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

[Salo]

На сайте SES по-прежнему без изменений, а за пятнадцать дней до пуска подозрительное затишье.

[Salo]

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=24469.msg1117862#msg1117862

Chris Bergin пишет:
Yeah, we have to run the updates in L2. But I will be writing an article for the upcoming Static Fire dual test.

Launch date is still the 22nd at this time. If a launch date changes I tend to share as soon as is viable for those planning to attend, etc.

[Salo]

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/spacex-crs-3-dragon-spacesuit-relay/

Tasked with lofting the SES-8 satellite into a geostationary orbit, the launch date has slipped a few times due to work relating to an issue observed during the Cassiope mission – specifically the restart of the second stage in space.

While the restart wasn't a mission requirement for Cassiope's successful deployment, it is required for the SES-8 mission, which has the ultimate goal of reaching a GEO destination.

Z6With the Eastern Range approving a launch date target of November 22, SpaceX lined up their pre-launch tasks, with L2 information noting a Wet Dress Rehearsal (WDR) set for November, 12 – followed by the Static Fire (Hot Fire) on November 14.

However, updated L2 information has noted the WDR was "scrubbed/cancelled", allowing for it to become part of the Static Fire test. This was soon followed by the launch date moving to a preliminary date of November 25.

Reasons for the latest slip are not fully clear. However, it is understood to include working Range approval for pre-launch events surrounding the upcoming MAVEN launch and ongoing work to complete the upgrades to the SLC-40 launch site for the Falcon 9 v1.1.

[Salo]

26 ноября 02:36-03:41 ЛМВ .

[ВВК]

Извиняюсь я правильно понял , что перенос связан именно с очередным запуском Атласа и ни с чем более, но при этом ответы на вопросы  которые возникли при запуске Cassiope не получили ответа и нужно потом будет провести испытание и только потом старт

[Salo]

Испытание второй ступени никто проводить не собирается.

[Salo]

http://www.spacenews.com/article/launch-report/38144spacex%E2%80%99s-1st-commercial-comsat-launch-slips-three-days

SpaceX's 1st Commercial Comsat Launch Slips Three Days
By Dan Leone | Nov. 13, 2013


The SES-8 communications satellite will be the passenger on the Falcon 9 v1.1's (shown here launching Cassiope) maiden launch to geostationary transfer orbit. Credit: SpaceX photo
 
  WASHINGTON — Space Exploration Technologies Corp.'s (SpaceX) first launch of a commercial telecommunications satellite will be delayed to Nov. 25 from Nov. 22, SpaceX President and Chief Operations Officer Gwynne Shotwell said Nov. 13.
"We wanted a little bit more time to make sure the launch site was ready for us, and we wanted to give the [launch vehicle] crew a little more rest," Shotwell said during a press event at NASA headquarters here.
The event was held to mark the end of NASA's Commercial Orbital Transportation Services Program, a development effort that helped fund new rockets and spacecraft from SpaceX and Orbital Sciences Corp. now being used to resupply the international space station.
Shotwell would not be more specific about the delay.
SpaceX's customer for the Florida launch is satellite fleet operator SES of Luxembourg, who is entrusting its SES-8 communications satellite to the Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket's maiden launch to geostationary transfer orbit, the drop off point for most commercial communications satellites. The launch will take place from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40.
SpaceX has accrued a substantial backlog of commercial communications satellite launches, and a successful launch of SES-8 will open the door for the company to begin fulfilling those orders.
Falcon 9 v1.1, the latest version of the company's nine-engine Falcon 9 rocket, made its debut Sept. 29 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., when it launched the Canadian Space Agency's Cassiope space-weather satellite. On that flight, Falcon 9's upper stage failed to reignite — something it will have to do in order to get SES-8 to geostationary transfer orbit.
Meanwhile, Shotwell said work is progressing on the Falcon 9 v1.1 that will launch Thailand's Thaicom 6, another communications satellite bound for geostationary transfer orbit.
"The elements [of Falcon 9] are ready and we're going to start shipping them to the Cape right after a static fire test on Nov. 19," Shotwell said. "And we will continue to hold the Thaicom 6 launch date of Dec. 20."

Follow Dan on Twitter: @Leone_SN

[cavia]

менее 10 дней осталось, а то и меньше, при этом никакой информации.

[Salo]

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32783.msg1121277#msg1121277

Today at 02:48 AM
jacqmans пишет:
The launch pad today before the MAVEN launch.

А ведь на сегодня был запланирован прожиг ДУ первой ступени на стартовом столе. Подождём до завтрашнего утра.

[Salo]

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32783.msg1121444#msg1121444

[Salo]

https://twitter.com/LH2Padrat/status/403033103872315392/photo/1

Padrat ‏@LH2Padrat
 
Moved SES-8 to our new Payload Processing Facility for static fire pic.twitter.com/8MFWufOPJn


 
 7:32 AM - 20 Nov 13

[Salo]

http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32783.msg1121731#msg1121731
 

[Space Alien]

Прямая "онлайн трансляция" (трансляцией это мало назовешь, но всё же    )

Вот эта картинка обновляется каждые несколько минут (должна как бы, будет ли на форуме обновляться - не знаю..)

[cross-track]

Артём Жаров пишет:
Прямая "онлайн трансляция" (трансляцией это мало назовешь, но всё же )

Вот эта картинка обновляется каждые несколько минут (должна как бы, будет ли на форуме обновляться - не знаю..)

На форуме тоже обновляется.

[igorvs]

Прямая трансляция тут:
http://kscwmserv1.ksc.nasa.gov/MAVEN-1

[igorvs]

Тест пройдет в 1:37 по ЛМВ

[Space Alien]

igorvs пишет:
Тест пройдет в 1:37 по ЛМВ

А не 2:37 ЛМВ ? 22:37 UTC = 02:37 ЛМВ

[igorvs]

Я к EST прибавил 8

[azeast]

По летнему времени было 8 часов, сейчас 9.

[SFN]

Артём Жаров пишет:
Вот эта картинка обновляется каждые несколько минут (должна как бы, будет ли на форуме обновляться - не знаю..)

Нужно только кнопку "Обновить" регулярно на браузере нажимать
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/countdown/video/chan9large.jpg