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#20
by
jacqmans
on 12 May, 2014 15:02
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#21
by
jacqmans
on 12 May, 2014 23:43
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ULA Update L-3 days:
Everything is progressing toward the Air Force’s GPS IIF-6 launch. The mission is set to lift off on a ULA Delta IV rocket on Thursday, May 15 from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The 18-minute launch window opens at 8:08 p.m. EDT. Today’s L-3 forecast shows a 30 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
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#22
by
jacqmans
on 13 May, 2014 13:41
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#23
by
jacqmans
on 13 May, 2014 13:43
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The Launch Hazard Area for the May 15 Delta IV GPS IIF-06 launch
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#24
by
Moonbase_Alphan
on 13 May, 2014 15:50
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The 18-minute launch window opens at 8:08 p.m. EDT. Today’s L-3 forecast shows a 30 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
any info on the launch window times for Friday?
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#25
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 13 May, 2014 16:03
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The 18-minute launch window opens at 8:08 p.m. EDT. Today’s L-3 forecast shows a 30 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
any info on the launch window times for Friday?
Expect the launch windows to shift about 4 minutes earlier per day of slipping.
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#26
by
jacqmans
on 13 May, 2014 20:26
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May 13, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
45th Space Wing to Launch Sixth GPS Block IIF satellite May 15
Launch window: 8:08-8:26 p.m. EDT
Launch site: SLC-37B, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla. – The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch a United Launch Alliance Delta IV-Medium rocket carrying the sixth Global Positioning System IIF satellite at 8:08 p.m. May 15 from Space Launch Complex 37 here. The launch window extends until 8:26 p.m.
GPS IIF-6 is the sixth in a series of next-generation GPS satellites and will join a worldwide timing and navigation system utilizing satellites positioned in orbit approximately 11,000 miles above the Earth's surface.
Every modern GPS satellite has been launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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#27
by
jacqmans
on 13 May, 2014 21:50
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#28
by
kevin-rf
on 14 May, 2014 00:41
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Every modern GPS satellite has been launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
Gotta love the qualifier... Considering the first 11 Block I's launched from Vandenberg on converted Atlas ICBM's.
Anywhoo... Go Delta!!! Kinda wondah-inn if I cahn spot dah launch from Bahhhst-inn
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#29
by
Galactic Penguin SST
on 14 May, 2014 00:49
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The launch team mission patch:
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#30
by
Chris Bergin
on 14 May, 2014 02:11
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ULA:
The Launch Readiness Review will be held tomorrow for the Air Force’s GPS IIF-6 launch. The mission is set to lift off on a ULA Delta IV rocket on Thursday, May 15 from Space Launch Complex 37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The 18-minute launch window opens at 8:08 p.m. EDT. Today’s L-2 forecast continues to show a 30 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
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#31
by
jacqmans
on 14 May, 2014 14:47
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ULA@ulalaunch
ULA Launch Readiness Review is complete. #GPSIIF6 is set to launch on a #DeltaIV tomorrow! Window opens @ 8:08 pm EDT
http://www.ulalaunch.com/
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#32
by
siweifdu
on 15 May, 2014 03:16
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Excuse me. I am puzzled by the slot that the GPS satellites are launched into. For example, for the IIF-5 satellite, people said it is going to replace the satellite in slot A3. However, it is launched into slot A6 according to the list on wikipedia. Is the new satellite going to finish test in slot A6 and then move to slot A3 after the retirement of the old one, or it is going to remain in A6, or A6 is going to be renamed A3?
The same situation seems to be here for IIF-6 satellite, it is said to replace the satellite in D4 slot while no notice is given in the GPS status notice. The only vacant slot in plane D is D6. Will the satellite enter D6 after launch just like IIF-5 entered A6 in Feb?
Thanks for the help~
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#33
by
chewi
on 15 May, 2014 04:22
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#34
by
sdsds
on 15 May, 2014 04:41
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Has anyone seen a timeline for MST rollback? Based on prior missions I'm guessing ~8:45 am local time. Would that be about right? Will any known webcams be showing it?
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#35
by
Chris Bergin
on 15 May, 2014 11:30
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Moved for live coverage. William Graham's excellent launch article coming shortly.
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#36
by
anik
on 15 May, 2014 11:43
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Is the new satellite going to finish test in slot A6 and then move to slot A3 after the retirement of the old one, or it is going to remain in A6, or A6 is going to be renamed A3?
A6 will be renamed to A3, A3 will be renamed to A6, A3 is close to A6.
Will the satellite enter D6 after launch just like IIF-5 entered A6 in Feb?
Yes. D6 will be close to D4. Then D6 will be renamed to D4, D4 will be renamed to D6.
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#37
by
Chris Bergin
on 15 May, 2014 12:37
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#38
by
Jim
on 15 May, 2014 12:42
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Has anyone seen a timeline for MST rollback? Based on prior missions I'm guessing ~8:45 am local time. Would that be about right? Will any known webcams be showing it?
11ish
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#39
by
siweifdu
on 15 May, 2014 14:14
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Is the new satellite going to finish test in slot A6 and then move to slot A3 after the retirement of the old one, or it is going to remain in A6, or A6 is going to be renamed A3?
A6 will be renamed to A3, A3 will be renamed to A6, A3 is close to A6.
Will the satellite enter D6 after launch just like IIF-5 entered A6 in Feb?
Yes. D6 will be close to D4. Then D6 will be renamed to D4, D4 will be renamed to D6.
Thanks Anik. Those clear the my puzzle. According to your information, it seems that the slot 6 in each plane is a 'flexible' and temporary one. The actual position depends on the slot of the satellite that is going to be replaced and the designation will change to the corresponding one once the old one outages. The satellite in A3 is going to outage in the next few days and hope we can see the change on the official GPS website
