Launch Hazard Areas for #Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission from CCSFS SLC-40, valid for NET 05 Feb 22:32 UTC, altern. 06 to 11 Feb based on issued NOTAM/NOTMAR. B1073.6 landing 621km downrange. Estimated fairing recovery position approx. 777km downrange. https://bit.ly/LHA-23
Upcoming launch of #Hispasat #AmazonasNexus mission via #SpaceX's #Falcon9 vehicle#Space
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Based on the weather this morning, it does not bode well for the chances of the launch attempt from SLC-40 later this afternoon.😞
Amazonas Nexus will not fly alone...https://twitter.com/ussf_ssc/status/1622013891617120261
Falcon 9 and Hispasat’s Amazonas Nexus vertical at SLC-40; targeting launch at 5:32 p.m. ET today, weather permitting
A SpaceX Falcon 9 will attempt to launch the Amazonas Nexus satellite this evening.A 30% chance of acceptable weather is forecasted at 5:32 PM EST (22:32 UTC), improving to 55% at the end of the 4-hour window.By Sawyer Rosenstein (@thenasaman):
With cloud cover and rain showers at Cape Canaveral, countdown clocks have been adjusted to target 7:32pm EST (0032 GMT) for liftoff of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket and Hispasat's Amazonas Nexus communications satellite.
New T-0 of 7:32 p.m. ET for launch of the @Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission; teams are keeping an eye on launch and recovery weather, which is currently 30% favorable for liftoff
Quote from: Jansen on 06/21/2021 07:42 pmhttps://spacewatch.global/2020/06/hispasats-amazonas-nexus-satellite-will-embed-the-pathfinder-2-mission-for-the-united-states-space-force/HISPASAT’s Amazonas Nexus Satellite will embed the Pathfinder 2 mission for the United States Space ForceQuote HISPASAT, the Spanish telecommunications satellite operator, has won a contract with Artel to embed the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Pathfinder 2 mission on its Amazonas Nexus Satellite, which is expected to be launched in mid-2022. The project is led by Artel, the global secure communications network systems integrator certified by the US Department of Defense and supported by Hunter Communications, the satellite communication solutions provider.For the record, Pathfinder 1 mission was SES AMC-3.QuotePathfinder One was a success for the Air Force, and it’s clear that the military took notice of the program’s accomplishments. But the military may not have been the only organization to observe the lessons learned from Pathfinder One. Private industry recognized the innovative use of inclined orbit bandwidth as well.Just a few weeks ago, Space News published an article disclosing that Global Eagle Entertainment, one of the world’s leaders in in-flight entertainment, “…had purchased all the capacity on an undisclosed satellite to support aeronautical customers, in particular Southwest Airlines, the company’s largest customer.”That satellite was later revealed to be SES satellite AMC-3, which Space News says, “…carries 24 Ku-band transponders and launched in September 1997 on an Atlas 2A rocket.” SES will operate the satellite and provide support for Global Eagle.Source : https://sessd.com/govsat/defense-intelligence/private-industry-also-learns-air-force-pathfinder/
https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/hispasats-amazonas-nexus-satellite-will-embed-the-pathfinder-2-mission-for-the-united-states-space-force/HISPASAT’s Amazonas Nexus Satellite will embed the Pathfinder 2 mission for the United States Space ForceQuote HISPASAT, the Spanish telecommunications satellite operator, has won a contract with Artel to embed the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Pathfinder 2 mission on its Amazonas Nexus Satellite, which is expected to be launched in mid-2022. The project is led by Artel, the global secure communications network systems integrator certified by the US Department of Defense and supported by Hunter Communications, the satellite communication solutions provider.
HISPASAT, the Spanish telecommunications satellite operator, has won a contract with Artel to embed the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Pathfinder 2 mission on its Amazonas Nexus Satellite, which is expected to be launched in mid-2022. The project is led by Artel, the global secure communications network systems integrator certified by the US Department of Defense and supported by Hunter Communications, the satellite communication solutions provider.
Pathfinder One was a success for the Air Force, and it’s clear that the military took notice of the program’s accomplishments. But the military may not have been the only organization to observe the lessons learned from Pathfinder One. Private industry recognized the innovative use of inclined orbit bandwidth as well.Just a few weeks ago, Space News published an article disclosing that Global Eagle Entertainment, one of the world’s leaders in in-flight entertainment, “…had purchased all the capacity on an undisclosed satellite to support aeronautical customers, in particular Southwest Airlines, the company’s largest customer.”That satellite was later revealed to be SES satellite AMC-3, which Space News says, “…carries 24 Ku-band transponders and launched in September 1997 on an Atlas 2A rocket.” SES will operate the satellite and provide support for Global Eagle.
Now targeting 9:32 p.m. ET for launch of @Hispasat Amazonas Nexus
Quote from: Bean Kenobi on 01/14/2023 01:17 pmQuote from: Jansen on 06/21/2021 07:42 pmhttps://spacewatch.global/2020/06/hispasats-amazonas-nexus-satellite-will-embed-the-pathfinder-2-mission-for-the-united-states-space-force/HISPASAT’s Amazonas Nexus Satellite will embed the Pathfinder 2 mission for the United States Space ForceQuote HISPASAT, the Spanish telecommunications satellite operator, has won a contract with Artel to embed the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s Pathfinder 2 mission on its Amazonas Nexus Satellite, which is expected to be launched in mid-2022. The project is led by Artel, the global secure communications network systems integrator certified by the US Department of Defense and supported by Hunter Communications, the satellite communication solutions provider.For the record, Pathfinder 1 mission was SES AMC-3.QuotePathfinder One was a success for the Air Force, and it’s clear that the military took notice of the program’s accomplishments. But the military may not have been the only organization to observe the lessons learned from Pathfinder One. Private industry recognized the innovative use of inclined orbit bandwidth as well.Just a few weeks ago, Space News published an article disclosing that Global Eagle Entertainment, one of the world’s leaders in in-flight entertainment, “…had purchased all the capacity on an undisclosed satellite to support aeronautical customers, in particular Southwest Airlines, the company’s largest customer.”That satellite was later revealed to be SES satellite AMC-3, which Space News says, “…carries 24 Ku-band transponders and launched in September 1997 on an Atlas 2A rocket.” SES will operate the satellite and provide support for Global Eagle.Source : https://sessd.com/govsat/defense-intelligence/private-industry-also-learns-air-force-pathfinder/In this article it was Global Eagle's mission that was revealed to be AMC-3. There is nothing in that article to say that Pathfinder 1 was AMC-3.
Standing down from tonight’s Falcon 9 launch of the @Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission due to unfavorable launch and recovery weather conditions; latest weather forecast for tomorrow's launch opportunity is 90% favorable for liftoff → http://spacex.com/launches