Guys I think these Launch and Landing FCC permits we thought were for TESS are actually for Bangabandhu-1 from LC-39A , Do you agree ?But the landing cooridinates are half the distance of usual GTO landing cooridnates , Could it be because this sat is very light ?https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82383&RequestTimeout=1000https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82387&RequestTimeout=1000
Is there anything other than the timing schedule that can give us some indication if this launch will be on a block5?
Quote from: lesterthedolphin on 02/20/2018 05:02 pmIs there anything other than the timing schedule that can give us some indication if this launch will be on a block5?It is the next scheduled launch with a new booster (see the manifest thread). The most recent new booster to leave the factory (B1046) was reported as Block V. One month is plenty of time for the booster to get to McGregor for a test fire and then get to the Cape for launch preparations.
What I'm basically asking is that the new booster we saw pictures of on the road is indeed a block 5. I don't think there's any public news on that yet, is there?
Quote from: lesterthedolphin on 02/20/2018 05:15 pmWhat I'm basically asking is that the new booster we saw pictures of on the road is indeed a block 5. I don't think there's any public news on that yet, is there?If you are looking for hard evidence, you'll have to wait for when the booster rolls out.
Quote from: rockets4life97 on 02/20/2018 05:18 pmQuote from: lesterthedolphin on 02/20/2018 05:15 pmWhat I'm basically asking is that the new booster we saw pictures of on the road is indeed a block 5. I don't think there's any public news on that yet, is there?If you are looking for hard evidence, you'll have to wait for when the booster rolls out.Unless someone can catch it on the stand at McGregor.
Caught, and tested. http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=39182.msg1793676#msg1793676
So if this Block 5 works as intended, then it should be ready for quick turnaround and re-use in which further launch mission? Will there be an attempt to press it back into service quickly, to test its improved quick turnaround capabilities?
Quote from: mazen hesham on 02/15/2018 05:00 pmGuys I think these Launch and Landing FCC permits we thought were for TESS are actually for Bangabandhu-1 from LC-39A , Do you agree ?But the landing cooridinates are half the distance of usual GTO landing cooridnates , Could it be because this sat is very light ?https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82383&RequestTimeout=1000https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82387&RequestTimeout=1000I'm still leaning towards Mission 1418 being Bangabandhu-1. I'll guess we'll find out in a month or so. If Bangabandhu-1 launches before 3/30 without the permits changing then it would be mission 1380.
SpaceX Falcon TEL on Launch Complex 39A
Fit checks for putting 39A back to F9 launches?QuoteSpaceX Falcon TEL on Launch Complex 39Ahttps://twitter.com/nasa_nerd/status/974014866846560258
The satellite is all set for the launch, said Shahjahan Mahmood, chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), which is dealing with the much-talked-about project.French company Thales Alenia Space, designer and maker of Bangabandhu-1, has already carried out several test runs. It is now waiting to hand over the satellite to the launching station in Florida, US.Initially, the launch was scheduled for Victory Day 2017. However, it was postponed until this March after Hurricane Irma and subsequent floods hit Florida, said officials concerned.Talking to The Daily Star recently, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar said, “Right now it's confirmed that it [the satellite] won't be launched in March. It could be anytime in the first half of April.“The launching station will give the go-ahead 15 days before the launch. Nothing can be said before that confirmation,” he added.Asked about the possible date of the launch, the BTRC chairman echoed the minister's comment. “Whenever we get the date, the French company will transport the satellite to Florida from France.”
https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=288g6962bnlh2kh8fm12o01433&topic=8184.1680Per this, the launch may now be NET the end of April, which is not shocking as the s1 is still in McGregor.
Quote from: RocketLover0119 on 03/22/2018 08:40 pm https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?PHPSESSID=288g6962bnlh2kh8fm12o01433&topic=8184.1680Per this, the launch may now be NET the end of April, which is not shocking as the s1 is still in McGregor.Sorry, the link goes to a 2007 post?!