Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : Hispasat 30W-6 (1F) : March 6, 2018 - UPDATES  (Read 107903 times)

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Launch weather forecast issued on L-2, no real change - still 80% GO:

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Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule
   
Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 30%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Rule

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The launch has been delayed, date TBD:

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Standing down from this weekend's launch attempt to conduct additional testing on the fairing’s pressurization system. Once complete, and pending range availability, we will confirm a new targeted launch date.
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Tendremos que esperar unos días más. Informaremos de la nueva fecha cuándo nos lo comunique "@SpaceX .

https://twitter.com/hispasat/status/967412269058543621

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We'll have to wait a few more days. We will inform you of the new date when @SpaceX notifies us.

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March 1 Range Requested (pending Range Approval).
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Tweet from Emre Kelly:
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Update on #Falcon9 #Hispasat launch: SpaceX did request early Thursday for the range but has not yet been approved, according to Tim Dunn, NASA launch director. Mentioned during #GOESS pre-launch conference.

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Tweets from Jeff Foust:
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Col. Walt Jackim, vice commander of the 45th Space Wing, says at a 45th Space Congress talk a goal for the Eastern Range is to perform two launches in 24 hours. That could happen this week, with Falcon 9/Hispasat 30W-6 and Atlas 5/GOES-S.

Jackim said later a final decision hasn’t been made yet, but he seemed open to doing so various technical, personnel, and other issues can be worked out.

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Tweet from Spaceflight Now
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The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with a Spanish communications satellite is expected to slip after the liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 booster Thursday with a US weather observatory.

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Tweet from Emre Kelly:
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Update on #Falcon9 #Hispasat launch: SpaceX did request early Thursday for the range but has not yet been approved, according to Tim Dunn, NASA launch director. Mentioned during #GOESS pre-launch conference.

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Appears there will only be one launch on Thursday: #AtlasV with #GOESS. Launch of SpaceX #Falcon9 with #Hispasat still working for Eastern Range approval.

https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/968599529414184961

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SpaceX e-mail to the media notes Falcon 9 is now ready for launch, but that they are currently waiting for a launch date to be approved by the Eastern Range for the Hispasat 30W-6 mission.
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The SpaceX recovery fleet has been called back to Port Canaveral. They had been out for over a week, so this is understandable.

If SpaceX still intends to recover the first stage, the earliest the launch could take place is next week.


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SpaceX #Hispasat update: Now targeting #Falcon9 for Monday into Tuesday from LC 40. Airspace closure in effect from 2230 Monday to 0330 Tuesday (0330 to 0830 UTC).

https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/969562861201776641

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Confirmed new launch date for Tuesday 6th at 00:33 EST (05:33 UTC).

https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/969601674150137856
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Confirmed by range: 12:33 a.m.

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Weather is 90% go.
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L-2 weather

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Unusually tardy for SpaceX, but the notice for remote camera setup and media activities was just sent, confirming that Hispasat is apparently still on for tomorrow (9:33pm PST). RIP 1044...

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Hispasat 30W-6 satellite to be launched tonight from Cape Canaveral

March 5, 2018

​The satellite will be put into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 launcher from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, after the fairing’s pressurization system incident was solved.

The launch is scheduled for 06:34 Spanish time.

MADRID, 5 March 2018. Tonight, HISPASAT is targeting launch of its new communications satellite, Hispasat 30W-6 (H30W-6), from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch is scheduled for 06:34 Spanish time (00:34h on 6, in Florida), after the fairing’s pressurization system incident was solved.

The launch vehicle responsible for putting H30W-6 into its transfer orbit will be SpaceX's Falcon 9. From there, the satellite will move towards the geostationary orbit where, for a few weeks, the tests established to make sure it is working properly after the launch will be carried out. Once completed, the satellite will be placed at its final orbital position, 30º West, where it will replace and broaden the capacity of Hispasat 30W-4.

Hispasat 30W-6 was manufactured by Space Systems Loral in Palo Alto (California) and involved the significant participation of the Spanish aerospace industry.

HISPASAT's new satellite offers improved coverage and services that increase the operator's offer in C and Ku bands, as well as new connectivity solutions in Ka band that will enable broadband Internet access in rural areas. As such, Hispasat 30W-6 will contribute to the reduction of the digital divide in Latin America, the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa, promote the distribution of audiovisual content in Latin America and provide connectivity in high-speed rail or maritime services in the Caribbean and Mediterranean.

Streaming the launch

The launch can be streamed live on the HISPASAT and HISPAMAR webpages.

About HISPASAT

HISPASAT is comprised of companies that have a presence in Spain as well as in Latin America, where its Brazilian affiliate HISPAMAR is based. HISPASAT is a world leader in the distribution and broadcasting of Spanish and Portuguese content, and its satellite fleet is used by important direct-to-home television (DTH) and high-definition television (HDTV) digital platforms. HISPASAT also provides satellite broadband services and other added value solutions to governments, corporations and telecommunication operators in America, Europe and North Africa. HISPASAT is one of the world's largest companies in its sector in terms of revenue, and the main communications bridge between Europe and the Americas.

Press contact:

María Felpeto – t 91 710 25 40 [email protected] / [email protected]

https://www.hispasat.com/en/press-room/press-releases/archivo-2018/308/esta-madrugada-se-lanza-desde-cabo-canaveral-el-satelite-hispasat-30w-6

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Rocket (With legs and Ti fins) w/ payload is vertical at SLC-40.  Looks like some addition bracing on the side, guessing for winds?

Expecting they are going back horizontal soon to remove fins.....
« Last Edit: 03/05/2018 11:58 am by jjyach »

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L-1 weather forecast still shows 90% for the launch day and 40% for the delay day. Maximum upper level winds are down to 85 knots (100 knots in the previous forecast).
GO for launch, GO for age of reflight

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Press kit attached.

Edit: patch added

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SpaceX will not attempt to land Falcon 9’s first stage after launch due to unfavorable weather conditions in the recovery area off of Florida’s Atlantic Coast.
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