The next two launches, of geostationary communications satellites, will return to the ship landings. Koenigsmann said the next land landing will likely be on the next CRS mission, later this year.
http://spacenews.com/spacex-launches-dragon-spacecraft-successfully-lands-first-stage/QuoteThe next two launches, of geostationary communications satellites, will return to the ship landings. Koenigsmann said the next land landing will likely be on the next CRS mission, later this year.SpaceX CRS-10 doesn't launch until November. I wonder if Koenigsmann forgot about the Iridium launch, or if this means SpaceX doesn't think they will be allowed to RTLS for this one.
New launch date for the first Iridium flight, Tweet from Stephen ClarkQuoteIridium says first 10 next-gen satellites begin shipping to VAFB next week. Falcon 9 launch Sept. 19 at 9:49pm PDT http://investor.iridium.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=981626Tweet from Peter B. de SeldingQuoteIRDM CEO: Slight SpaceX delay to mid-Sept is one-time issue, SpaceX says wont recur in Dec launch (need 3 mnths between 1st & 2d launches).Tweet from Stephen ClarkQuoteIridium’s Matt Desch: SpaceX has assured me they will have rockets available for our launches every 60 days next year.
Iridium says first 10 next-gen satellites begin shipping to VAFB next week. Falcon 9 launch Sept. 19 at 9:49pm PDT http://investor.iridium.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=981626
IRDM CEO: Slight SpaceX delay to mid-Sept is one-time issue, SpaceX says wont recur in Dec launch (need 3 mnths between 1st & 2d launches).
Iridium’s Matt Desch: SpaceX has assured me they will have rockets available for our launches every 60 days next year.
IRDM: We've got needed insurance for 1st 2 SpaceX flights. We'll self-insure 1 of 5 launches w/ spare sats + prepaid SpaceX relaunch option.
Quote from: Semmel on 07/17/2016 01:08 pmDe-orbiting satelits for show.. There is actually a "fireworks" display planned for the Japanese Olympic games opening in 2020 that consists of de-orbiting a few hundred little particles of some mm in size.http://global.star-ale.com/project/canvasUnfortunately this is completely off topic and might be better discussed in a separate thread.That proposal is utter gibberish that ignores all relevant facts about satellites. This discussion seems to be trying to duplicate that. Deorbiting the first generation Iridium constellation is a work task. They will do it in a manner that maximizes success, which is dumping each satellite in the South Pacific as far from people as they can get. It will be slow and controlled, not paced for show. And it is off topic for the launch of Gen 2. Back on topic, does anyone have an estimate for the mass of the dispenser?
De-orbiting satelits for show.. There is actually a "fireworks" display planned for the Japanese Olympic games opening in 2020 that consists of de-orbiting a few hundred little particles of some mm in size.http://global.star-ale.com/project/canvasUnfortunately this is completely off topic and might be better discussed in a separate thread.
this just in from SpaceNews.Com Peter B. de Selding @pbdes on TwitterFirst SpaceX launch of Iridium Next slips to Sept. 19 -See more at: http://spacenews.com/iridium-negotiates-payment-delays-with-lenders-contractor-to-mitigate-aireon-shortfall/#sthash.JiLBwZtq.dpuf
Quote from: gongora on 07/28/2016 02:01 pmNew launch date for the first Iridium flight, Tweet from Stephen ClarkQuoteIridium says first 10 next-gen satellites begin shipping to VAFB next week. Falcon 9 launch Sept. 19 at 9:49pm PDT http://investor.iridium.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=981626Tweet from Peter B. de SeldingQuoteIRDM CEO: Slight SpaceX delay to mid-Sept is one-time issue, SpaceX says wont recur in Dec launch (need 3 mnths between 1st & 2d launches).Tweet from Stephen ClarkQuoteIridium’s Matt Desch: SpaceX has assured me they will have rockets available for our launches every 60 days next year.Tweet from Peter B. de SeldingQuoteIRDM: We've got needed insurance for 1st 2 SpaceX flights. We'll self-insure 1 of 5 launches w/ spare sats + prepaid SpaceX relaunch option.
Mobile satellite services provider Iridium Communications on July 28 said it had opened negotiations with its lenders and its satellite manufacturer to reduce or delay Iridium payments in the event Iridium’s Aireon air traffic surveillance affiliate cannot make its scheduled payment to Iridium.The company said Aireon may have trouble paying Iridium $200 million in cash between 2016 and 2017, in part because some expected Aireon customers, including the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), had not yet committed to the service.In a conference call with investors, Iridium Chief Executive Matthew J. Desch said he saw no special issue with the FAA, which had already signaled its interest in the Aireon.“It’s more a matter of when, not if,” Desch said of an FAA contract with Aireon. “It’s how much [airspace] they will survey, and when, and it’s looking more like a 2017 event rather than a 2016 event.”
The delay is the latest in a series attributed to the Iridium Next satellites and, more recently, to scheduled maintenance at the launch base and the site’s launch manifest.A week’s slip in a launch is not normally an issue for a satellite fleet operator. But for Iridium, it means an automatic delay in the second SpaceX Iridium launch, which for insurance and debt-covenant reasons cannot occur until three months following the first launch. That means a second launch no earlier than late December.After that, the five remaining SpaceX launches should occur at 60-day intervals, Desch said.Desch said SpaceX had assured Iridium that the December launch would occur on schedule.“It’s a little hard for me to be patient with these ongoing short delays, but we’re getting very close and I’m sure it will all be worth it with a successful launch under our belts,” Desch said.
It’s a big day for Iridium as the first 2 Iridium NEXT satellites have successfully arrived at Vandenberg AFB!
Just informed we've passed an important regulatory milestone - approval for @IridiumNEXT. Thanks, @FCC! #Goodtogo!
"I wonder what channel model they're using, and what modulation and coding ."
First Iridium NEXT Satellites Shipped from Orbital ATK's Satellite Manufacturing Facilityhttp://www.orbitalatk.com/news-room/feature-stories/Iridium_NEXT_shipped/default.aspx?prid=145
So this means that Iridium-NEXT F1 will not be doing a Vandenberg RTLS......and that the core will land on Just Read The Instructions?
It says within 10 n miles. It either means no permission for land landing so they need JRTI out there or it has only functions for telemetry.
Quote from: longdrivechampion102 on 08/03/2016 06:37 pmSo this means that Iridium-NEXT F1 will not be doing a Vandenberg RTLS......and that the core will land on Just Read The Instructions?It says within 10 n miles. It either means no permission for land landing so they need JRTI out there or it has only functions for telemetry.
Please explain in the area below why an STA is necessary:This STA uses information from previous application 1121-EX-ST-2016. This STA covers the experimental first-stage recovery operation, following a Falcon 9 launch (F9-30) from Vandenberg AFB. This request is limited to the TC uplink, transmitting from an offshore boat/autonomous drone ship and/or onshore station at Vandenberg AFB. This includes pre-launch check-out operations at San Pedro Port and/or CCAFS as pre-coordinated with the launch Range. Launch vehicle flight communications for this mission are covered by a separate STA. The current launch planning date is NET 9/1/2016. The requested expiration date is 6 months following the grant date or upon completion of the experimental recovery operation, whichever occurs first.