Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : Bangabandhu-1 : KSC 39A : May 11, 2018 : Updates (Read 182486 times)

ZachS09 · « **Reply #120 on:** 05/10/2018 09:20 pm »

Webcast starts in less than 15 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #121 on:** 05/10/2018 09:22 pm »

T-25 minutes.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #122 on:** 05/10/2018 09:22 pm »

T-24mins. LD loop remains quiet. All is going to plan, still.

toruonu · « **Reply #123 on:** 05/10/2018 09:22 pm »

Funky music has started on SpaceX webcast.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #124 on:** 05/10/2018 09:23 pm »

25 minutes away from liftoff today.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #125 on:** 05/10/2018 09:23 pm »

Funky music has started early.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #126 on:** 05/10/2018 09:27 pm »

T-20mins. All still quiet and good.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #127 on:** 05/10/2018 09:27 pm »

Webcast about to go live; Stage 2 LOX loading should begin at T-16 minutes.

mshear · « **Reply #128 on:** 05/10/2018 09:27 pm »

Venting visible from Banana River

ZachS09 · « **Reply #129 on:** 05/10/2018 09:29 pm »

And we're live from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A, where the very first Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket will loft into orbit Bangabandhu 1, Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite.

Launch is scheduled for 21:47 UTC since a 95-minute delay prevented a launch at the opening of the window (20:12 UTC).

ZachS09 · « **Reply #130 on:** 05/10/2018 09:30 pm »

Today's commentator is Tom Praderio.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #131 on:** 05/10/2018 09:30 pm »

Here we go...

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #132 on:** 05/10/2018 09:31 pm »

T-16mins LOX load into Stage 2 has started.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #133 on:** 05/10/2018 09:31 pm »

Live coverage has started.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #134 on:** 05/10/2018 09:31 pm »

Stage 2 LOX loading should begin right now.

Comga · « **Reply #135 on:** 05/10/2018 09:31 pm »

Livestream webcast running abut 17 seconds behind the SpaceX webcast.
Same content.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #136 on:** 05/10/2018 09:31 pm »

Talking about launch vehicle.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #137 on:** 05/10/2018 09:31 pm »

Remember guys, updates only. And post launch congrats go on the other threads. A few non updates answered valid questions, so left them on for a bit to ensure they were seen. Now obsolete answers anyway

ZachS09 · « **Reply #138 on:** 05/10/2018 09:32 pm »

Talking about the cosmetic differences between previous Falcon 9 rockets and the Block 5.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #139 on:** 05/10/2018 09:32 pm »

T-15 minutes. Black areas are new thermal protection system.