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POSTPONED: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - ASIASAT-6 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 1
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Jul, 2014 19:08
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#1
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Chris Bergin
on 31 Jul, 2014 19:52
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#2
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Lewis007
on 01 Aug, 2014 08:02
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#3
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 05 Aug, 2014 14:07
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#4
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Chris Bergin
on 09 Aug, 2014 18:50
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#5
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Chris Bergin
on 13 Aug, 2014 11:53
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Launch window is 0050E-0405E (Eastern - Local) on the 26th. Longer at both ends from some previous versions.
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#6
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Lewis007
on 15 Aug, 2014 07:09
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AsiaSat-6 ready for fueling
Source: AsiaSat
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#7
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jacqmans
on 15 Aug, 2014 07:58
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14 August 2014
AsiaSat Gets Ready for Second Launch of the Month !
Final preparations are in progress for the launch of AsiaSat 6 , following AsiaSat 8’s successful liftoff on 5 August by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA.
AsiaSat 6 will be AsiaSat’s second Falcon 9 launch in August. With 28 transponders, manufactured by Space Systems/Loral, the satellite will be operating at the nominal orbital location of 120 degrees East longitude for a broad range of broadcasting, telecommunications and broadband services in the Asia-Pacific region.
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#8
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russianhalo117
on 15 Aug, 2014 14:26
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AsiaSat-6 ready for fueling
Source: AsiaSat
do not reply to this
this SPIF cell still still has shuttle payload locks installed after all these years
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#9
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Chris Bergin
on 19 Aug, 2014 13:08
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One week to launch.
Static Fire has only slipped one day since the flow was first published on L2. (Some achievement given these short turnarounds).
That Static Fire is currently targeting (and has held as for a while now) for Thursday evening.
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#10
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saliva_sweet
on 19 Aug, 2014 13:50
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I'm curious and slightly confused about this tweet:
https://twitter.com/afspacemuseum/status/501448509519069184AF Space Museum
@afspacemuseum
Our History Center will be closed on Friday (August 22nd) due to some testing being conducted by SpaceX on that day.
Could that indicate a slip to the static fire? Something else entirely?
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#11
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cscott
on 19 Aug, 2014 14:14
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I'm curious and slightly confused about this tweet: https://twitter.com/afspacemuseum/status/501448509519069184
AF Space Museum
@afspacemuseum
Our History Center will be closed on Friday (August 22nd) due to some testing being conducted by SpaceX on that day.
Could that indicate a slip to the static fire? Something else entirely?
Some supporting info: this is the *history center*, not the museum proper. According to
http://www.afspacemuseum.org/historycenter/ "Blue and white signs will direct you to the History Center directly behind the SpaceX Launch Control Center." There have been previous tweets about operations being affected by SpaceX launches --- for example it appears to have been closed June 20-24 for a previous SpaceX launch --- but no apparent closure for AsiaSat-8. But maybe their twitterer was lax.
The Friday closure might be related to post-static-fire operations?
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#12
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jacqmans
on 19 Aug, 2014 14:49
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As far as I know the History center/museum behind the SpaceX launch control center is always closed when SpaceX does a static fire or has a launch attempt...
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#13
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Chris Bergin
on 20 Aug, 2014 11:20
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Yeah, static fire now Friday.
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#14
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Lars_J
on 20 Aug, 2014 21:56
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I spotted this elsewhere, this could be the official SpaceX patch for the mission:
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#15
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cro-magnon gramps
on 21 Aug, 2014 16:59
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This is NOT panic stations; it is just to alert that there is a Tropical Disturbance Approaching that
MIGHT impinge on the launch..
Two Day Visual Radar
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=atlc&fdays=25 Day Graphic
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/gtwo.php?basin=atlc&fdays=5Text Summary:
Tropical Weather Outlook Text
TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
800 AM EDT THU AUG 21 2014
For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico:
Shower and thunderstorm activity associated with an elongated area
of low pressure located about 350 miles east of the Lesser Antilles
has changed little in organization during the past several hours.
Environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for
development during the next day or so, and a tropical depression
could form while the system moves west-northwestward at 15 to 20
mph across the Lesser Antilles and over the eastern Caribbean
Sea. The mountainous terrain of Hispaniola and eastern Cuba could
limit development during the first part of the weekend, but
conditions are expected to become more conducive for development by
early next week when the system is forecast to move near or over the
Bahamas.
1. Regardless of tropical cyclone formation, gusty winds and heavy
rainfall are possible across portions of the Lesser Antilles, Puerto
Rico, and the Virgin Islands tonight and Friday, and over Hispaniola
late Friday and Saturday. Interests in those islands should closely
monitor the progress of this disturbance. An Air Force Reserve
Hurricane Hunter aircraft is scheduled to investigate the low this
afternoon, if necessary.
* Formation chance through 48 hours...medium...50 percent.
* Formation chance through 5 days...high...70 percent.
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#16
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Darga
on 22 Aug, 2014 02:01
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#17
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Lewis007
on 22 Aug, 2014 09:51
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#18
by
MTom
on 22 Aug, 2014 21:58
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#19
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Chris Bergin
on 22 Aug, 2014 23:55
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Static Fire conducted!
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#20
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Chris Bergin
on 23 Aug, 2014 00:48
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Didn't notice it at first, given everything that's going on, but we have unconfirmed one day slip of this launch to the 27th via L2. No relation to the F9R issue.
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#21
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Chris Bergin
on 23 Aug, 2014 02:34
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#22
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jacqmans
on 24 Aug, 2014 06:15
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Falcon 9 / Asisat-6 Launch Operations Forecast -- Launch Window: 27 Aug 2014 / 0450 - 0805Z (0050 - 0405EDT) -
Forecast: Given the great uncertainty of the tropical system, which may still be near the Spaceport through mid- week, the primary 24-hour delay concerns remain Cumulus and Anvil clouds and Liftoff Winds.
Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 40% Primary concern(s): Cumulus and Anvil Cloud Rules, Liftoff Winds
24-hour delay overall probability of violating weather constraints: 40% Primary concern(s): Cumulus and Anvil Cloud Rules, Liftoff Winds
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#23
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Targeteer
on 24 Aug, 2014 13:59
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the forecast has Tropical Storm Cristobal trending east, away from the cape
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#24
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FutureSpaceTourist
on 24 Aug, 2014 19:56
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SpaceX are now reported as confirming that the one day slip to the 27th
is to give more time to double-check F9R data (although sounds like they don't expect there to be any impact to the AsiaSat launch):
http://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2014/08/22/spacex-targets-early-tuesday-satellite-launch-cape-canaveral/14436793/Company spokesman John Taylor said that while the three-engine, single-stage "F9R" development vehicle and its McGregor, Texas, launch site are very different from the Falcon 9 being readied for launch from Cape Canaveral, "we are taking some additional time to review the circumstances that caused the test vehicle to auto terminate to confirm that there is not a risk to orbital flight."
"SpaceX prizes mission assurance above all," he said in a statement. "This action is consistent with that philosophy."
A pretty good philosophy in my book.
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#25
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jacqmans
on 25 Aug, 2014 07:29
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AsiaSat 6 Launch on 27 August
Hong Kong, 25 August 2014 – AsiaSat 6, the newest communications satellite of Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited (AsiaSat), is set for launch at Hong Kong Time 12:50 p.m. (12:50 a.m. EDT or Cape Canaveral local time) on 27 August aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A. This will be the second launch for AsiaSat in less than one month.
AsiaSat 6, based on Space Systems/Loral 1300 platform, is designed to provide excellent power and region-wide connectivity at its nominal orbital location of 120 degrees East. With 28 high-powered C-band transponders and a design life of 15 years, AsiaSat 6 offers two beams, one global beam and one regional beam for a broad range of video distribution and broadband network services in the Asia-Pacific region.
Live webcast of the launch at
www.asiasat.com or
www.spacex.com/webcast/ will begin approximately 20 minutes before liftoff, at about Hong Kong Time 12:30 p.m. (12:30 a.m. EDT or Cape Canaveral local time) on 27 August.
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#26
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jacqmans
on 25 Aug, 2014 08:44
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#27
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FutureSpaceTourist
on 25 Aug, 2014 18:17
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#28
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Aug, 2014 04:55
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<update> At T-24 hours the SpaceX website and social contact accounts shows......no updates about the upcoming launch. As if the launch does not exist - no announcements, no tweets, no press kits, nothing!
</update>
(well I'm sure the PAO will release them when daylight comes in the US....
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#29
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Barrie
on 26 Aug, 2014 05:35
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#30
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Aug, 2014 05:41
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#31
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2014 09:05
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Converted to the live launch day thread, should they proceed (they are working an issue - again, nothing to do with F9R).
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#32
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ugordan
on 26 Aug, 2014 14:10
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<update> At T-24 hours the SpaceX website and social contact accounts shows......no updates about the upcoming launch. As if the launch does not exist - no announcements, no tweets, no press kits, nothing! </update>
Maybe it's a precursor to a last-minute delay to the launch as is known to happen with SpaceX...
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#33
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Aug, 2014 14:41
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OK I managed to find a copy of the whole press kit - including the good cover - somewhere....
To re-cap - according to it the target orbit is 185 x 35786 km x 25.3 degrees.
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#34
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Galactic Penguin SST
on 26 Aug, 2014 15:00
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The PAO has
just put up the live event page for the launch - expect the webcast page to change very shortly.
Launch
Launch of the AsiaSat 6 satellite to geosynchronous transfer orbit is targeted for the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 27, with a backup opportunity on August 28. The launch window opens at 12:50am ET. Watch the live launch webcast here beginning at about 12:35am ET.
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#35
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2014 16:53
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#36
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Norm38
on 26 Aug, 2014 16:55
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#37
by
Coolhand77
on 26 Aug, 2014 18:26
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They just elevated the rocket.
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#38
by
Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2014 18:28
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And there she is:
PS Per L2, late issue was fixed and SpaceX approved the F9 as GO for tonight.
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#39
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:05
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#40
by
bilbo
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:11
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Good morning falcon!
the Falcon 9 should be powered on at this point, less then 10 hours till launch!
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#41
by
Tovmasyanara
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:12
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#42
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:31
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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!
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#43
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MATTBLAK
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:45
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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!?
. I went to dinner down here in Battle, UK, came back and read that! Any updates on that, Sir Chris?
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#44
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avollhar
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:48
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countdown in webcast points to 3 days into future..?
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#45
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Razvan
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:50
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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!? . 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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#46
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411rocket
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:54
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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.
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#47
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:56
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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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#48
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Tovmasyanara
on 26 Aug, 2014 19:56
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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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#49
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Chris Bergin
on 26 Aug, 2014 22:20
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#50
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robertross
on 27 Aug, 2014 02:30
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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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#51
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Chris Bergin
on 27 Aug, 2014 09:19
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#52
by
nisse
on 01 Sep, 2014 09:40
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It has soon been one week since the aborted attempt. Any news on the new launch date?
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#53
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Chris Bergin
on 02 Sep, 2014 21:33
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#54
by
Chris Bergin
on 03 Sep, 2014 18:05
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. I went to dinner down here in Battle, UK, came back and read that! Any updates on that, Sir Chris?