Author Topic: POSTPONED: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - ASIASAT-6 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1  (Read 66438 times)

Offline bilbo

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Good morning falcon!
the Falcon 9 should be powered on at this point, less then 10 hours till launch!


Offline Chris Bergin

This is unconfirmed, but I've got SpaceXers saying Elon's e-mailed everyone saying he's calling the launch off!
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This is unconfirmed, but I've got SpaceXers saying Elon's e-mailed everyone saying he's calling the launch off!

Eh!?   :o. I went to dinner down here in Battle, UK, came back and read that! Any updates on that, Sir Chris?
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countdown in webcast points to 3 days into future..?

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This is unconfirmed, but I've got SpaceXers saying Elon's e-mailed everyone saying he's calling the launch off!

Eh!?   :o. I went to dinner down here in Battle, UK, came back and read that! Any updates on that, Sir Chris?
Space Coast Daily, 1 hour ago:
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff early Wednesday morning at 12:50 a.m. from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Launch Complex 40.
Picture shows it on the pad...

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This is unconfirmed, but I've got SpaceXers saying Elon's e-mailed everyone saying he's calling the launch off!

The webcast countdown clock is still running, as I type this. It currently shows 8 Hours & 40 min. I also refreshed it a few times & also reloaded it, to verify.

Offline Chris Bergin

It's 100 percent OFF.

SpaceX just haven't announced it yet, but too many people know it's off. I'm putting my head on the chopper and saying OFF.
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baynews9

SpaceX said a Falcon 9 rocket launch planned for tonight at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station has been scrubbed.

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August 26, 2014
Update on AsiaSat 6 Mission

"SpaceX has decided to postpone tomorrow's flight of AsiaSat 6. We are not aware of any issue with Falcon 9, nor the interfaces with the Spacecraft, but have decided to review all potential failure modes and contingencies again. We expect to complete this process in one to two weeks.

"The natural question is whether this is related to the test vehicle malfunction at our development facility in Texas last week. After a thorough review, we are confident that there is no direct link. Had the same blocked sensor port problem occurred with an operational Falcon 9, it would have been outvoted by several other sensors. That voting system was not present on the test vehicle.

"What we do want to triple-check is whether even highly improbable corner case scenarios have the optimal fault detection and recovery logic. This has already been reviewed by SpaceX and multiple outside agencies, so the most likely outcome is no change. If any changes are made, we will provide as much detail as is allowed under US law."

-- Elon Musk

http://www.spacex.com/news/2014/08/26/update-asiasat-6-mission

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It has soon been one week since the aborted attempt. Any news on the new launch date?

Offline Chris Bergin

L2 has them planning to aim for first thing Saturday morning, but it's not yet range approved.
L2 Link: http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35278.msg1250345#msg1250345

If the Range approves, I'll start a new thread.
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