Iridium Next Flight 2 (x10) - Falcon 9 - Vandenberg SLC-4E - 25.06.2017 20:25 UTC

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06/25/2017 23:06
T-minus 18 minutes and counting. There are no issues being discussed at this time by the SpaceX launch team, but there has not been an official update on the readiness of the Western Range.

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Погодка, однако... Фалькон в тумане...

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туман...

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- 10 мин.

[tnt22]

06/25/2017 23:14
The first stage is reported fully fueled with RP-1 kerosene, and the second stage is nearly full. Liquid oxygen loading continues on both stages.

06/25/2017 23:12
Conditions are marginal for a landing of the Falcon 9's first stage, SpaceX's Falcon 9 product manager John Insprucker says. High winds are reported in the recovery zone.

06/25/2017 23:10
The Iridium Next spacecraft are confirmed on internal power and "go" for launch.
All stations report they are ready for launch, other than the Western Range, which is attempting to clear a boat downrange.

[tnt22]

[tnt22]

06/25/2017 23:16
SpaceX confirms a boat near the drone ship in the Pacific Ocean has been cleared out of the keep-out zone. All is reported "go" for liftoff at 1:25:14 p.m. PDT (4:25:14 p.m. EDT; 2025:14 GMT).

[tnt22]

06/25/2017 23:17
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.

[tnt22]

Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 1 мин. назад
 
T-9 Minutes: The ground-based TEA-TEB Engine Ignition System is setting up. Flight software final setups are complete. #Falcon9

[tnt22]

06/25/2017 23:18
Chilldown of the Merlin 1D engines is confirmed underway.

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 4 мин. назад
 
Range GREEN! No Throwback with this TEL. That's only with 39A's at the moment.
 

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 4 мин. назад
 
SpaceX says a boat near the Falcon 9's landing ship has been cleared. All is go for liftoff in 10 minutes. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/24/iridium-next-mission-2-mission-status-center/ ...
 

[tnt22]

06/25/2017 23:20
The strongback umbilical tower is being lowered a few degrees to clear the rocket for launch. The procedure begins with opening of cradles gripping the rocket at attach points, then hydraulics lower the tower into launch position.

06/25/2017 23:20
The Merlin engine on the Falcon 9's second stage is now going through a steering check.

06/25/2017 23:19
T-minus 5 minutes and counting.

[tnt22]

Spaceflight101 LIVE‏ @S101_Live 59 сек. назад
 
#Falcon9 has entered preliminary pressurization to add stability to the stack for Strongback retraction. http://bit.ly/2t6afJy

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[che wi]

- 1 мин.

[SGS_67]

Минута. Ставки.
НЕ сядет.

[konti]

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 25 июня. /ТАСС/. Американская компания SpaceX отложила запланированный на воскресенье запуск ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с 10 телекоммуникационными спутниками Iridium NEXT. Старт должен был состояться в 13:25 по времени Западного побережья США (23:25 мск) с базы ВВС США Ванденберг (штат Калифорния).
"Запуск с целью вывода 10 спутников Iridium переносится ввиду экстремальной погоды", - уточнил глава компании Илон Маск. Он не сообщил, на какое время запланирован новый запуск.
Новейшие телекоммуникационные спутники Iridium NEXT принадлежат компании Iridium Communications. Этот международный оператор мобильной телефонной связи, базирующийся недалеко от Вашингтона в штате Вирджиния, в партнерстве с франко-итальянской Thales Alenia Space поставил задачу собрать и испытать 81 спутник Iridium NEXT. Запуск по меньшей мере 75 таких аппаратов поручен SpaceX.


Подробнее на ТАСС:
http://tass.ru/kosmos/4364673

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