They’ve now lost more than half of their original launch window, which opened July 31. Window runs until Aug. 19.
Next launch window would be in May 2019, I believe.
Should the thread header be refined to the new TBD date of 08/11/18? It's possible that the FOD issue could be resolved sooner than that, but it's uncertain that the response to any possible resolution could maintain the 08/06/2018 TBD date.
There doesn't seem to be anything else on the schedule, perhaps they can have any date they are ready? (i.e. even if they miss the 6th, doesn't necessarily mean they have to wait for the 11th.)
TROT TO HOT: @NASA’s solar probe “Parker”, encapsulated inside a faring, is rolling along the 405 tonight from Astrotech in Titusville to @NASAKennedy. It will be mated to a @ulalaunch Delta IV rocket and launched by @NASA_LSP towards our sun for solar research. #Fox35
When the Delta 4 second stage completes its second burn, will Parker Solar Probe/Star 48BV be heliocentric, or will it take the Star 48BV burn to put PSP into actual solar orbit? In other words, what orbit will the Delta stage be in after its second burn? - Ed Kyle
When the Delta 4 second stage completes its second burn, will Parker Solar Probe/Star 48BV be heliocentric, or will it take the Star 48BV burn to put PSP into actual solar orbit? In other words, what orbit will the Delta stage be in after its second burn?
Quote from: edkyle99 on 08/02/2018 02:33 amWhen the Delta 4 second stage completes its second burn, will Parker Solar Probe/Star 48BV be heliocentric, or will it take the Star 48BV burn to put PSP into actual solar orbit? In other words, what orbit will the Delta stage be in after its second burn?I seem to recall C3 was > 50.