Author Topic: SCRUB: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - SES-8 - Nov. 25 - LAUNCH UPDATES  (Read 109880 times)

Offline Chris Bergin

This is an UPDATE ONLY thread for launch coverage of the second launch of the F9 v1.1 with the SES-8 spacecraft from SLC-40, Cape Canaveral.

Webcast: http://www.spacex.com/webcast/
Window opens at 17:37 local (22:37 UTC)

Specific Articles:

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/10/ses-8-florida-next-falcon-9-v1-1-launch/

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/10/spacex-realign-falcon-9-missions/

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/spacex-falcon-9-v1-1-hot-fire-slc-40/

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/spacex-falcon-9-v1-1-milestone-ses-8-launch/

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/11/falcon-9-aiming-thanksgiving-launch-ses-8/

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For those who wish to follow this flow as closely as is viable (non-proprietary, etc.), join L2 and click this link:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32768.0 (dedicated for F9 v1.1 SES-8 mission)

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Resources:

SpaceX GENERAL Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=45.0 - please use this for general questions NOT specific to this mission.

SpaceX MISSIONS Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0 - this section is for everything specific to SpaceX missions.

SpaceX SES-8 General Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=24469.0

SpaceX SES-8 Flow UPDATE Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32783.0

SpaceX SES-8 Party Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33079.0

SpaceX SES-8 Viewing Thread (Going to the launch)
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33075.0

SES-8 Spacecraft thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32990.0

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Additional News Site Resources:

SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0

SpaceX News Articles (Recent):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/

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L2 Members:

L2 SpaceX Section - now a dedicated full section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=24469.0

One Stop Shop Update Area for L2 Level F9 v1.1/SES-8 Updates:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=32768.0 - Flow.
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33333.0 - Launch.

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Go SpaceX! Go Falcon 9! Go Upper Stage (twice!) Go SES-8!
« Last Edit: 11/27/2013 01:30 am by Chris Bergin »
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The launch vehicle was rolled out to the pad when the SES viewing party visited around 10:00 PM EST.



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From NWS:

Today...surface high pressure near the NC coast today will continue breezy to windy onshore flow with isolated showers moving onshore from the Atlantic. Windy conditions have continued along the immediate coast overnight...and although the pressure gradient will not be quite as tight as Sunday when winds gusted to 30 to 40 miles per hour across east central Florida...expect winds to continue at 15 to 20 miles per hour and gusty for the coastal counties where a lake Wind Advisory will be in effect. Mostly cloudy skies are expected as stratocu layer holds firm across the area. East/east-southeast winds into tonight across the Atlantic will continue high surf at the beaches and have extended advisory through high tide cycle this afternoon and tonight. High temperatures will range from the lower 70s northern areas to upper 70s across the south. Tonight...strengthening low level warm air advection tonight should induce areas of rain and showers to develop after midnight and lift across northern portions of east central Florida toward Tuesday morning. Will continue likely shower chances...mainly after midnight. Lows will range from the middle 60s across Lake County to the lower to middle 70s along the St Lucie/Martin County coast.

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The USAF 45th Weather Squadron forecast is focused on launch conditions; ugordan posted this link in the previous thread:
http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070716-028.pdf

The forecast they issued yesterday on their website may not need to be updated, but they'll be updating the launch team during the count on real-time conditions.

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The USAF 45th Weather Squadron forecast is focused on launch conditions; ugordan posted this link in the previous thread:
http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070716-028.pdf

The forecast they issued yesterday on their website may not need to be updated, but they'll be updating the launch team during the count on real-time conditions.

The important part of that forecast:
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Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20%
Primary concern(s): Cumulus Cloud Rule, Thick Cloud Rule
 
24 hour delay probability of violating launch weather constraints: 70%
Primary concern(s): Thick Cloud Rule, Disturbed Weather, Liftoff Winds

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Falcon 9 went vertical overnight, launch of @SES_Satellites #SES8 TONIGHT 5:37pm EST. http://www.spacex.com/webcast  pic.twitter.com/WRLf04DJYj

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Offline Misha Vargas

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Falcon 9 went vertical overnight, launch of @SES_Satellites #SES8 TONIGHT 5:37pm EST. http://www.spacex.com/webcast  pic.twitter.com/WRLf04DJYj

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Offline Chris Bergin

OK folks, things now starting to pick up.

RP-1 loading is complete per L2. Note, if there's something of major interest to everyone (especially those in the area viewing the launch) such as a scrub, I'll copy over immediately as much as this isn't like the days of Shuttle where we seemed to get a really big jump on a scrub.

All fine so far.

Also remember there's a Russian Progress launch before the Falcon 9. You can follow that here:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=33292.0
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Offline Chris Bergin

OK folks, things now starting to pick up.

RP-1 loading is complete per L2.

And LOX is onboard too.

L-150 mins.
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Latest photo:

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Falcon 9 standing tall on the pad, ready to launch #SES8 to 80,000km orbit. Watch @ 5pm: http://www.spacex.com/webcast  pic.twitter.com/C3RryK0kRz
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Latest photo:

SpaceX ‏@SpaceX 3m
Falcon 9 standing tall on the pad, ready to launch #SES8 to 80,000km orbit. Watch @ 5pm: http://www.spacex.com/webcast  pic.twitter.com/C3RryK0kRz

Chris, not sure if you know, but you can get the original resolution by changing the ".jpg:large" at the end of a twitter image url to ".jpg:orig".
« Last Edit: 11/25/2013 08:48 pm by Misha Vargas »

Offline Chris Bergin

Copy that tip, thanks!

40 mins to live coverage here:
http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

No issues in work as of last check.
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L-55 mins to launch.
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Web cast is up, showing SpaceX logo screen.

http://www.spacex.com/webcast/
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10 mins to the coverage. Now with supermarket music.....a supermarket from the future!

L2 coverage noting good flow, with checks being successful on weather and FTS.
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And off we go with SpaceX's live broadcast.
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