Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : Merah Putih (Telkom 4) : August 7, 2018 - UPDATES (Read 70625 times)

ZachS09 · « **Reply #40 on:** 08/07/2018 04:48 am »

T-30 minutes.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #41 on:** 08/07/2018 04:50 am »

Remember, a lot more of the count for Block 5s is automated. That means less calls over the net. Which is good. Silence is good.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #42 on:** 08/07/2018 04:55 am »

Good venting from the 1st stage.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #43 on:** 08/07/2018 04:57 am »

Funky music has started.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #44 on:** 08/07/2018 04:58 am »

T-20mins. Stage 2 RP-1 load wrapping up and going into topping.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #45 on:** 08/07/2018 04:58 am »

Webcast going live in five minutes. Stage 2 LOX loading is expected to begin a minute beforehand.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #46 on:** 08/07/2018 04:58 am »

Here's a livestream from Indonesia.

https://www.vidio.com/live/6292-07-ags-11-30-live-streaming-peluncuran-satelit-merah-putih

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #47 on:** 08/07/2018 05:02 am »

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

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #48 on:** 08/07/2018 05:02 am »

Merah Putih is on internal power at this time.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #49 on:** 08/07/2018 05:03 am »

T-16 minutes. Stage 2 LOX loading should be starting now.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #50 on:** 08/07/2018 05:04 am »

And we're live from Cape Canaveral's SLC-40 launchpad. The fourth Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket is several minutes away from launching Indonesia's 5.8-ton Merah Putih satellite into a geosynchronous transfer orbit. Our current T0 is 05:18 UTC, yet there is a 2-hour window until 07:18 UTC.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #51 on:** 08/07/2018 05:04 am »

Webcast has started.

ZachS09 · « **Reply #52 on:** 08/07/2018 05:04 am »

Core B1046, the same booster rocket that assisted in the launch of Bangabandhu 1, will make its second spaceflight tonight and attempt to land on the "Of Course I Still Love You" drone ship located 656 kilometers downrange.