“Orbital traffic” - that’s the first I’ve heard that as an abort criteria. Is that something?
Quote from: Johnnyhinbos on 12/11/2017 12:44 am“Orbital traffic” - that’s the first I’ve heard that as an abort criteria. Is that something?Could be that they aren't prepared to do a COLA in the early tests and so if that potentially might be necessary, then they just choose to scrub.
Rocket Lab, in a statement, says “A combination of poor weather closing in and conjunction with the International Space Station left a narrow six minute window for a launch attempt,” hence the scrub. Try again no sooner than tomorrow.
Nevermind.https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/940031491521757186"Still Testing launch attempt scrubbed for the day. Weather factors and orbital traffic mean opportunities for launch today are tight, so we'll try again tomorrow. Updates on new launch target to follow."
Next #StillTesting window opens 14:30, Tuesday 12 December NZDT (1:30 UTC). Updates on anticipated launch time within the four hour window to follow tomorrow.
The Rocket Lab launch team is on console and readying Electron for the push to orbit today from Launch Complex-1. The 4 hour window opens from 14:30 NZDT (1:30 UTC/ Mon 20:30 EST/17:30 PST). Anticipated lift-off time to follow. #StillTesting
Currently targeting no earlier than 16:00 NZDT (3:00 UTC) for #StillTesting launch attempt. Weather looking good, but we're continuing to monitor. Webcast can be viewed at youtu.be/F_oAGlhFezo. Live coverage will begin approx. 15 minutes prior to launch attempt.
https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/940392993390866433LOX fill underway