This launch is May 5 not July.
Quote from: Rocket Guy on 12/17/2015 03:59 pmThis launch is May 5 not July.SpaceflightNow says July. What's your source?http://spaceflightnow.com/2015/07/31/atlas-5-team-begins-stacking-most-powerful-variant-for-navy-launch/
Here's the serial numbers as I understand them.21 Jan 2015 MUOS 3 (SV-4) 2 Sep 2015 MUOS 4 (SV-5) 5 May 2016 MUOS 5 (SV-3)
Amateur question. The big line is...?
***My comment: The travel points of this satellite's journey appear to be Lockheed-Martin, Sunnyvale to Moffett Field to CCAFS Skid Strip to Astrotech, Titusville.***
What was the anomaly? Lower than expected thrust?
Quote from: ArbitraryConstant on 03/25/2016 04:20 pmWhat was the anomaly? Lower than expected thrust?Premature Atlas stage cutoff. It's all over the OA-6 live thread.
Can I ask a MUOS-5 related question. So they are delaying 7 days. Does that mean they are stopping all work on MUOS-5 for a week and looking at the data instead? I assume if they find something in the data that needs correcting, this launch could slip more than 7 days. True? This is a penciled in date until they know the scale of a potential problem?
Quote from: kevin-rf on 03/25/2016 05:05 pmCan I ask a MUOS-5 related question. So they are delaying 7 days. Does that mean they are stopping all work on MUOS-5 for a week and looking at the data instead? I assume if they find something in the data that needs correcting, this launch could slip more than 7 days. True? This is a penciled in date until they know the scale of a potential problem? Processing continues. The Centaur just underwent first power application this week, and offsite vertical integration of up-stage components has started and will continue. Slipping the ILC just adds some pad to the integration/test schedule.Sure, there's potential for further slippage, based on the pace of the investigation. Progress is being made, however.
Quote from: Kim Keller on 03/25/2016 05:32 pmQuote from: kevin-rf on 03/25/2016 05:05 pmCan I ask a MUOS-5 related question. So they are delaying 7 days. Does that mean they are stopping all work on MUOS-5 for a week and looking at the data instead? I assume if they find something in the data that needs correcting, this launch could slip more than 7 days. True? This is a penciled in date until they know the scale of a potential problem? Processing continues. The Centaur just underwent first power application this week, and offsite vertical integration of up-stage components has started and will continue. Slipping the ILC just adds some pad to the integration/test schedule.Sure, there's potential for further slippage, based on the pace of the investigation. Progress is being made, however.Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I understand it they are going to delay the Atlas CCB move from the ASOC to the SLC-41 VIF by a day or so to do some checks that they cant easily do in the VIF while stacked on the MLP.