Author Topic: LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 FT - ORBCOMM-2 - SLC-40 - Dec 21, 2015 - UPDATES (Read 486435 times)

Raul · « **Reply #100 on:** 12/21/2015 07:49 pm »

And press kit no.2. - Fairing deployment time corrected.

http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/spacex_orbcomm_press_kit_final2.pdf

Lars-J · « **Reply #101 on:** 12/21/2015 08:01 pm »

SpaceX tweeted an image: https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/679039057180024832

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #102 on:** 12/21/2015 09:29 pm »

L-3 hours.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #103 on:** 12/21/2015 09:53 pm »

Here's where the action will hopefully be later.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/679068266975920128

huggy · « **Reply #104 on:** 12/21/2015 10:00 pm »

Landing Weather Looks good

InfraNut2 · « **Reply #105 on:** 12/21/2015 10:03 pm »

Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 12/21/2015 09:53 pm

Here's where the action will hopefully be later.

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/679068266975920128

Full size pic.

...hopefully tonight no-one will stand where this guy stands...

_{edit: added:}

He gives a good sense of the size of this pad, though.

Also the name on the sign has been brought up-to-date.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #106 on:** 12/21/2015 10:30 pm »

WX look good...

https://www.globalair.com/airport/apt.weather.aspx?aptcode=XMR#

rdale · « **Reply #107 on:** 12/21/2015 11:32 pm »

731pm radarmap showing some very light rainshowers over the water moving northwest, but also dissipating as they approach land. Some low clouds here and there but no thick stratus deck to block the view. Winds blowing around 8-12mph from the southeast.

Rocket Science · « **Reply #108 on:** 12/21/2015 11:40 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #109 on:** 12/21/2015 11:55 pm »

Ok boys and girls. L-35 minutes.

Webcast starting soon.
http://www.spacex.com/webcast/

Remember, this is an update only thread (for housekeeping etc.) Please use the other threads for discussion, and all the other side topics. This is solely focused on updates, such as countdown, screenshots, written updates.

Site is already very busy, but we have the webmasters on and we'll keep guests on as long as viable. As noted for major events (and it doesn't get much bigger than this, if we remove guests, it will only be for a short period to aid smooth operation. Follow @nasaspaceflight on twitter - I'll also be providing some updates on there too - to let you know when guests are back on if we remove them. Expanded note from earlier on this:

Quote from: Chris Bergin on 12/20/2015 12:00 pm

Obviously, this is going to be a massive event and if the site starts to become overloaded with people we will remove "guests" (people not logged in) for a short period to ensure the site remains smooth. See note in opening post.

Remember, the forum format is not ideally suited to what has become incredible demand (and it really does become incredible demand) Huge demand and pages that have a lot of data = stressed out server hamsters. However, this format is superb for the amount of content we can put in one place and provides an archive of launch days - now over 10 years-worth.

That was the main focus, especially when we weren't a massively hit site, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who re-lives Shuttle launches and you can go back to Falcon 1 here. So the future will involve this format continuing (albeit with new software improvements), but we will be implementing additional live launch day resources via other formats next year, so that we still have these live threads for real time and archive, but with other live options within the site for real time...additionally handy for those increasingly viewing the site on phones etc.)

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