SpaceX was granted their S1/S2 comms STA today for a launch NET 4/30 from LC-40, likely SES-12 unless TESS is delayed significantly.https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=83119
Maybe an SES-12 recovery permit? It looks like a GTO landing and Bangabandhu already has one.https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82665&RequestTimeout=1000File number: 0211-EX-ST-2018
Quote from: Michael Baylor on 03/29/2018 02:31 pmMaybe an SES-12 recovery permit? It looks like a GTO landing and Bangabandhu already has one.https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82665&RequestTimeout=1000File number: 0211-EX-ST-2018 A few hours ago you were saying that was for CRS-14. Is your current thought that CRS-14 won't need a new recovery permit for an expendable launch?
Quote from: gongora on 03/29/2018 02:47 pmQuote from: Michael Baylor on 03/29/2018 02:31 pmMaybe an SES-12 recovery permit? It looks like a GTO landing and Bangabandhu already has one.https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/reports/STA_Print.cfm?mode=current&application_seq=82665&RequestTimeout=1000File number: 0211-EX-ST-2018 A few hours ago you were saying that was for CRS-14. Is your current thought that CRS-14 won't need a new recovery permit for an expendable launch?I screwed up. When I originally was looking it over, I forgot to check the trajectories. This permit looks like a GTO recovery based on the coordinates of the droneship. Therefore, I am thinking SES-12.
Airbus reports SES-12, largest all-electric communications satellite, has shipped from France to Cape Canaveral for launch on Falcon 9, no date specified but targeted for mid-May.
SES-12, which has both traditional wide beams and high throughput capabilities, will meet diverse needs of fixed data, mobility, government and video customers across Asia-PacificLuxembourg, 12 April 2018 – The SES-12 spacecraft has arrived safely at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, in preparation for launch on board a flight-proven SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. SES-12, which is uniquely designed with both state-of-the-art wide beams and high throughput beams, will join SES-8 at 95 degrees East to serve SES video and data customers across the Asia-Pacific region. It will replace and augment services currently provided on NSS-6.Like SES-14 and SES-15, which serve the Americas, SES-12’s high throughput capabilities are SES’s answer to soaring connectivity demand in the aeronautical and maritime segments in the Asia-Pacific region. SES-12 will also be pivotal in enabling governments that want to roll out connectivity programmes to bridge the digital divide and in allowing telcos, mobile network operators and internet service providers to deliver more reliable cellular backhaul and broadband services. Together with SES-8, SES-12 will reach 18 million TV homes from its 95°E orbital position, and will provide pay-TV operators the reliability and scalability to deliver high-quality and immersive viewing experiences and address the ever-increasing audience demand for High Definition (HD) and Ultra HD content.With six wide beams and 72 high throughput user spot beams, SES-12 is one of the largest geostationary satellites that SES has ever procured. The spacecraft also has a Digital Transparent Processor (DTP) that increases payload flexibility to provide much more customised bandwidth solutions to SES's customers. The all-electric SES-12 spacecraft was built by Airbus Defence and Space, and will rely fully on electric propulsion for orbit raising and subsequent in-orbit manoeuvres.Martin Halliwell, Chief Technology Officer at SES said, “SES-12 was built to meet the dynamic needs of our customers across the Asia-Pacific region, and to empower them to capture massive growth opportunities in their markets. When co-located with SES-8, it will provide incremental high performance capacity and offer greater reliability and flexibility to our video and data customers.”The SES-12 spacecraft will join SES’s network of seven geostationary satellites and 16 MEO satellites in the Asia-Pacific region to provide unparalleled coverage to over 20 countries.
There are currently two once-flown-to-LEO cores: 1040 (OTV-5/X-37B) and 1043 (Zuma). Since Matt Desch somehow confirmed that Iridium-6 is going to fly on Zuma core, the logical choice for SES-12 is 1040. This is not confirmed by any means, just an educated guess.
Anyone know if NOAA is going to allow public video broadcast from the 2nd stage cameras this time? Has SpaceX rec'd a permit from them to do so?
Quote from: Brian45 on 04/12/2018 10:33 pmAnyone know if NOAA is going to allow public video broadcast from the 2nd stage cameras this time? Has SpaceX rec'd a permit from them to do so?SpaceX said it wasn't an issue for this launch. Either they got the license, or it's not a requirement because it's a "NASA launch".
Quote from: envy887 on 04/13/2018 12:09 amQuote from: Brian45 on 04/12/2018 10:33 pmAnyone know if NOAA is going to allow public video broadcast from the 2nd stage cameras this time? Has SpaceX rec'd a permit from them to do so?SpaceX said it wasn't an issue for this launch. Either they got the license, or it's not a requirement because it's a "NASA launch".Eh...this is the SES-12 thread.Edit to add that indications from NOAA within the last week or so suggest they’ll have the proper license in place for the launches after TESS including the first Block 5 flight early in May.
Sounds like 1045 is reserved for CRS-15. So, 1040 or 1046 for this flight?
Quote from: envy887 on 04/15/2018 06:03 pmSounds like 1045 is reserved for CRS-15. So, 1040 or 1046 for this flight?I predict the interval between the first Block 5 flight and the first Block 5 reflight will be more than two weeks.
