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LIVE: SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - ASIASAT-6 - LAUNCH ATTEMPT 2 by Chris Bergin on 03 Sep, 2014 19:34
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THIS THREAD IS FOR UPDATES ONLY. ALL NON UPDATES WILL BE REMOVED.
ALL Launch Coverage for ALL Launches is Sponsored by ATK:
Falcon 9 / ASIASAT-6 Launch September 7. 0050E-0405E.
Attempt 1 Delay Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/08/spacex-delay-asiasat-6-launch/
Next Attempt Article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/09/spacex-weekend-launch-asiasat-6/
Resources:
SpaceX News Articles from 2006 (Including numerous exclusive Elon interviews):
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=21862.0
SpaceX News Articles (Recent):
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/tag/spacex/
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SpaceX GENERAL Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=45.0 - please use this for general questions NOT specific to this mission.
SpaceX MISSIONS Forum Section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?board=55.0 - this section is for everything specific to SpaceX missions.
Attempt 1 Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35317.0
SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 - ASIASAT-6 DISCUSSION THREAD:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=27985.0
Party Thread:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35358.0
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L2 Members:
L2 SpaceX Section - now a dedicated full section:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=24469.0
Dedicated L2 ASIASAT-6 Threads:
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35278.0
http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=35484.0
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Reminder: You need to be logged into the forum for during the latter part of the countdown, through to about 30 mins post-mission:
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#1 by corrodedNut on 03 Sep, 2014 20:45
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Forecast: http://www.patrick.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-070716-028.pdf
Edit: Final Forecast (Issued Sept 5)
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#2 by Chris Bergin on 03 Sep, 2014 20:48
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Article for the realigned attempts:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/09/spacex-weekend-launch-asiasat-6/
(And we hear it could be the 7th now, but let's wait for solid info. This gets weak when it turns into twitter rumors). -
#3 by Lar on 04 Sep, 2014 13:50
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I think this is an update only thread, folks.
Please use the discussion threads for questions or other comments that aren't directly an update (some posts moved to the discussion thread just now) -
#4 by Chris Bergin on 04 Sep, 2014 21:04
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Now confirmed as September 7 (0050E-0405E) as the unofficial target. It's on L2 range documentation, but SpaceX isn't saying anything yet.
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#5 by Zed_Noir on 06 Sep, 2014 04:19
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Hey, we got a Sunday 12:35AM EDT launch coverage start time on the SpaceX livestream page with the countdown clock running.
Livestream link
thanks QuantamG for the correction -
#6 by jacqmans on 06 Sep, 2014 11:41
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AsiaSat press release:
AsiaSat 6 Launch Reschedules to 7 September at Cape Canaveral:
http://www.asiasat.com/asiasat/EN/upload/doc/pressrelease/news_e20140906.pdf -
#7 by Chris Bergin on 06 Sep, 2014 17:29
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Looking at about an hour or so to rollout, based on the previous - then aborted - launch day.
Vehicle rolled out earlier.
Probably going to be really quiet once that happens, unless there's an issue (which no one wants). Remember to use the discussion and party threads.
And of course, despite the time of launch, we still expect to be very, very busy - because it's SpaceX. As such, you need to be logged in to the forum to access it during the main part for the countdown and through to post launch.
Explained here:
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#8 by Orbiter on 06 Sep, 2014 19:38
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Phase II lightning warning just issued.
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#9 by Chris Bergin on 06 Sep, 2014 21:41
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William Graham's extensive launch preview and mission overview article:
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2014/09/spacex-falcon-9-asiasat-6-mission/
Make sure you share it on social media, or I'll be knocking on your door's asking why you haven't!
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#10 by Targeteer on 07 Sep, 2014 00:41
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Going to be an active night/morning
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#11 by Orbiter on 07 Sep, 2014 02:50
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Conditions are currently NO-GO, thick clouds. Expected to clear as the night progresses.
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#12 by dcporter on 07 Sep, 2014 03:42
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/508457119037681665Quote
Launch in ~1.5 hours if weather clears. Lightning tower struck earlier, but no effect on rocket or satellite http://t.co/AWdx9LsFZt
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#13 by jamesh9000 on 07 Sep, 2014 03:51
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#14 by wxmeddler on 07 Sep, 2014 04:01
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Level 2 data from the National Weather Service Radar out of Melbourne still showing thick clouds between 3 and 20 kft. No precipitation though.
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#15 by Chris Bergin on 07 Sep, 2014 04:28
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Right then folks, should be about five minutes from a webcast and group loop. Then we can cover this as a live event.
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#16 by Artyom. on 07 Sep, 2014 04:32
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Launch Update
T-0 now targeted for 1:00am EDT, to allow weather to finish clearing. Webcast begins at ~12:40am EDT. -
#17 by Chris Bergin on 07 Sep, 2014 04:38
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Getting set up.
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#18 by Targeteer on 07 Sep, 2014 04:42
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Cue the funky music
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#19 by chad1011 on 07 Sep, 2014 04:42
