The exact date for a mid June launch would depend on both the Thiacom and CRS9 dates. If CRS 9 is holding to a 27 June date that would put the Eutelsat/ABS ~11 June. If CRS 9 has moved out into July then I would peg the date as ~18 June.June looks to be a very busy month with 10 launches worldwide. And 3 of those SpaceX (maybe).
Nothing is launching from Vandenberg in June. The Spacex pad is being worked on right now and the whole launch range is down until probably August.
Quote from: gongora on 05/14/2016 01:56 amNothing is launching from Vandenberg in June. The Spacex pad is being worked on right now and the whole launch range is down until probably August.Thx, was not aware, just going on the launch list at SpaceFlightNow page... that makes June easier for SpaceX...
Also Iridium and SpaceX would not have publicly said they will launch in July if they knew that it was impossible due to no range support.
Quote from: oldAtlas_Eguy on 05/14/2016 05:37 pm Also Iridium and SpaceX would not have publicly said they will launch in July if they knew that it was impossible due to no range support.Especially since the CEO of Iridium said it on an earnings call, which would be criminal if he knew it was impossible.
McLean, Virginia-based Iridium said the launch date could slip by a few weeks, depending on SpaceX’s management of its busy manifest.
Quote from: bstrong on 05/14/2016 06:06 pmQuote from: oldAtlas_Eguy on 05/14/2016 05:37 pm Also Iridium and SpaceX would not have publicly said they will launch in July if they knew that it was impossible due to no range support.Especially since the CEO of Iridium said it on an earnings call, which would be criminal if he knew it was impossible.SpaceNews article from late April:QuoteMcLean, Virginia-based Iridium said the launch date could slip by a few weeks, depending on SpaceX’s management of its busy manifest.It's a rocket launch, so no one is going to promise an exact date.
A wrapped horizontal core spotted at CCAFS, do we know if 026 has officially arrived, or could this be 021 or 024 leaving?
falcon sighting in leesburg florida really awsome delayed me but was worth it got pics will post later
Quote from: DatUser14 on 05/28/2016 12:59 amA wrapped horizontal core spotted at CCAFS, do we know if 026 has officially arrived, or could this be 021 or 024 leaving?Someone in one of the other threads was claiming to have just seen a core in Leesburg, FL. Quote from: BigDustyman on 05/27/2016 05:22 pmfalcon sighting in leesburg florida really awsome delayed me but was worth it got pics will post later
This may have been discussed elsewhere, can anyone guess why would they use black material to wrap the stages for the road? Would think that would be hard on the composite parts of the rocket.
This may have been discussed elsewhere, can anyone guess why would they use black material to wrap the stages for the road? Would think that would be hard on the composite parts of the rocket.Matthew
I've been pondering whether SpaceX might be thinking about making this flight expendable. I found the last minute unexplained switch with thaicom right after the surprise recovery of jcsat core quite interesting (maybe they decided to change the configuration/trajectory). Do they, at this time, want any more cores from high energy reentries with questionable reuse potential? They're already piling up and starting to look ridiculous.
Do they, at this time, want any more cores from high energy reentries with questionable reuse potential?
Quote from: saliva_sweet on 06/02/2016 08:21 amDo they, at this time, want any more cores from high energy reentries with questionable reuse potential?They haven't reached operational status yet. They just banged up a leg pretty good on landing, still prototyping. Thus, if they have the fuel to land, they'll land and get more data.