PALO ALTO, Calif. – November 19, 2014 — Space Systems/Loral (SSL), a leading provider of commercial satellites, today announced that the contract award previously reported on October 29, 2014, was for the Indonesian satellite operator, PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN). The commercial communications satellite, named PSN VI, will provide service throughout South East Asia and includes a High Throughput Satellite (HTS) payload for service in Indonesia.With both C-band and Ku-band transponders, PSN VI will be used for voice and data communications, broadband Internet, and video distribution throughout the Indonesian archipelago. PSN is the first private satellite telecommunications company in Indonesia and a leading Asian provider of a full range of satellite-based telecommunication services.“PSN has a charter to use satellites to provide innovative communications solutions that help improve lives and support economic growth in remote regions,” said John Celli, president of SSL. “We are very glad to have the opportunity to help PSN further this endeavor by providing, not just a satellite, but a package of services to support its business goals, including launch.”When launched in early 2017, PSN VI will be located at 146 degrees East longitude. Based on SSL’s proven 1300 satellite platform, which provides the flexibility for a broad range of applications and technology advances, the satellite is designed to deliver service for 15 years or longer.
We are going to the moon! A 3D engine mount from RUAG Space will be the first 3D printed part on the moon. Our 3D part will support landing and lift off of Lunar Lander from @TeamSpaceIL. Congrats to our incredible engineers!
Rideshare launch provider @SpaceflightInc confirms identify of second piggyback payload riding on SpaceX’s next Falcon 9 launch. SpaceIL’s Beresheet lunar lander and the Air Force Research Lab’s S5 smallsat will launch with Indonesia’s PSN 6 comsat no earlier than Feb. 21.
And away we go. Launch hazard area issued for #SpaceX Nusantara Satu mission, also known as PSN-1. In effect on 2/21 from 1845 to 2215 ET (2345 to 0315 UTC). Drone ship landing.
Published on 15 Feb 2019Today was the second day in a row the TE Strongback has been raised and lowered without a payload. We are sure they want some practice after being idle for over two months.
#SpaceX No rollout on Pad 40 so far this weekend. Assuming with recent layoffs overtime may also be limited. 12:25 PM. Israeli Lunar Lander.
Signet Warhorse departs Port Canaveral with OCISLY at 4:30am local time. The droneship is heading 663km down range.
L-3 ForecastLaunch day probability of violating weather constraints: 20%Maximum upper level winds: 70 knots near 40,000 feetDelay day probability of violating weather constraints: 20%Maximum upper level winds: 70 knots near 40,000 feet
Launch day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20% Primary concern(s): Thick Cloud Layer Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule Delay day probability of violating launch weather constraints: 20% Primary concern(s): Thick Cloud Layer Rule, Cumulus Cloud Rule
Payload all stacked together prior to encapsulation, Nusantara Satu looks like a Christmas ornament!
Another launch patch(source: http://spacexpatchlist.space/)
Mr Steven is continuing the charge in the wrong direction and we're confident that fairing recovery is cancelled if launch happens today. SpaceX will likely provide confirmation in tonight webcast with a reason for the fairing recovery abort. Current theory is weather and waves
#Falcon9 lights up the sky above the Space Coast for the first time in 2019. Here's my long exposure from 321 Boat Club in Melbourne, Florida. (Photo: @marcuscotephoto/ Space Coast Times) #SpaceX #nusantarasatu #beresheet
Gorgeous #Falcon9 launch photo here by colleague @MalcolmDenemark. Gotta appreciate his one-shot wonders – no compositing, heavy alterations, etc.
@SpaceX #Falcon9 re-entry burn could be seen from the beach in Cape Canaveral right as the moon was rising. How many of y’all saw that? Sorry for potato quality. It’s the best I could do on short notice. 😜
Beautiful launch tonight for #SpaceX! Shame it was just a few minutes from moonrise! Congrats & good luck to @TeamSpaceIL's #Beresheet - now en route to Mare Serenitatis on the surface of the moon! And congrats to @SpaceflightInc, @AFResearchLab & Indonesia's #PSN6 #NusantaraSatu
Hoping all is well out in the 10 ft waves. It may be a while before crew transfer can safely happen from GO Quest to OCISLY to secure the booster and hook up to Signet Warhorse III. Hang on B1048, no boosters overboard tonight! #SpaceXFleet #SpaceX @elonmusk
Recovery teams are still at the LZ working on securing the booster. They may be here a while as crews wait for a break in the waves that allows them to board the droneship.
Fiery Falcon Fury! SpaceX successfully launched the #Beresheet moon lander and #NusantaraSatu / S5 satellites at 8:45 P.M. yesterday evening. Here’s a dramatic view from SLC-40 as Falcon 9 climbed toward space.
Laser beam! SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launches the #Beresheet moon lander and #NusuntaraSatu / S5 satellites, as seen in this 30-second exposure taken from SLC-40.
Here's another frame from the Falcon 9 / #NusantaraSatu mission. I love how the plume perfectly encapsulates the flame, and how the engines are just barely in the frame at the top. Definitely a pleasant surprise hidden later in the sequence.
I do believe the #SpaceXFleet is heading home to Port Canaveral. As of 10:50 am EST there is forward movement of 5.6 kn from both Signet Warhorse III a d GO Quest.
Definately coming back to port.#SpaceXFleet @SpaceX
BREAKING: Mr Steven returned to Port Canaveral at 4am this morning local time with only 2 arms installed. The ship looks to have suffered damage at sea. Cranes are attending to the ship in port now. The abort is now clear.
SpaceIL Beresheet update: The optional first apogee burn was not required, SpaceX's Falcon 9 gave the lander a "perfect" trajectory. Apogee Maneuver 2 is scheduled for Sunday at 11:29 UTC.
Thrice flown Falcon 9 emerges over the horizon after landing its hottest reentry in rough seas. #SpaceX #falcon9 #block5 #boosterrecovery #B1048
Caught the #SpaceX booster sailing past the Dragon test article on Go Searcher. #SpaceXFleet
With the fleet having to turn and burn for DM1, the cap is being raised to begin the booster lift process.#SpaceXFleet
#SpaceX is moving the lifting cap to move the booster off of #OCISLY.
Booster 1048 after its third flight and landing compared with @w00ki33 photos from its first flight and landing. It’s a bit scorchy! Booster 1048.1 was the Iridium-7 mission (July 2018) and Booster 1048.3 is the recent PSN VI (Feb 2019). It launched Saocom 1-A in Oct. 2018 too.
Aerial views of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 B1048.3 and the SpaceX fleet at Port Canaveral this morning!B1048.3 successfully launched its third mission, Nusantara Satu, Thursday evening.
Falcon 9 with recovery crew @PortCanaveral #falcon9 #block5 #psn6
Booster was lifted from the droneship just after 1PM EST and is now on the booster stand for leg removal.
Thrice flown/landed @SpaceX #Falcon9 goes airborne again 135PM ET after craning off #OCISLY droneship (at left)-As oblivious tourists fling by in @PortCanaveral Spent booster floated into Port 9AM-2.5days after launching #Beresheet @TeamSpaceIL lunarlander 2 #Moon. More pics soon
Two legs down. Two to go. @SpaceXFleet
#Falcon9 has been placed on the transporter. Unfortunately, I showed up too late for it to be included in my time lapse, but here’s a shot for y’all to see. @SpaceXFleet
USLaunchReportPublished on 28 Feb 2019It takes the crane operators and crew around 6 hrs to load and make ready for transport.
And Nusantara Satu just reached GEO today and slowly approaching its final position at 146°E.Last TLEs:2019-009A - NUSANTARA SATU - 2019-03-01 17:07 UTC - 36116.3/36133.46km/0.08°2019-009B - BERESHEET - 2019-02-28 10:01 UTC - 622.66/69028.45km/27.66°2019-009C - FALCON 9 R/B - 2019-02-27 07:10 UTC - 238.03/68650.7km/27.56°
March 5 – SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) shared today that Beresheet's camera took a selfie photo for the first time, from a distance of 37,600 km (23363.5 miles) from Earth. The spacecraft transmitted the photo to the control room in Yehud, Israel, which is staffed 24/7 by SpaceIL and IAI engineers.In the photo of Earth, taken during a slow spin of the spacecraft, Australia is clearly visible. Also seen is the plaque installed on the spacecraft, with the Israeli flag and the inscriptions "Am Yisrael Chai" and "Small Country, Big Dreams."
