Author Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9 : JCSAT-18/Kacific-1 : December 16/17, 2019 - UPDATES  (Read 48249 times)

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Kacific-1 visual mission profile (previous missions can be found here)

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https://twitter.com/spaceflightnow/status/1206641372373159938

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket has been raised vertical at Cape Canaveral’s Complex 40 launch pad ahead of launch tonight with a commercial communications satellite to cover the Asia-Pacific. The launch window opens at 7:10pm EST (0010 GMT). LIVE COVERAGE: spaceflightnow.com/2019/12/16/fal…

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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1206646150276644865

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Falcon 9 and JCSAT-18/Kacific1 are vertical on Pad 40 in Florida. Weather is 90% favorable for tonight’s launch window, which opens at 7:10 p.m. and closes at 8:38 p.m. EST → http://spacex.com/webcast

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LIVE - From SLC-40 - Join Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF) and the NSF Team setting up their remote cameras ahead of SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch with JCSAT-18/Kacific1:

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From our livestream:
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https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1206673848852262914

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is poised to launch the JCSAT-18/Kacific1 satellite from Cape Canaveral at 7:10pm EST this evening. Stay tuned for photos!

Watch here: spacex.com/webcast

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Link to NSF livestream.

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https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1206713187590000640

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T-60 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of JCSAT-18/Kacific1 → http://spacex.com/webcast

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NSF stream starting soon, with some funky electronic music to listen to while we wait.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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NSF stream has started. We can hear you Chris!
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T-38 minutes. The SpaceX Launch Director should be verifying go for propellant load about now.
Akin's Laws of Spacecraft Design #1:  Engineering is done with numbers.  Analysis without numbers is only an opinion.

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