Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : GPS III SV01 : SLC-40 : Dec. 23, 2018 - UPDATES (Read 87654 times)

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #40 on:** 12/18/2018 01:20 pm »

Quote from: grakenverb on 12/18/2018 01:19 pm

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/18/2018 01:15 pm
Some funky music to start four launches in 24 hours!
Make that 3.......Blue Origin scrub for today with ground infrastructure issue.

GPS III SV-01
CSO 1
NROL 71
GSAT 7A

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #41 on:** 12/18/2018 01:21 pm »

Live coverage has started.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #42 on:** 12/18/2018 01:21 pm »

And we're live:

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #43 on:** 12/18/2018 01:22 pm »

Our host. Talking about GPS and expendable launch.

envy887 · « **Reply #44 on:** 12/18/2018 01:22 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/18/2018 01:20 pm

Quote from: grakenverb on 12/18/2018 01:19 pm
Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/18/2018 01:15 pm
Some funky music to start four launches in 24 hours!
Make that 3.......Blue Origin scrub for today with ground infrastructure issue.

GPS III SV-01
CSO 1
NROL 71
GSAT 7A

CSO-1 is delayed 24 hours.

https://twitter.com/Arianespace/status/1075020170127728640

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #45 on:** 12/18/2018 01:22 pm »

T-12 minutes. Talking about Falcon 9. No fins and legs today.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #46 on:** 12/18/2018 01:23 pm »

Guys. This is the update thread for GPS III-SV01 ONLY! Stop with the updates on other flights.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #47 on:** 12/18/2018 01:23 pm »

T-11 minutes. Talking about fairing.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #48 on:** 12/18/2018 01:24 pm »

T-10mins. Final fueling ops continue without issue.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #49 on:** 12/18/2018 01:24 pm »

T-10 minutes.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #50 on:** 12/18/2018 01:25 pm »

T-9 minutes. Second stage is fully fuelled.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #51 on:** 12/18/2018 01:26 pm »

Range is GREEN. ULW trending positive.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #52 on:** 12/18/2018 01:26 pm »

T-8 minutes. Upper level winds trending in a positive direction.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #53 on:** 12/18/2018 01:27 pm »

HOLD!

First stage LOX approach thermal limits.

ABORT and SCRUB.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #54 on:** 12/18/2018 01:27 pm »

Hold!

Craftyatom · « **Reply #55 on:** 12/18/2018 01:27 pm »

Quote from: Steven Pietrobon on 12/18/2018 01:23 pm

T-11 minutes. Talking about fairing.

The host noted that this fairing has extra thermal protection on the tip, due to the increased heating on this launch trajectory.

Also, HOLD HOLD HOLD!

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #56 on:** 12/18/2018 01:28 pm »

Had an abort condition. Will update as soon as they get the information.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #57 on:** 12/18/2018 01:30 pm »

24hr recycle.

Steven Pietrobon · « **Reply #58 on:** 12/18/2018 01:30 pm »

Clock back to T-15 minutes.

Scrub for today! 24 hour recycle.

ChrisGebhardt · « **Reply #59 on:** 12/18/2018 01:30 pm »

For those who missed it upstream, the abort was called when LOX loading was reaching thermal limits on Stage 1.