Echostar 23 – Falcon 9 – Кеннеди LC-39A – 16.03.2017 06:00 UTC

[Apollo13]

Анатолий Ревзин пишет:
А когда прожиг?

После 6 вечера по времени восточного побережья.

[tnt22]

45th Space Wing‏ @45thSpaceWing 57 мин. назад

In 5 days, a #Falcon9 will launch the #Echostar23!
 

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 53 сек. назад
 
SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fire for EchoStar 23 mission target T-0 is 7:30pm Eastern.
 
 

[tnt22]

03/08/2017 01:59
Today's static fire at pad 39A is believed to be set for 7:30 p.m. EST (0030 GMT). Fueling of the Falcon 9 rocket should begin about an hour before ignition, first with RP-1 kerosene fuel and followed by liquid oxygen.

[tnt22]

Засадный полк на стрёме

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 5 мин. назад
 
F9/EchoStar: Standing by for presumed "hot fire" test at LC-39A:
 

[tnt22]

Кина не будет!

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 7 мин. назад
 
SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fire test (EchoStar 23) postponed to Wednesday. Article updated: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/03/spacex-falcon-9-echostar-23-slc-40-return/ ...
 

[tnt22]

Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 20 мин. назад
 
It appears there won't be a hotfire test today at pad 39A. Impact on SpaceX's Sunday morning launch date uncertain. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/06/echostar-23-flight-preps/ ...

[tnt22]

03/08/2017 02:55
It appears there will no static fire attempt today. The fueling and hold-down test fire could be rescheduled as soon as tomorrow.
It is not clear if the delay in the static fire will impact the launch date Sunday morning. Once SpaceX performs the test, the rocket must be returned to the hangar near pad 39A to receive the EchoStar 23 communications satellite it will carry into orbit.

[Georgea]

Интересно, они вернутся когда-нибудь к прожигу с установленной ПН?

[Pirat5]

Почему SpaceX статический огонь ракета с полезной нагрузкой прилагается?
Это экономит около суток во время подготовки запуска. Клиент может отклонить этот вариант, если они пожелают.

"Кто платит, тот заказывает музыку"
https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/50n5cl/rspacex_cape_canaveral_slc40_amos6_explosion_live/d75x7tk/

[tnt22]

eHardin ♱‏ @eHardinda 30 мин назад

#SpaceX scrubbed yesterday's Static Fire Test due to technical issues. Next attempt is today. The test window extends from 1800-0000 Est.

[tnt22]

Однако, опять пока лежит

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 2 ч. назад
 
Same Static Fire window for the Falcon 9 on Wednesday - opens at 6pm Eastern. Strict window due to KSC roadblocks and EOC activation times.
 

[Salo]

 James Dean‏Подлинная учетная запись @flatoday_jdean  2 мин.2 минуты назад
Weather 70% "go" for 12:34am ET Sunday, March 12, launch of Falcon 9, EchoStar 23 from 39A, if SpaceX ready to go: http://bit.ly/2neWCRV 

[tnt22]

Всё ещё лежит - вид, м-м, ну, в общем, не с головы...

Stephen C. Smith‏ @SpaceKSCBlog 1 мин. назад
 
The Falcon 9 is horizontal on the pad. You're looking at the butt end.

  Stephen C. Smith‏ @SpaceKSCBlog 13 мин.13 минут назад

I spy with my @SpaceX eye ...
 

[tnt22]

03/08/2017 20:11
SpaceX lowered the Falcon 9 rocket last night, and it remains horizontal at this hour as officials prepare for a possible static fire attempt this evening.

The test window opens at 6 p.m. EST (2300 GMT) and extends for six hours.

Meanwhile, the launch of the Falcon 9 rocket with the EchoStar 23 communications satellite remains set for early Sunday, with blastoff set for 12:34 a.m. EST (0534 GMT) at the opening of a two-and-a-half hour launch window.

The launch window spans the switch to Daylight Saving Time in on the U.S. East Coast.

The U.S. Air Force has issued the first official weather forecast for this weekend's mission, calling for mostly cloudy skies and a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions early Sunday morning.

"On Friday, the next system to impact the Space Coast gets organized over Texas," the forecast team at the 45th Weather Squadron wrote on today's outlook. "This new low pressure system will bring upper-level clouds into the (Florida) Panhandle by Saturday evening. As the system moves into the Gulf Coast States during the launch window Sunday, the clouds will begin encroaching over the area."

The primary weather concern is violating the thick cloud layer rule, according to the Air Force.

The outlook calls for isolated rain showers, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, broken clouds at 22,000 feet, southeast winds at 15 to 20 mph, and a launch time temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit.

There is a backup launch opportunity available early Tuesday morning, March 14, when there is again a 70 percent chance of favorable weather conditions.

[tnt22]

Вид сбоку

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 3 мин. назад
 
F9/EchoStar: The Falcon 9 rocket, horizontal on pad 39A, at 12:15pm EST; presumed hot fire test later today
 

[tnt22]

Опять отбой    

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 50 сек. назад
 
SpaceX has opted not to conduct the Static Fire test today. Launch date slipping. #ItsComplicated. Updated article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/03/spacex-falcon-9-echostar-23-slc-40-return/ ...
 
 

Похоже, дата пуска тоже едет вправо...

[tnt22]

Если уйдут на резервную дату - 2017-03-14, то в один день с разницей в часы должны уйти две РН - ещё и WGS-9 на Дельте. Как разрулят коллизию? KSC когда-нибудь в один день пускал две РН?
А на подходе - Лебедь на Атласе. И всё это - в одну неделю? Напружно как-то...

[tnt22]

03/08/2017 22:37
There are signs that the target launch date for SpaceX's launch of the EchoStar 23 communications satellite is being delayed from Sunday. Managers have not set an official new launch date.

SpaceX had reserved March 14 for a backup launch opportunity, so that will be the next chance for the mission to blast off from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, assuming the launcher and payload are ready.

A cherry picker is visible hovering above the Falcon 9 rocket laying horizontal at the launch pad, presumably to enable inspections or other work on the booster.

A hotfire of the rocket's nine Merlin 1D engines originally scheduled for yesterday was rescheduled for today, but there has been no indication that the test, a critical preflight milestone, will go forward today.

SpaceX officials declined comment.

Here's a view of pad 39A and the Falcon 9 rocket earlier today taken by CBS News' William Harwood.

[tnt22]

Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 5 мин. назад
 
There are signs that SpaceX's hotfire at KSC won't be today, delaying Falcon 9 launch to at least Tuesday, March 14. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/03/06/echostar-23-flight-preps/ ...