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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 9/10, 2019
« Reply #180 on: 10/09/2019 10:07 am »
If you look at the weather briefing PM3 linked in post #176:

Cumulonimbus; Bases: 2,500 feet; Tops: 50,000 feet

50,000 feet is really, really quite high, even for an airplane. The drop altitude is supposed to be FL390, so 39,000 feet. Yes, you can fly above some weather. But other weather goes up so high that you can't and those thunderstorm clouds go up really high.

And the plane also has to climb to those 39,000 feet and they'd prefer not to fly a plane with a fuelled rocket strapped to it through possible lightning. Safety is the enemy of convenience.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #181 on: 10/09/2019 06:50 pm »
https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1182004553912373248
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Confirmed: Tonight's NASA ICON launch has been delayed 24 hours, according to KSC. Next attempt is Thursday at 2130 ET (0130 UTC +1).
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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #182 on: 10/09/2019 09:29 pm »
ICON Launch Moved Back 24 Hours

James Cawley Posted on October 9, 2019

Due to weather in the area, NASA and Northrop Grumman have decided to move the Pegasus XL and ICON launch 24-hours to October 10 at 9:30 p.m., with takeoff of the Stargazer L-1011 at 8:32 p.m.

NASA’s live broadcast will begin tomorrow at 9:15 p.m. on www.nasa.gov/live.

The teams are not working any issues.  The rocket, airplane and spacecraft are ready to launch tomorrow.  As always, safety of the crew and mission success are our main focus.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/icon/2019/10/09/icon-launch-moved-back-24-hours/

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #183 on: 10/10/2019 07:52 pm »
Teams Prepare for ICON Launch Tonight

Anna Heiney Posted on October 10, 2019

The Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) will launch tonight on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket from the company’s Stargazer L-1011 aircraft. The Stargazer will take off from the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 8:33 p.m. EDT.

The first launch attempt for ICON is 9:30 p.m. EDT. Follow live coverage here on the blog as well as on NASA TV and on the web at http://nasa.gov/live beginning at 9:15 p.m. EDT.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/10/10/teams-prepare-for-icon-launch-tonight/

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #187 on: 10/11/2019 01:11 am »
LD NET is quiet right now.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #188 on: 10/11/2019 01:12 am »
Pegasus takeoff video!

Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #189 on: 10/11/2019 01:15 am »
Pegasus GO for FTS internal power.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #190 on: 10/11/2019 01:16 am »
Webcast has started.
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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #191 on: 10/11/2019 01:17 am »
FTS arm checks nominal.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #192 on: 10/11/2019 01:17 am »
ICON ready for transition to internal power.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #193 on: 10/11/2019 01:18 am »
T-12 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #194 on: 10/11/2019 01:19 am »
ICON is on internal power.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #196 on: 10/11/2019 01:20 am »
Countdown has gone very smoothly.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #198 on: 10/11/2019 01:21 am »
T-10 minutes. Weather is 80% go.
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Re: Pegasus-XL - ICON - Cape Canaveral - October 10/11, 2019
« Reply #199 on: 10/11/2019 01:21 am »
T-9 minutes.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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