SpaceX Falcon 9 : SXM-7 : CC SLC-40 : December 13, 2020 (17:30 UTC)

[Steven Pietrobon]

T-3 minutes.

[Steven Pietrobon]

T-2 minutes.

[Steven Pietrobon]

T-1 minute.

[Steven Pietrobon]

Hold!

[Steven Pietrobon]

Clock recycled to T-15 minutes.

[Chris Bergin]

https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1337456016900960262

[Jansen]

Officially a scrub

[Steven Pietrobon]

Ending launch attempt for today.

End of webcast.

[zubenelgenubi]

Distinguo:

HOLD HOLD HOLD (and that'll likely be a scrub based on remaining window).

Launch window open to 1:20 pm EST.
Hold and return to T-15:00 minutes
They have until 1:05 pm EST to fix whatever the issue is and re-start the countdown.

And, that's a scrub for today!
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The launch weather forecast up-thread included the forecast for a 24 hour delay.  Launches to geostationary transfer orbit usually move about 4 minutes earlier per day.

We'll see if there is a launch scheduled for tomorrow.

EDIT: 48 hour delay to Sunday, December 13.  Awaiting launch weather forecast.
1 hour:59 minute launch window 16:13 to 18:12 UTC?

[Steven Pietrobon]

NSF view.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1337458323793252352

SpaceX setting up for 48-hour Falcon 9 / #SXM7 recycle. Now targeting 0713 ET Sunday.

Edit to add:

https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1337459977506713602

I am an idiot – exact launch time TBD. I heard "1213 UTC" thinking it was an exact time but it's "12/13 UTC." Forgive me.

[Jansen]

https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1337458323793252352

SpaceX setting up for 48-hour Falcon 9 / #SXM7 recycle. Now targeting 0713 ET Sunday.

Pretty sure that’s incorrect!

[Ken the Bin]

https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1337458323793252352

SpaceX setting up for 48-hour Falcon 9 / #SXM7 recycle. Now targeting 0713 ET Sunday.

Pretty sure that’s incorrect!

They said 12/13 (the date) on the net.  I think he thought it was the time in UTC and subtracted five hours to get EST.

[Jansen]

24 hour hold would be a weather hold; 48 hour hold indicates a hardware issue.

[DaveS]

NET Sunday due GSE:

https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1337460753591279616

Standing down from today’s launch attempt to perform additional ground system checkouts; teams are working toward no earlier than Sunday, December 13 for next launch attempt of SXM-7

[Jansen]

I’m expected the launch window on Dec 13 to be 11:13 am EST to 1:12 pm EST (1613-1812 UTC).

[kdhilliard]

SXM-7 Mission Control Audio:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ML6w-Vj5NQ0&t=2778

This is LD on Countdown.  Notification we'll be setting up for a 48-hour recycle.  That will be a launch attempt on 12/13 UTC.

Emre Kelly just noted that the "UTC" led him to confuse the date as the time.

And yes, that's the MM/DD US format.

[Raul]

New NOTMAR message for December 13-18 Dec has launch window 16:16-19:17 UTC.

111934Z DEC 20
NAVAREA IV 1200/20(11,26).
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
   131616Z TO 131915Z DEC, ALTERNATE
   141616Z TO 141915Z, 151617Z TO 151916Z,
   161617Z TO 161916Z, 171618Z TO 171917Z
   AND 181618Z TO 181917Z DEC. IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 28-36.94N 080-36.02W, 28-37.00N 080-36.00W,
      28-39.00N 080-00.00W, 28-36.00N 079-24.00W,
      28-33.00N 079-25.00W, 28-31.00N 080-05.00W,
      28-30.16N 080-32.88W.
   B. 28-08.00N 076-07.00W, 28-41.00N 076-07.00W,
      28-47.00N 073-09.00W, 28-34.00N 071-34.00W,
      27-50.00N 071-34.00W, 27-32.00N 072-03.00W,
      27-32.00N 073-08.00W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 1187/20.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 182017Z DEC 20.

[FutureSpaceTourist]

L-2 launch weather forecast is 60% GO

[zubenelgenubi]

Cross-post:

http://www.launchphotography.com/Delta_4_Atlas_5_Falcon_9_Launch_Viewing.html

The next SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral will launch the SiriusXM-7 communications
satellite from pad 40 on December 13 at 11:22am EST. The launch window stretches two hours to
1:21pm EST. [1 hour, 59 minutes]