NROL-101 is back in the barn for inspection, and won’t launch on Tuesday November 3rd as planned. A new launch time of Wednesday, November 4th at 5:54 PM (Florida time) has been given. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=49323.81Does this affect Thursday’s scheduled GPS III launch? And if NROL-101 slips further, which launch would have priority on range assets? My thinking is that GPS III, if ready, would launch as scheduled. Then NROL-101 would get the next time slot. Why? NASA needs the engine performance data from this launch before green-lighting the Crew 1 launch vehicle.
Ms. Chief is now departing Port Canaveral for the GPS mission.Ms. Tree will not be taking part and will remain docked in Florida.Watch departure live on @NASASpaceflight Fleetcam:
this is getting out of handnow there are two of them
Looks like SpaceX get an attempt tomorrow:https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1324121283949461508Quote SCRUB! No NROL-101 launch today. Next attempt in 48 hours.
SCRUB! No NROL-101 launch today. Next attempt in 48 hours.
Looks like SpaceX get an attempt tomorrow:https://twitter.com/emrekelly/status/1324121283949461508QuoteSCRUB! No NROL-101 launch today. Next attempt in 48 hours.
OCISLY droneship is in position, 635km downrange, for tomorrow's GPS launch.Fairing recovery ship Ms. Chief should also be in position soon.
Take two for GPS III #SpaceX #Falcon9
Peekaboo B1062First Flight #SpaceX
Falcon 9 is poised to launch the #GPSIII satellite after engine troubles caused delays. This will be the first flight for B1062. Our friend Tank the tortoise monitored pre-launch activity and says we're go for launch!Article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/11/spacex-line-launch-fourth-gps/
SpaceX seeks to fly unproven rocket, put engine issue to restWeather currently is expected to be 60 percent favorable for a launch.ERIC BERGER - 11/5/2020, 8:35 PMSpaceX has not launched a brand-new rocket since June, when it boosted a GPS III satellite for the US Space Force on a Falcon 9 rocket. Since that time the company has launched several commercial missions and its own Starlink satellites on a variety of previously flown rockets, and they were all successful.
T-1 hour to Falcon 9 launch of GPS III-4 for the @spaceforcedod; 15-minute launch window opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT, and weather is 80% favorable → spacex.com/launches
