PLD Space returns for the second launch attempt of its Miura 1 SN1 Test Flight from El Arenosillo, in Spain. Overview by me for @NASASpaceflight: https://nasaspaceflight.com/2023/06/pld-space-m1sn1/Livestream: https://youtube.com/watch?v=7UABQa
T-0 abort.
We have had an automatic Abort due to the NO release of the avionics umbilicals, the rest were free and the engine at nominal thrust. 0.25 second margin. #MIURA1 is healthy. We analyze the data to have more information.@PLD_Space
We had an impeccable countdown, with excellent coordination with @intaespana . The conditioning of the launcher, engine start phase up to nominal thrust was perfect. The performance was excellent. What could happen? 👉 🧵
It is still too early to obtain the final conclusions, we are still working on it, but we are clear that the Helium umbilical had a release delay of about 100 milliseconds...
This fact caused the “delay” between it and the avionics umbilicals to interrogate loose/not loose to overlap, and they coincided. Faced with this situation, the ground software safely aborted takeoff.
We were less than half a second away from taking off (nominal thrust 3.85s and release at 4.3s). The check routines at that critical time of <0 , 5s aborted our takeoff.
After shutdown, it is true that the situation is very tense, but everything is checked quickly. The agility of the CEDEA team @intaespana was also key for the operations to be safe.
We will finish the full study of the launch attempt and come back soon with a new launch date, summer and heat permitting. One thing is certain @PLD_Space does not give up. We are a professional and capable team. Flying is a matter of time #VamosMIURA !
We postpone the launch of MIURA 1 to September due to the mandatory compliance with the regulations regarding prevention of forest fires, the high temperatures in Huelva and the necessary coordination with the Civil Guard.More info:https://acortar.link/KOD3sh
https://twitter.com/pld_space/status/1673617969128062977QuoteWe postpone the launch of MIURA 1 to September due to the mandatory compliance with the regulations regarding prevention of forest fires, the high temperatures in Huelva and the necessary coordination with the Civil Guard.More info:https://acortar.link/KOD3sh