Intelsat 35e - Falcon 9 - Kennedy LC-39A - 05.07.2017 23:38 UTC

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06/29/2017 20:30
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has been lifted vertical at pad 39A in preparation for a hotfire test that could occur later this afternoon.

The two-stage rocket, without its payload fairing, was raised upright shortly after 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT). The next steps involve readying the rocket for fueling with RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants.

The booster is not fitted with landing legs because the heavy weight of the Intelsat 35e satellite it will loft into orbit Sunday will prevent a recovery attempt.

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45-е космокрыло выпустило извещение об  ACA
Airspace Closure Area
 

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 7m ago

Now tracking a Static Fire T-0 of 9 pm local time.

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06/30/2017 03:05
There are signs of vapors streaming away from the Falcon 9 rocket at launch pad 39A, an indication that fueling preparations have begun ahead of a hold-down engine firing this evening.

The static fire is believed to be targeted for approximately 9 p.m. EDT (0100 GMT), shortly after sunset at Cape Canaveral.

SpaceX's launch team will load RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants into the two-stage rocket, and run the booster through a preflight checklist before igniting the nine Merlin 1D engines on the first stage for a few seconds.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 16m ago

STATIC FIRE for Falcon 9 B1037 - now for a quick look review and for SpaceX to tweet confirmation of a good test. http://original.livestream.com/spaceflightnow 

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 14m ago

F9/Intelsat: Hot-fire test carried out at 8:30pm EDT; appeared normal duration; standing by for SpaceX update

06/30/2017 03:33
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fired its nine Merlin 1D main engines for several seconds at 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT). We'll await confirmation from SpaceX that the hotfire test was successful.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 9m ago

F9/Intelsat: Here's a view of the Falcon 9 static firing at pad 39A this evening

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SpaceX‏Verified account @SpaceX 4m ago

Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting launch of Intelsat 35e from Pad 39A in Florida on Sunday, July 2.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 3m ago

Here's a video of tonight's Falcon 9 hotfire test at historic launch pad 39A in Florida: https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/30/video-spacex-conducts-falcon-9-static-fire-at-dusk/ ...

Video

[Georgea]

Чорт, опять не взорвалась...    :|

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/30/next-spacex-launch-on-track-for-sunday-after-hold-down-firing-at-pad-39a/

Next SpaceX launch on track for Sunday after hold-down firing at pad 39A
June 30, 2017 Stephen Clark


A Falcon 9 rocket — missing its payload — fired its nine Merlin 1D main engines at 8:30 p.m. EDT Thursday (0030 GMT Friday). Credit: SpaceX

Six days after SpaceX fired its last Falcon 9 rocket fr om NASA's Kennedy Space Center, another launcher rolled to historic pad 39A and ignited its nine Merlin 1D engines at sunset Thursday in preparation for a commercial satellite delivery mission Sunday for Intelsat.

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The two-stage rocket rolled out to pad 39A from SpaceX's nearby hangar Thursday, and ground teams lifted it vertical on the pad's launch mount around 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT). A few hours later, SpaceX's launch crew loaded super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants into the rocket.

The nine Merlin 1D engines affixed to the base of the first stage ignited at 8:30 p.m. EDT Thursday (0030 GMT Friday), a few minutes after sunset at Cape Canaveral. The engines ramped up to full throttle — around 1.7 million pounds of thrust — and fired for around seven seconds, sending a plume of exhaust into the air and a dull rumble across the Florida spaceport.

SpaceX confirmed the test on Twitter a few minutes later, and the hotfire keeps the company's next mission on track for liftoff Sunday at 7:36 p.m. EDT (2336 GMT), weather permitting.

The flight will loft the Intelsat 35e communications satellite on a trip toward geostationary orbit, a perch nearly 22,300 miles (35,800 kilometers) over the equator. Built by Boeing, the Intelsat 35e spacecraft is set for a 15-year service life covering the Americas, the Caribbean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe and Africa for Intelsat.


The Intelsat 35e satellite is pictured preparing for shipment from its Boeing factory in El Segundo, California, to Cape Canaveral for launch. Credit: Intelsat

SpaceX's technicians will remove the Falcon 9 rocket from pad 39A as soon as Friday and roll it back to the hangar a quarter-mile away, wh ere workers will connect the Intelsat 35e satellite and its protective payload fairing to the two-stage launcher.

The U.S. Air Force weather team predicts iffy conditions could prevent the Falcon 9 from launching Sunday. Anvil clouds and cumulus clouds from storms expected across Central Florida have a 60 percent chance of violating weather criteria for a launch, forecasters said.

If the Falcon 9 is able to blast off Sunday, it will be the third launch by SpaceX in less than 10 days.

A Falcon 9 rocket took off June 23 from Kennedy Space Center with the BulgariaSat 1 communications satellite, then another Falcon 9 launched June 25 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California with 10 voice and data relay spacecraft for Iridium. Both missions were successful and featured landings of the Falcon 9's first stage on platforms at sea.

BulgariaSat 1's booster made its second flight after SpaceX recovered, inspected and refurbished the stage following its first liftoff in January.

SpaceX does not plan to recover the first stage after Intelsat 35e's launch due to the satellite's heavy weight. The booster is not fitted with the landing legs or grid fins needed for a landing.

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[Boris Mekler]

Georgea пишет:
Чорт, опять не взорвалась...  :|  

 

[SGS_67]

Georgea пишет:
Чорт, опять не взорвалась...  :|

БЧ пристыковать забыли, вот оно и не того...

[Атяпа]

Georgea пишет:
Чорт, опять не взорвалась...  :|

Но нам сказал спокойно капитан:
"Ещё не вечер, ещё не вечер!" (с) ВСВ
И три раза тьфу через левое плечо...

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SpaceX - Intelsat 35e - Static Fire Test - Plus 06-29-2017

USLaunchReport

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http://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellites/fleet/intelsat-35e/nggallery/page/1

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http://www.intelsat.com/global-network/satellites/fleet/intelsat-35e/nggallery/page/2

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Прогноз погоды на 2017-06-30 - 2017-07-06
30JUN17.pdf
 
 

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Подоспел детальный прогноз погоды на пуск L-2
Falcon 9 L-2 Launch Forecast 2 July
 

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А почему у них потом более чем месячный перерыв в планируемых запусках?