Quote from: shooter6947 on 07/06/2017 08:23 pmDoes anyone know what the holdup is for RTLS landings at Vandenberg? This launch should be capable of it if any would be. Is it hardware, or paperwork, or what?I'm pretty sure LZ-2 is close to completion or is completion, but FAA permits are the main factor I think.
Does anyone know what the holdup is for RTLS landings at Vandenberg? This launch should be capable of it if any would be. Is it hardware, or paperwork, or what?
Confirmed with NSPO:525kg was original plan mass475kg is the launch mission massThis probably the lightest mission for any Falcon9 flight ever?
First Taiwan-developed satellite to launch on July 25The satellite was shipped to the U.S. Saturday (will be shipped to Vandenberg on 19 July)and will undergo its final testing before being launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 on July 25(August 25) (Taiwan Time).By Teng Pei-ju,Taiwan News, Staff WriterTAIPEI (Taiwan News) — FORMOSAT-5 (福爾摩沙衛星五號), the first entirely domestically developed satellite operated by Taiwan’s National Space Organization (NSPO,國家太空中心) was packaged to be shipped to the U.S. Saturday for the launch by Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket August 25 (Taiwan Time) in California, reports said.
QuoteFirst Taiwan-developed satellite to launch on July 25The satellite was shipped to the U.S. Saturday (will be shipped to Vandenberg on 19 July)and will undergo its final testing before being launched by SpaceX's Falcon 9 on July 25(August 25) (Taiwan Time).By Teng Pei-ju,Taiwan News, Staff WriterTAIPEI (Taiwan News) — FORMOSAT-5 (福爾摩沙衛星五號), the first entirely domestically developed satellite operated by Taiwan’s National Space Organization (NSPO,國家太空中心) was packaged to be shipped to the U.S. Saturday for the launch by Space X’s Falcon 9 rocket August 25 (Taiwan Time) in California, reports said.http://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3211453
Confusing. Is this July or August?
I was at shipout ceremony this morning, a few thing might interest you:Original launch plan (2010) is indeed using Falcon1e700M NTD launch cost is what it costed for Falcon1e1.25% per month delay penalty is based on 700M NTD launch costTitus
Quote from: titusou on 07/19/2017 10:01 amI was at shipout ceremony this morning, a few thing might interest you:Original launch plan (2010) is indeed using Falcon1e700M NTD launch cost is what it costed for Falcon1e1.25% per month delay penalty is based on 700M NTD launch costTitusThanks for posting.At current exchange rate 700M NTD is about 23M USD. When the contract was announced in 2010, December 2013 was the suggested launch date. IIRC date moved to late 2015 due to delays in payload?Also aren't delay penalties often capped at a certain number of months (eg a year?)
SpaceX is contractually required to pay 1.25 percent of the contract amount — about NT$700 million — for every month’s delay, Chang said, adding that the company is expected to pay 10 percent in compensation.