SES 8 - Falcon 9 v1.1 - 03.12.2013 - Canaveral SLC-40

[Штуцер]

Центральному качаться нет смысла. Разве что уворачиваться от своих собратьев.  

[cavia]

а как они тогда её сажать будут? на кузнечике, как мы помним качается именно он.

[Salo]

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/007/status.html
 

1530 GMT (10:30 a.m. EST)
 Nothing stands in the way of today's Falcon 9 launch at this time, and the official weather forecast has improved with a 90 percent chance conditions will cooperate for liftoff at 5:39 p.m. EST (2239 GMT).
"A low temperature of 42 degrees F at the launch pad this morning will quickly increase to the mid-60s by noon," Air Force forecasters said. "Winds will be from the north-northeast gusting to 25 knots during the daylight hours, diminishing to 10 knots after sunset."
The only concern is that winds will exceed launch constraints, but there's just a 10 percent chance that will happen.
Weather will be blustery at launch time with a temperature of 63 degrees Fahrenheit and winds out of the north-northeast at 15 knots gusting to 22 knots.

[igorvs]

Вторая попытка
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/spacex-falcon-9-v1-1-milestone-ses-8-launch/
до начала трансляции 3:35

[Salo]

1845 GMT (1:45 p.m. EST)
There has not been a Thanksgiving Day launch from Cape Canaveral since 1959, when an Atlas-Able launch vehicle lifted off with the Pioneer P-3 lunar probe. The mission ended in a launch failure.

The last Thanksgiving launch from U.S. soil occurred in 1991 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, when an Atlas E rocket successfully lofted an Air Force weather satellite into orbit.

[Salo]

1930 GMT (2:30 p.m. EST)
 Kerosene and liquid oxygen are being pumped aboard the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket. Both stages burn the mix of liquid propellants to fuel 10 Merlin 1D engines.
SpaceX says the webcast of today's launch will begin at 5 p.m. EST (2200 GMT), about 39 prior to liftoff, and continue through the first cutoff of the second stage engine about 10 minutes into the mission.

[m-s Gelezniak]

Ну что? Полторa чaсa до пускa. A Стaрый без тортикa... .
 :|

[igorvs]

Отличная погода

[Salo]

2039 GMT (3:39 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 2 hours and counting. The Falcon 9 rocket is fully fueled with super-cold liquid oxygen and kerosene propellants. Both stages are being replenished with cryogenic oxidizer until the final minutes of the countdown to replace propellant that gradually boils off due to the warm ambient temperatures in Florida.
All weather rules are currently observed "green" for launch, and there continues to be a 90 percent of acceptable conditions during this evening's 65-minute window opening at 5:39 p.m. EST (2239 GMT).

[igorvs]

Сообщают что трансляция начнется только в 2:15 ЛМВ
уже можно послушать музыку

[Salo]

2139 GMT (4:39 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 60 minutes and counting. This launch was delayed from Monday after several technical problems held up the countdown, forcing a scrub.
The last glitch was in the first stage's liquid oxygen pressurization system. A SpaceX spokesperson says engineers modified the countdown sequence to eliminate the fluctuations seen during the last attempt.
The fix included improved controls for ground operators to pressurize the tank and for topping it with liquid oxygen, the spokesperson said.

[Salo]

2204 GMT (5:04 p.m. EST)
See our Facebook page for quick images of today's countdown to launch!

2154 GMT (4:54 p.m. EST)
T-minus 45 minutes and counting. Everything is still on schedule for launch. The SpaceX webcast begins at 5:15 p.m. EST (2215 GMT).

[Salo]

2212 GMT (5:12 p.m. EST)
 The SES 8 spacecraft is scheduled to transfer to internal power at this point in the countdown.
          
2209 GMT (5:09 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 30 minutes. No problems reported in the countdown. Ground systems, the launch vehicle, the SES 8 payload and the weather are all cooperating for an on-time launch this evening.

[Salo]

Пошла трансляция:
http://new.livestream.com/spacex/SES8

[Ярослав]

[Salo]

Часики тикают.

[Salo]

2219 GMT (5:19 p.m. EST)
 T-minus 20 minutes and counting. The final poll of the 20-person launch team will begin at T-minus 13 minutes before the countdown enters the final phase.

[Salo]

2222 GMT (5:22 p.m. EST)
T-minus 17 minutes and counting. The Falcon 9 rocket stands 224 feet tall and measures 12 feet in diameter. At liftoff, its nine Merlin 1D first stage engines will generate about 1.3 million pounds of thrust.

All downrange tracking stations report they are ready to support today's launch, and winds aloft remain acceptable for liftoff.

[Bizonich]

15 минут.

[bavv]

@S101_Live 2 мин
Falcon 9 / #SES8 Ascent Timeline: pic.twitter.com/Ra4zJlicfE