The Wideband Digital Channelizer upgrade, which was awarded in June 2012, will be included on WGS-8 and beyond and will provide a 90 percent improvement in satellite bandwidth.
August 28 update from SFN launch schedule, already implemented here:WGS-8 launch date changes to November 17 (November 18 UTC)
The Delta 4 rocket that will launch the U.S. military’s highest capacity communications satellite ever built was rolled to the pad this week.The two-stage booster moved from the Horizontal Integration Facility to the Complex 37B pad and erected on the launch table to begin preparations for flight.Liftoff is scheduled on or about Dec. 7 during a window of 6:53 to 7:42 p.m. EST (2353-0042 GMT), a duration of 49 minutes.<snip>The launcher will deliver the Wibdeband Global SATCOM satellite No. 8 into a supersynchronous transfer orbit for the U.S. Air Force.
Today’s [November 16] operation, an abbreviated version of a Wet Dress Rehearsal, saw the mobile service gantry retracted to its launch position and the loading of 170,000 gallons of supercold liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen into the first and second stages of the vehicle while working through portions of a real-life countdown.
Shot as of November 18th at the pad:https://www.instagram.com/riversd74/
Quote from: Ronsmytheiii on 11/22/2016 05:58 pmShot as of November 18th at the pad:https://www.instagram.com/riversd74/payload due to move to the pad in the next few days (statement is based on the DIV traditional pad flow timeline)
I guess none of the artists have ever played pool...
Quote from: Newton_V on 11/22/2016 03:45 pmI guess none of the artists have ever played pool... WGS-8 is the 8-ball in this case, but the artist forgot to put in the higher number balls!
No, 1, 4, and 7 shouldn't be stripes, only 9 thru 15.
Quote from: Newton_V on 11/23/2016 02:42 pmNo, 1, 4, and 7 shouldn't be stripes, only 9 thru 15.The 8-ball is the wrong size as well! :-)
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 11/24/2016 04:50 amQuote from: Newton_V on 11/23/2016 02:42 pmNo, 1, 4, and 7 shouldn't be stripes, only 9 thru 15.The 8-ball is the wrong size as well! :-)We had a pool/billiard table for years and I'm sure the 3 was red. I think the 7 was burgundy? Not that it matters
James Dean @flatoday_jdean 4h4 hours agoDelta IV/WGS-8 weather forecast remains 80% "go" for 6:53pm Wed. launch from Cape Canaveral. 24-hr delay forecast has dropped to 40% "go."
ULA @ulalaunch 1h1 hour agoThe ULA Launch Readiness Review is complete! #DeltaIV #WGS8 is set to launch TOMORROW (Dec 7). Will you be watching? http://bit.ly/div_wgs8