t to begin at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 GMT).

Super-chilled, densified RP-1 fuel will be loaded into the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket first, followed by cryogenic liquid oxygen at 11:54 p.m. EDT (0354 GMT).

Liftoff is timed for 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT).

Спойлер

After liftoff, the rocket's nine Merlin 1D main engines will pivot their thrust to guide the Falcon 9 east from Cape Canaveral to place the SES 12 communications satellite into a supersynchronous transfer orbit stretching more than 36,000 miles (58,000 kilometers above Earth at its highest point.

Assembled by Airbus Defense and Space in Toulouse, France, the SES 12 satellite carries plasma thrusters for all its in-orbit maneuvers, eliminating the need for large conventional liquid propellant tanks.

SES 12 weighs 11,867 pounds (5,383 kilograms) with its supply of xenon propellant for the electric thrusters, while a satellite with similar capability would weigh up to 10 metric tons if it carried the customary hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants used by conventional spacecraft.

The weight savings allowed SES to fit SES 12 on a smaller, less expensive rocket, and permitted engineers to combine two communications missions into one spacecraft. SES 12 will provide direct-to-home television broadcasts, video and data relay services, and broadband connectivity across the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific, and Australia during its 15-year mission.

"This is basically two satellites in one," said Martin Halliwell, SES' chief technology officer. "If we built this thing years ago, we would have actually built two satellites, but we had the opportunity with Airbus together to bring them into one common bus by using the electric orbit-raising capability."

SES 12 will use its plasma jets to climb into a circular geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator after deployment from the Falcon 9 rocket into an initial elliptical transfer orbit.

A small tank of conventional chemical propellant will help nudge the spacecraft out of its initial transfer orbit, but most of the orbit-raising maneuvers will use the plasma thrusters, Halliwell said.

SES 12 will slide into an operating post along the equator at 95 degrees eest longitude for its commercial telecom mission.

The Falcon 9 rocket launching SES 12 will use a previously-flown "Block 4" version first stage refurbished after a September 2017 mission with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B spaceplane. The first stage will not be recovered on the SES 12 mission.

The newly-built upper stage includes upgrades introduced by SpaceX for the "Block 5" version of the Falcon 9 rocket.

"We've actually stripped everything off the first stage, so there are no landing legs on-board," Halliwell said. "This is going straight into the ocean. The first stage is a Block 4 and the upper stage is a Block 5.

"We get a lot of performance from this vehicle," he said in a pre-launch briefing with reporters.

The drawback of using low-thrust plasma jets for orbit-raising is it takes months, instead of weeks, to maneuver a communications satellite into geostationary orbit. But the high-altitude orbit targeted by the Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage will save some of SES 12's own fuel supply, adding years to its expected operational lifetime.

"The good side of all this is it actually extends our life capability from 15 to 22 years, so that's enormous," Halliwell said. "Secondly, it allows us to get into (geostationary) orbit a little bit quicker, so we're going to save about 20 days on our orbit-raising. This allows us to come into service in late January or February of next year."

"This is the most powerful spacecraft that we've ever had built for us," Halliwell said. "The total output power is around about 16 kilowatts on the payload, 19 kilowatts overall. It's really, really big."

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg)William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1003467663543296000)

F9/SES12: This will be the 56th launch of a Falcon 9, the 11th flight so far this year (including the Falcon Heavy's maiden flight) and SpaceX's fifth launch for SES

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg)William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1003474551450292224)

F9/SES12: New launch time: 12:45am; delay ordered to monitor development of an electrically active anvil cloud region

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1003479550297366528)

Polling GO/NO GO for propellant load now. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1003480164657967104)

Poll complete. NO constraints for start of propellant load. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1003480342689296384)

T-70mins and COUNTING. Fueling has begun!

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1003480612358017024)

The sequence to begin fueling the Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral has started as SpaceX targets launch at 12:45am EDT (0445 GMT). The rocket's reused first stage will not be recovered on tonight's mission. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/03/live-coverage-spacex-poised-to-launch-ses-communications-satellite/ ... (https://t.co/qTVIfqALaX)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1003483260398153728)

All systems go for launch of SES-12. Liftoff set for 12:45 a.m. EDT, 4:45 UTC. Launch webcast will go live about 15 minutes before liftoff → http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)

Цитировать06/04/2018 06:59 Stephen Clark

T-minus 45 minutes. Some statistics on today's launch:

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• 56th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
• 62nd launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
• 2nd launch of Falcon 9 Vehicle No. 40
• 46th Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral
• 6th SpaceX launch for SES
• 5th SpaceX launch with an Airbus Defense and Space satellite
• 37th Falcon 9 day launch
• 10th Falcon 9 launch of 2018
• 11th launch by SpaceX in 2018
• 11th launch overall from Cape Canaveral in 2018
• 13th time SpaceX has launched a reused first stage
  

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 23 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1003489036252663808)

T-35mins and COUNTING. Stage 2 LOX and RP-1 load sequence has started. Stage 1 LOX load preps underway.

Цитировать06/04/2018 07:25 Stephen Clark

T-minus 20 minutes and counting. There are no known issues being discussed at this time by the SpaceX launch team.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186185.jpg)SES‏Подлинная учетная запись @SES_Satellites (https://twitter.com/SES_Satellites) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SES_Satellites/status/1003493004588601344)

SES-12: Coming soon. Latest update: All systems go for launch of SES-12! Liftoff set for 00:45 a.m. EDT. Launch webcast will go live on http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/CRzfzunryL) 15 mins before liftoff. #satellite (https://twitter.com/hashtag/satellite?src=hash) #spaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spaceX?src=hash) #AirbusSpace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/AirbusSpace?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000149454500/c2e974df2f92ce57b2c8db329f5da805_bigger.png)Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 32 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1003493856602656768)

#SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash) spacecraft now on internal power ahead of SpaceX #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) launch from Cape Canaveral. Still on for 0045 ET (0445 UTC).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1003493981735579648)

The SES 12 communications satellite set for launch at 12:45am EDT (0445 GMT) on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been switched to internal power. Live coverage: https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/03/live-coverage-spacex-poised-to-launch-ses-communications-satellite/ ... (https://t.co/qTVIfqALaX)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186432.jpg)TomCross‏ @_TomCross_ (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1003492839408439296)

View of the launch pad tonight. We are so close from our current location (still safe) that I had to use my smaller zoom lens. @Teslarati (https://twitter.com/Teslarati)

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Цитировать06/04/2018 07:38 Stephen Clark

T-minus 7 minutes. Prevalves leading to the Falcon 9's Merlin 1D first stage engines are opening, permitting super-cold liquid oxygen to flow into the engines to condition the turbopumps for ignition.

Цитировать06/04/2018 07:41 Stephen Clark

The process to lower the strongback structure at pad 40 has begun with the opening up the cradles around the rocket. The strong back will move to an angle of around 1.5 degrees from the Falcon 9 in preparation for ignition, then further retract at liftoff.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 13 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1003498189498880000)

Liftoff!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1003500329751605248)

Second stage and satellite now in coast phase. Webcast returns in ~15 minutes for second stage engine restart and satellite deployment.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 16 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1003498050709581824)

LAUNCH! SpaceX Falcon 9 B1040.2 launches with SES-12!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1003501279283474433)

SES-12 will replace SES NSS-6 at 95E over the Indian Ocean. NSS-6 was launched by New Skies, a privatization spinoff of Intelsat, in 2002. SES bought New Skies in 2006.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186406.jpg)John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1003500895282368512)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket takes to the skies with SES-12 at 12:45am this morning. What a beautiful launch with beautiful reflections in the water!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186402.jpg)Julia‏ @julia_bergeron (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron) 13 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1003499963203059712)

The moon and the Falcon from my phone. I just did a happy dance because my streak shot turned out!!!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1003501880469786624)

The waning gibbous moon photobombed tonight's Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral. https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/03/live-coverage-spacex-poised-to-launch-ses-communications-satellite/ ... (https://t.co/qTVIfqALaX)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1003503650768130048)

This is the initial parking orbit. A 55 second burn will carry the second stage and SES-12 passenger to the desired geostationary transfer orbit (GTO), raising the orbit's apogee to the targeted deployment orbit. SES-12 then uses its SPT-140D thrusters to push on to GEO.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1003504926226444288)

Final second stage engine cutoff nominal, preparing to deploy satellite.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg)Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1003504519584641024)

Falcon second burn of the second stage

3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1003504976260423680)

This burn increases the speed of stage 2, putting the vehicle in elliptical orbit; it will coast to an apogee around 36000 km up. Vehicle is now in geotransfer orbit - waiting for SES-12 to separate from the stage

ЦитироватьFalcon 9 launches SES-12 satellite

SciNews (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU6ZwoTQtKWfz1urL7XcbA)

Опубликовано: 3 июн. 2018 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1003506456656691200)

Successful deployment of SES-12 to a geostationary transfer orbit confirmed.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1003506079483875329)

S/C Sep for SES-12, following a successful launch phase via Falcon 9 (+B1040.2). Communication and Health checks to confirm full success for SES-12.

ARTICLE:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/06/falcon-9-cape-canaveral-night-launch-ses-12/ ... (https://t.co/w9N7d7Aqj1)

- by William Graham. Launch photo by Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF))

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1003507930682089472)

Achievement unlocked! #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186343.jpg)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1003508912858025984)

Traditional post-launch patch silly photo. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #SES12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SES12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьSES-12 satellite deployment

SciNews (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU6ZwoTQtKWfz1urL7XcbA)

Опубликовано: 3 июн. 2018 г.

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SpaceX successfully launched the SES-12 satellite to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Monday, June 4, 2018 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Liftoff occurred at 12:45 a.m. EDT. The SES-12 satellite was deployed about 32 minutes after liftoff.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186432.jpg)TomCross‏ @_TomCross_ (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/_TomCross_/status/1003509362906853376)

Streak and liftoff images from the causeway - press site. @Teslarati (https://twitter.com/Teslarati) #falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/falcon9?src=hash) #ses12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ses12?src=hash) #photoshoot (https://twitter.com/hashtag/photoshoot?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьSES-12 Roars into Space on-board SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket
Written on 03 Jun 2018

Powerful satellite serving Asia-Pacific and the Middle East will elevate viewing and connectivity experiences to meet diverse needs of video, fixed data, mobility and government customers

Luxembourg, 4 June 2018 – SES announced today that SES-12 was successfully launched onboard a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket fr om Cape Canaveral in Florida, United States, at 00:45 local time.

SES-12, which is uniquely designed with state-of-the-art wide beams and high throughput beams, will join SES-8 at 95 degrees East to meet the diverse needs of video, fixed data, mobility and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. SES-12 is the latest satellite that SES has launched to that orbital position wh ere it will operate under the authority of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It will replace and augment the services currently being provided on SES' NSS-6 satellite.

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Together with SES-8, SES-12 will reach 18 million TV homes from its orbital position. The satellites will provide pay-TV operators the reliability and scalability to elevate viewing experiences by adding more content and delivering higher-quality picture quality to address the ever-increasing audience demand for High Definition (HD) and Ultra HD content.

Like SES-14 and SES-15, which serve the Americas, the SES-12 high throughput payload is SES' solution for enhancing connectivity in the aeronautical and maritime segments across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. SES-12 will also be pivotal in enabling governments to provide connectivity programmes to bridge the digital divide, and in allowing telcos, mobile network operators and internet service providers to deliver more reliable cellular backhaul and faster broadband services.
 
Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer at SES said, "More content. More immersive viewing experience. Blazing internet speeds. Reliable cell coverage. All of these dynamic customer requirements can now be met with the successful launch of SES-12, which will provide incremental high performance capacity and offer greater reliability and flexibility to our customers."

With six wide beams and 72 high throughput user spot beams, SES-12 is one of the largest geostationary satellites that SES has ever launched. The spacecraft also has a Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) that increases payload flexibility to provide much more customisable bandwidth solutions to SES's customers. The all-electric SES-12 spacecraft was built by Airbus Defence and Space, and will rely on electric propulsion for orbit raising and subsequent in-orbit manoeuvres. SES-12 will join SES' network of seven geostationary satellites and 16 MEO satellites across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

More information and photos of SES-12: https://www.ses.com/newsroom/ses-12-elevating-experiences-today

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SES-12 MISSION

SpaceX successfully launched the SES-12 satellite to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO) on Monday, June 4, 2018 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Liftoff occurred at 12:45 a.m. EDT. The SES-12 satellite was deployed about 32 minutes after liftoff.

Falcon 9's first stage for the SES-12 mission previously supported the OTV-5 mission from Launch Complex 39A in September 2017. SpaceX did not attempt to recover Falcon 9's first stage after launch.

ЦитироватьA large, state-of-the-art satellite such as SES-12, which will
weigh 4 tonnes without propellants, would weigh 10 tonnes
if it carried chemical propellant. A 10-tonne weight would
need a complete Ariane 5 launch rocket, which normally
carries two payloads. Even with a full Xenon supply, SES-12
will only weigh 5 tonnes and can be launched on mediumsized
rockets like Falcon 9 or paired with another similar
satellite on Ariane 5.

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SES-12 and Falcon 9 stage 2 now cataloged: objects in 210 x 58276 km x 25.9 deg, 248 x 58600 km x 26.0 deg supersync transfer orbits

ЦитироватьMulti-mission telecom craft launched by SpaceX for SES
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A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off Monday with the SES 12 communications satellite. Credit: SpaceX

A powerful commercial communications satellite driven by plasma thrusters rode a reused SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster away from Cape Canaveral early Monday, climbing into orbit to connect companies, homes, airplanes and ships across much of the Eastern Hemisphere.

Cocooned inside the Falcon 9's nose cone, SES 12 satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad at 12:45 a.m. EDT (0445 GMT) Monday, around 16 minutes later than planned.

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SpaceX previously delayed the launch from May 31 to conduct additional checks on the launcher.

The 229-foot-tall rocket pivoted its engines to steer east over the Atlantic Ocean, joining the rising waning gibbous moon in a starry sky as the rumble from its nine Merlin main engines rippled across the Florida spaceport.

The Falcon 9 dropped its previously-flown first stage into the Atlantic Ocean nearly three minutes after liftoff, and its modified Merlin upper stage engine powered up to generate more than 200,000 pounds of thrust.

SpaceX did not intend to retrieve the first stage on Monday's mission. It was based on an earlier-generation design no longer in production.

The launcher's payload fairing jettisoned a few moments later, and the second stage engine switched off nearly eight-and-a-half minutes into the mission, beginning a nearly 18-minute coast across the Atlantic Ocean.

The engine reignited at around T+plus 26 minutes as the Falcon 9 and SES 12 sailed over Africa, hurling the payload into an orbit arcing more than 36,000 miles, or 58,000 kilometers, above Earth tilted at an angle of 26 degrees to the equator.

SES officials confirmed ground controllers established contact with SES 12 a few minutes later, indicating the satellite was healthy following launch.

Assembled by Airbus Defense and Space in Toulouse, France, the SES 12 satellite carries plasma thrusters mounted to articulating robotic arms for nearly all its in-orbit maneuvers, eliminating the need for large conventional liquid propellant tanks.

SES 12 weighs 11,867 pounds (5,383 kilograms) with its supply of xenon propellant for the electric thrusters, while a satellite with similar capability would weigh up to 10 metric tons if it carried the customary hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants used by conventional spacecraft.

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Artist's concept of the SES 12 communications satellite. Credit: Airbus Defense and Space

The weight savings allowed SES to fit SES 12 on a smaller, less expensive rocket, and permitted engineers to combine two communications missions into one spacecraft. SES 12 will provide direct-to-home television broadcasts, video and data relay services, and broadband connectivity across the Middle East, the Asia-Pacific, and Australia during its 15-year mission.

"This is basically two satellites in one," said Martin Halliwell, SES' chief technology officer. "If we built this thing years ago, we would have actually built two satellites, but we had the opportunity with Airbus together to bring them into one common bus by using the electric orbit-raising capability."

SES 12 will use its plasma jets to climb into a circular geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator after deployment from the Falcon 9 rocket into the initial elliptical transfer orbit.

A small reservoir of conventional chemical propellant will help nudge the spacecraft out of its initial transfer orbit, but most of the orbit-raising maneuvers will use the plasma thrusters, Halliwell said.

SES 12 will slide into an operating post along the equator at 95 degrees eest longitude for its commercial telecom mission.

The Falcon 9 rocket launching SES 12 used a previously-flown "Block 4" version first stage refurbished after a September 2017 mission with the U.S. Air Force's X-37B spaceplane.

The newly-built upper stage included upgrades introduced by SpaceX for the "Block 5" version of the Falcon 9 rocket.

"We've actually stripped everything off the first stage, so there are no landing legs on-board," Halliwell said before the launch. "This is going straight into the ocean. The first stage is a Block 4 and the upper stage is a Block 5.

"We get a lot of performance from this vehicle," he said in a pre-launch briefing with reporters.

The drawback of using low-thrust plasma jets for orbit-raising is it takes months, instead of weeks, to maneuver a communications satellite into geostationary orbit. But the high-altitude orbit targeted by the Falcon 9 rocket's upper stage will save some of SES 12's own fuel supply, adding years to its expected operational lifetime.

"The good side of all this is it actually extends our life capability from 15 to 22 years, so that's enormous," Halliwell said. "Secondly, it allows us to get into (geostationary) orbit a little bit quicker, so we're going to save about 20 days on our orbit-raising. This allows us to come into service in late January or February of next year."

"This is the most powerful spacecraft that we've ever had built for us," Halliwell said. "The total output power is around about 16 kilowatts on the payload, 19 kilowatts overall. It's really, really big."

"More content. More immersive viewing experience. Blazing internet speeds. Reliable cell coverage," Halliwell said in a post-launch statement. "All of these dynamic customer requirements can now be met with the successful launch of SES 12, which will provide incremental high performance capacity and offer greater reliability and flexibility to our customers."

At 95 degrees east longitude, SES 12 will be co-located with the SES 8 communications satellite, which launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in 2013. SES 12 replaces telecom capacity currently provided by the aging NSS 6 launched by an Ariane 4 rocket in 2002.

The SES 12 and SES 8 satellites together will reach 18 million television homes, beaming HD and Ultra HD programming to customers in the Middle East, South Asia, the Asia-Pacific, and across Australia and neighboring islands.

The high-throughput payload aboard SES 12 will support broadband Internet and data services for remote users, airplane passengers, cruise ships and merchant vessels.

SES 12 will join a growing SES fleet, which includes satellites in geostationary orbit and 16 spacecraft and 16 O3b broadband stations orbiting at a lower altitude of around 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) over the equator.

"This is an incredibly flexible satellite that we're putting into our fleet," said John-Paul Hemingway, CEO of SES Networks. "By the time we get this up there, we're going to have nearly 70 satellites in our entire constellation across both geostationary and medium Earth orbit."

SES 12 has "wide beam coverage from the eastern parts of Europe and eastern parts of Africa all the way over to Australia, and up into the southern parts of Russia," Hemingway said. "It really is great coverage, and of course we've got the very focused high-throughput beams that we can lay down wherever we need to have that capacity."

The launch of SES 12 marks a pause in SES' geostationary fleet expansion and replacement campaign. The company's next geostationary satellite, SES 17, is set for launch in 2020 aboard an Ariane 5 rocket.

Four additional O3b satellites are booked to launch into medium Earth orbit in 2019 on a Russian-built Soyuz booster provided by Arianespace, and SES has purchased seven next-generation O3b mPower broadband satellites for launches starting in 2021. Launch arrangements for the O3b mPower craft have not been announced.

The next SpaceX launch is scheduled for late June from Florida with a Dragon supply ship carrying several tons of supplies to the International Space Station.

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More photos from this morning's Falcon 9 launch of SES-12, completing Falcon 9's 55th mission since its first flight from the same pad eight years ago today →

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One full intact fairing half on GO Pursuit. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) Credit: @murphypak (https://twitter.com/murphypak)

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Another view of the half.

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Thanks to @murphypak (https://twitter.com/murphypak) for standing in a thunderstorm to get us some coverage of GO Pursuit's return! #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)

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Florida is insane.

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