FY2019 starts on October 1st, so I believe your conclusion based on that slide is incorrect. If the slide is accurate, then the launch should happen before the start of October.
Kacific 1 to launch 2020
In the last two weeks, Kacific has put out two press releases saying they are launching in 2019.https://kacific.com/news/agile-players-gravity-and-kacific-bring-competition-to-broadband-market/https://kacific.com/news/kacific-taps-abs-ground-infrastructure-for-its-gateway-services-to-the-philippines-and-the-greater-pacific-region/This press release was published yesterday by a Kacific customer:https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3824202/kacific1-satellite-to-stream-broadband-to-new-zealanders-but-too-late-for-the-rugbyQuoteHowever, with the cup final due on 2 November, fans won’t be able to use Kacific1 to watch matches this time round. SpaceX has not yet fixed the launch date beyond saying it will be in November on a Falcon 9 rocket.
However, with the cup final due on 2 November, fans won’t be able to use Kacific1 to watch matches this time round. SpaceX has not yet fixed the launch date beyond saying it will be in November on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Quote from: gongora on 09/10/2019 08:09 pmIn the last two weeks, Kacific has put out two press releases saying they are launching in 2019.https://kacific.com/news/agile-players-gravity-and-kacific-bring-competition-to-broadband-market/https://kacific.com/news/kacific-taps-abs-ground-infrastructure-for-its-gateway-services-to-the-philippines-and-the-greater-pacific-region/This press release was published yesterday by a Kacific customer:https://www.capacitymedia.com/articles/3824202/kacific1-satellite-to-stream-broadband-to-new-zealanders-but-too-late-for-the-rugbyQuoteHowever, with the cup final due on 2 November, fans won’t be able to use Kacific1 to watch matches this time round. SpaceX has not yet fixed the launch date beyond saying it will be in November on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Quote from: StuffOfInterest on 08/11/2019 11:40 amFY2019 starts on October 1st, so I believe your conclusion based on that slide is incorrect. If the slide is accurate, then the launch should happen before the start of October.I thought the Japanese FY started on 1st April?
Mission 1429, commercial payload1639-EX-ST-2019 Pre-launch payload testing (NET Oct. 25)1690-EX-ST-2019 Launch Comms (NET Nov. 11)
Recovery permit for the JCSAT-18 flight. I guess it must be subsynchronous GTO at that mass.1691-EX-ST-2019North 28 19 22 West 73 55 47 ASDS position
Quote from: gongora on 09/10/2019 04:05 amMission 1429, commercial payload1639-EX-ST-2019 Pre-launch payload testing (NET Oct. 25)1690-EX-ST-2019 Launch Comms (NET Nov. 11)
Kacific 1/JCSat 18 launch date NET November 11, 2019.From SFN Launch Schedule, updated September 12
1856-EX-ST-2019Looks like JCSAT-18 may be moving to Pad 39A. At the very least, they now have the option to launch the mission from either pad.
On the way. The Boeing-built SKY Perfect JSAT and @kacific satellite has left our satellite factory and is now heading to Cape Canaveral for its upcoming launch. It will soon expand communication services and internet access to millions throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
The Boeing Satellite Systems International (Boeing) Factory in California has shipped the Kacific1 satellite. It’s now enroute to SpaceX’s launch operations site in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will be prepared for launch atop a Falcon9 rocket.
Japanese operator Sky Perfect JSAT says the Falcon 9 launch of JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 is scheduled for December, having slipped from Q3.
From SpaceX: Media accreditation is now open for SpaceX’s JCSAT-18/KACIFIC-1 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch is targeted for no earlier than December.
I thought JCSat 18/Kacific 1 was launching from 39A as stated by Michael Baylor.
Kacific1 satellite arrives at SpaceX launch site in Cape Canaveral, FloridaNov 15 2019Cape Canaveral, FL. 14 November 2019 – The Kacific1 communications satellite, built by Boeing, has arrived at SpaceX facilities in Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will be launched atop a Falcon 9 rocket to geostationary orbit.Owned by Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific), this next-generation high-throughput Ka-band satellite will stream broadband to 25 nations in South East Asia and the Pacific Islands via 56 spot beams. Kacific1 is based on Boeing’s reliable 702MP-satellite platform and will provide the most powerful signal level ever achieved in a commercial satellite in the region.Christian Patouraux, Kacific CEO, founded the company in 2013 with the vision to provide high speed, affordable and accessible internet to extra-urban, rural and remote users. He saw a critical, unmet need in the Asia Pacific region, where high prices and unsuitable technology were prohibiting access. By combining next-generation satellite technology with a lean business model that cuts out the middleman, Patouraux has developed valuable infrastructure for local organisations and people.Kacific1 will deliver high-speed broadband services to previously unserved or under-served people in nations where populations are widely dispersed, and therefore expensive to connect. Many of these nations are archipelagos or have rugged mountain ranges and large rural territories, making satellite technology the best – and sometimes only – way to connect to the internet and phone networks. The Kacific system will be particularly appealing to the needs of health and education departments in provinces and villages. Furthermore, satellite broadband access provides critical communications channels to a region which is often victim to tropical storms, cyclones, earthquakes and tsunamis.The Kacific1 payload will share a satellite bus platform with JCSAT-18, ordered by SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation.Kacific has been recognised globally for its work towards better social outcomes through communications technology. Kacific won the Best Digital Inclusion Award 2019 at ICT Days, Vanuatu, and received a Better World Satellite Award in 2018 from the Satellite and Space Professionals International.### ENDS ###
Now this is the next launch, in 9 days, from KSC/CC, from LC-39A.When will SpaceX suspend Starship pad work in favor of this launch campaign? It would have to be suspended for the static fire as well?Are there any outstanding issues regarding 39A, or is it ready to go?
