SES switches SpaceX and Arianespace launches to mitigate cost of satellite failureby Peter B. de Selding | Aug 28, 2017PARIS — Satellite fleet operator SES, which this year has suffered both predictable satellite-launch delays and unpredictable satellite failures, on Aug. 28 said it would move a satellite from launch-service provider SpaceX to Arianespace to minimize revenue losses.As a result, the SES-14 satellite will launch aboard an Ariane 5 ECA rocket early in Q1 of next year rather than a less-clear Q1 launch date offered by SpaceX. SpaceX instead will launch the heavier SES-12 satellite, up to now slated for an Ariane 5, on a Falcon 9 vehicle in Q1 2018.[...]
State-owned telecommunications company PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom Indonesia) plans to launch its Telkom 4 satellite in a year’s time to replace the troubled Telkom 1.“We have signed a contract to launch the Telkom 4 satellite. It will be launched from the United States in August 2018,” said PT Telkom president director Alex J. Sinaga during a press conference with Communications and Information Minister Rudiantara in Jakarta on Wednesday.
Does anyone know,Which one of Spaceflight flights is the one with Space IL, and what is the chance for that to launch on time for the Xprize?
PT Scientists has a launch contract for late 2018 with Space X as a secondary payload on the Falcon 9 rocket. Becker said the company believes it will be the first private entity to reach the surface of the moon, suggesting that none of the Google Lunar X Prize participants are likely to meet the December 2017 deadline for the competition. (PT Scientists itself withdrew from the Google Lunar X Prize earlier this year due to the time constraints of the competition.)The Falcon 9 will carry the team's spacecraft, Alina, to the geostationary transfer orbit, a highly elliptical Earth orbit whose highest point is 26,000 miles (42,000 kilometers). From there, Alina will continue on its own to the moon.
Kacific announces that it’s selected SpaceX to launch its Boeing-built Kacific-1 broadband satellite on a Falcon 9 in 2019.
Kacific selects SpaceX to provide launch serviceKacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has selected SpaceX as the launch provider for its Kacific-1 satellite, which is being built by The Boeing Company.Kacific-1 will be launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9, a two-stage orbit-class rocket designed from the ground-up for maximum reliability and reusability.“SpaceX has a breadth of vision that appeals to us,” says Christian Patouraux, Kacific CEO. “The company is committed to changing the way people think about space and the possibilities it represents. Signing with SpaceX as our launch service provider is a major step towards delivering our own vision. We look forward to seeing Kacific-1 atop a Falcon 9 Rocket in 2019.”“SpaceX is proud to partner with Kacific on the milestone launch of the company’s first satellite, Kacific-1.” said Gwynne Shotwell, President and COO of SpaceX. “We appreciate their confidence in our proven capabilities and look forward to delivering their satellite to orbit.”In February 2017 Kacific placed an order with The Boeing Company for the Kacific-1 satellite. Based on the reliable 702 satellite platform, Kacific-1 is designed to deliver high speed broadband via 56 narrow Ka-band beams, with the most powerful signal level ever achieved in a commercial satellite in the South East Asia and Pacific regions.About KacificThe Kacific Broadband Satellites Group is a satellite operator developing a high-speed broadband offering for underserved, remote and rural markets with disseminated pockets of population. It addresses the gap in supply with specifically designed satellites using the latest multi-beam and high throughput space communications and ground technology transmitting over the Ka Band.Using cost-effective technology and a lean business model Kacific aims to provide better broadband quality at significantly less than current retail prices, fostering greater internet usage and fuelling economic growth and improvements in service delivery across covered regions, with its first deployment focusing on South East Asia and the Pacific. Kacific’s headquarters are in Singapore with main operations out of Vanuatu.For more information, visit www.kacific.com
SpaceX has added a number of new missions on their manifest page (http://www.spacex.com/missions):* an Eutelsat* SXM-7 for Sirius-XM* SXM-8 for Sirius-XM* an not named satellite from SSL* a satellite for TELKOM INDONESIA (likely Telkom-4)
Discussion of the manifest, and updates. The best guess at the current manifest is in this post. Discussion of the table format should be done here: SpaceX Manifest Table Format DiscussionPrior thread: SpaceX Manifest Updates and Discussion Thread 4Sites: C=Canaveral (UTC-4 EDT,UTC-5 EST) CCAFS SLC-40: Damaged by vehicle explosion (no launches until around October 2017, no earlier than September) KSC LC-39A: Active for F9, will need further work for FH and Commercial Crew V=Vandenberg (UTC-7 PDT,UTC-8 PST) SLC-4E: Active for F9 B=Boca Chica (UTC-5 CDT,UTC-6 CST) Site preparation work underwayDaylight saving time starts second Sunday in March, ends first Sunday in November, time changes at 2:00 a.m. local time Local LV Core Ret- . . Mass . Mis-Est. Date, Time/UTC. S/N urn Payload(s) Orb (kg) Site sion------------------- --- ------ --- ---------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----2017-01-14 0954/-8F91029.1SIridium NEXT (Flight 1)PLR9600V-4E302017-02-19 0939/-5F91031.1LCRS 10LEO~10kC-39A312017-03-16 0200/-4F91030XEchostar 23GTO~5500C-39A322017-03-30 1827/-4F91021.2SSES-10GTO5282C-39A332017-05-01 0715/-4F91032LNROL-76LEO?C-39A342017-05-15 1921/-4F91034XInmarsat 5 F4GTO6086C-39A352017-06-03 1707/-4F91035LCRS 11LEO~10kC-39A362017-06-23 1510/-4F91029.2SBulgariaSat-1GTO3669C-39A372017-06-25 1325/-7F91036SIridium NEXT (Flight 2)PLR9600V-4E382017-07-05 1938/-4F91037XIntelsat 35eGTO6761C-39A392017-08-14 1231/-4F91039LCRS 12LEO~10kC-39A402017-08-24 1151/-7F91038SFORMOSAT-5SSO475V-4E412017-09-07 1000/-7F91040LAir Force X-37B OTV-5LEO5400C-39A42------------------- --- ------ --- ---------------------------- --- ----- ----- ----2017-10-04 0606/-7F91041SIridium NEXT (Flight 3)PLR9600V-4E432017-10F91031.2?SES-11/Echostar 105GTO5400C-39A442017-Q4F9.SKoreasat-5AGTO3500C .2017-11-lateF9.SIridium NEXT (Flight 4)PLR9600V-4E.2017-Q4F9.XHispasat 1F (30W-6)GTO6092C.2017-Q4H.LLSFalcon Heavy Demo Flight..C-39A(50)2017-12F9.LCRS 13LEO~10kC.2017-12F9.SGovSat-1 (SES-16)GTO4000C.2017-12F9..BangabandhuGTO~3500C.2017-12F9..Paz & co-passengerSSO1400V-4E.2018-Q1F9.SIridium NEXT (Flight 5)PLR9600V-4E.2018F9..Spaceflight SSO-A (575km)SSO.V-4E.2018F9.SEs'hail 2GTO~3kC.2018-01-late or 02F9.LCRS 14LEO~10kC(55)2018-02F9.?CCtCap DM1LEO.C-39A.2018-H1H.LLSArabsat 6AGTO~6kC-39A.2018-Q1F9.SSES-12GTO5300C.2018-03-20F9..NASA (TESS)HEO325C .2018-03-21F9..Iridium NEXT 6/GRACE-FOPLR~6kV-4E.2018-03F9.?SAOCOM 1ASSO2800V-4E.2018-04F9..CCiCap In-Flight Abort TestSUB.C.2018-Q2F9.?Telstar 18 Vantage/Apstar-5CGTO>5400C.2018-Q2F9.?Telstar 19 VantageGTO>5400C.2018-04-30 (NET)H.LLSSTP-2 (US Air Force)MEO~8k?C-39A.2018-05 (NET)F9..USAF GPS III A-2MEO3880C.2018-Q2F9..Iridium NEXT (Flight 7)PLR9600V-4E.2018-06F9.LCRS 15LEO~10kC.2018-06F9..CCtCap DM2 (Crew)LEO.C-39A.2018-06F9..Iridium NEXT (Flight 8)PLR9600V-4E.2018F9.?PSN-6 and co-passengerGTO5000C.2018-08F9..Telkom 4GTO.C(68)2018-08F9.LCRS 16LEO~10kC.2018-Q3F9..RADARSAT ConstellationSSO1400V-4E.2018F9..OHB SARah 1SSO~2200V-4E.2018-10F9.LCRS 17LEO~10kC.2018-Q4F9..Spaceflight SSO-B (500km)SSO.V-4E(70)2018-Q4F9..GiSat-1GTO~6kC/B.2018-Q4F9..Spaceflight GTO (200x60k/km)GTO.C(70)2018-12F9.LCRS 18LEO~10kC.2019H.???SpaceX Crewed CircumlunarTLI~10k?C-39A.2019F9..CRS 19-20LEO.C.2019-02F9..USAF GPS IIIA-3MEO3880C.2019F9..SAOCOM 1B and companionsSSO~3-4kV-4E.2019F9..OHB SARah 2/3SSO~3600V-4E .2019-H2F9..JCSAT-18/Kacific-1GTO~6k+C/B.2019F9..SiriusXM SXM-7GTO.C(80)2019-Q4F9..Spaceflight GTO(200x36k/km)GTO.C/B(70)2020F9..Spaceflight SSO-C (500km SSO)SSO.V-4E(70)2020F9..SiriusXM SXM-8GTO.C(80)2020-2021H..ViaSat 3-Americas or 3-EMEAGTO6400C/B(69)2021-04F9..SWOTLEO2000V-4E.TBD (2019-2024)F9..Commercial Crew (6 flights)LEO.C-39A.TBD (2020-2024)F9..CRS-2 (6+ flights)LEO.C.Companies that appear to have contracts for unspecified payloads: Eutelsat, Inmarsat (x2?), Northrop Grumman, BigelowReturn: L=Land,S=Sea,X=Expendable,N/A=Not ApplicableLaunch Vehicle: F9=Falcon 9, H=Falcon Heavy, F=Falcon 9 or HeavyColors: Successful / Unsuccessful / Mars!!!! / FootnotesL2 SpaceX CRS External CargoL2 Level SpaceX Falcon 9 Stage Watch / Public Core SpottingSpaceX Launch Log (past launches) / Wikipedia Falcon LaunchesViewing flights from Vandenberg / Ben Cooper's Viewing Guide for Cape CanaveralUpcoming SpaceX Talks / General Industry TalksSpaceX Falcon Mission SimulationsNOTES:(50) FH Demo - Serial Numbers: Center:1033 Side1:1023.2 Side2: 1025.2(55) CRS-14 : EnduroSat One @ARRL(68) Telkom 4 links Gunter(69) Viasat 3 : one of first two Viasat 3 birds in mid-2019 or early-2020. Also third Viasat 3 if it gets built? ViaSatellite 2/10/16 SpaceNews 2/10/2016 Gunter(70) Spaceflight Industries : Upcoming Spaceflight Ind. schedule update(80) Sirius SXM-7, SXM-8 : SSL Contract Press Release / Gunter Possible future payloads:Inmarsat 6 F1 SpaceNews mention / Airbus contract / Gunter / Space Intel mentionCompetitions for future payloads:Air Force - EELV, First 5 L2 notes on manifest:Recent Edits:Sep 06 Added Sirius SXM-7, SXM-8. Removed line items for Eutelsat and Inmarsat, added list at the end for customers with unspecified contracts.Sep 04 Added Kacific-1/JCSat-18 in second half of 2019Aug 31 Telkom 4 moved from June to August 2018Aug 28 SES-14 switched to Ariane 5 launch. SES-12 switched to F9 launch Q1-2018.Aug 25 Moved Iridium Flight 3 to October 4.Aug 23 Removed Spaceflight Industries GTO-1, SSO-DAug 22 GRACE-FO March 21, 2018. CRS-14 late January 2018?, CRS-15 June 2018.Aug 13 Moved CRS-13 to early DecemberAll comments and updates are welcomed! Thank you to all contributors!
Quote from: Skyrocket on 09/06/2017 08:30 pmSpaceX has added a number of new missions on their manifest page (http://www.spacex.com/missions):* an Eutelsat* SXM-7 for Sirius-XM* SXM-8 for Sirius-XM* an not named satellite from SSL* a satellite for TELKOM INDONESIA (likely Telkom-4)Added the SiriusXM flights to the manifest
Quote from: gongora on 09/06/2017 09:50 pmQuote from: Skyrocket on 09/06/2017 08:30 pmSpaceX has added a number of new missions on their manifest page (http://www.spacex.com/missions):* an Eutelsat* SXM-7 for Sirius-XM* SXM-8 for Sirius-XM* an not named satellite from SSL* a satellite for TELKOM INDONESIA (likely Telkom-4)Added the SiriusXM flights to the manifestSo, at least four GTOs recently added... possibly five, plus Kacific this week.Must be making impression on the market that backlog is under control.
Aren't they additions to the manifest this year? New orders this year?
I guess it was good planning on SpaceX's part to not have another launch planned at the Cape for a month.
Quote from: Norm38 on 09/08/2017 04:39 pmI guess it was good planning on SpaceX's part to not have another launch planned at the Cape for a month.I know you meant it as a joke, but September is the peak of the hurricane season. Maybe this factored into the mission planning.
Several articles in the Indonesian press saying they may want to move up the Telkom 4 launch a couple months in the wake of the Telkom 1 failure. After looking at the SpaceX manifest for 2018 my first thought is "good luck with that".https://inet.detik.com/telecommunication/d-3637096/buyarnya-rencana-satelit-telkom-4-di-17-agustus-2018https://beritagar.id/artikel/berita/peluncuran-satelit-telkom-4-akan-dipercepathttp://www.indotelko.com/kanal?c=id&it=ssl-satelit-telkom-4
Quote from: gongora on 09/11/2017 07:16 pmSeveral articles in the Indonesian press saying they may want to move up the Telkom 4 launch a couple months in the wake of the Telkom 1 failure. After looking at the SpaceX manifest for 2018 my first thought is "good luck with that".https://inet.detik.com/telecommunication/d-3637096/buyarnya-rencana-satelit-telkom-4-di-17-agustus-2018https://beritagar.id/artikel/berita/peluncuran-satelit-telkom-4-akan-dipercepathttp://www.indotelko.com/kanal?c=id&it=ssl-satelit-telkom-4Switching to a flight-proven booster might help with that.
This Italian-Argentine system will be complete when the two SAOCOM 1A and SAOCOM 1B satellites are launched, which will be put into orbit in June 2018 and at the beginning of 2019, respectively. Dr. Laura Frulla, principal investigator of the SAOCOM mission, stressed that "this international summit is very useful for the meeting of the institutions of the different countries".
Quote from: cppetrie on 09/11/2017 07:24 pmQuote from: gongora on 09/11/2017 07:16 pmSeveral articles in the Indonesian press saying they may want to move up the Telkom 4 launch a couple months in the wake of the Telkom 1 failure. After looking at the SpaceX manifest for 2018 my first thought is "good luck with that".https://inet.detik.com/telecommunication/d-3637096/buyarnya-rencana-satelit-telkom-4-di-17-agustus-2018https://beritagar.id/artikel/berita/peluncuran-satelit-telkom-4-akan-dipercepathttp://www.indotelko.com/kanal?c=id&it=ssl-satelit-telkom-4Switching to a flight-proven booster might help with that.I thought they had already confirmed they were using a recovered booster?