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Re: SES 8 launch: Next attempt today 30th Nov
New launch date of ses 8 is 2 dec.
New launch date of ses 8 is 2 dec.
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Re: RE: SES 8 launch: Next attempt today 30th Nov
SpaceX says cleaning turbopump
gas generators will take another day.
Earliest possible launch attempt is
Monday evening.
Sadiq said:
SpaceX says cleaning turbopump
gas generators will take another day.
Earliest possible launch attempt is
Monday evening.
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Re: SES 8 launch: Next attempt today 30th Nov
Falcon 9 launch tonight ... Possibly
The third time may be the charm for
SpaceX.
After trying to launch their Falcon 9
rocket Monday, Nov. 25 and again on
Thanksgiving, the company will try
again tonight from Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station.
Technical issues caused the
company to scrub the launch of the
rocket twice last week.
On Twitter, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
said his crew has figured out what
went wrong and now they're ready to
try again.
SpaceX is carrying a broadcast TV
satellite. It's the first time the
company is launching a commercial
payload from Brevard County .
The launch window runs from 5:41
p.m. to 7:07 p.m.
Falcon 9 launch tonight ... Possibly
The third time may be the charm for
SpaceX.
After trying to launch their Falcon 9
rocket Monday, Nov. 25 and again on
Thanksgiving, the company will try
again tonight from Cape Canaveral
Air Force Station.
Technical issues caused the
company to scrub the launch of the
rocket twice last week.
On Twitter, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk
said his crew has figured out what
went wrong and now they're ready to
try again.
SpaceX is carrying a broadcast TV
satellite. It's the first time the
company is launching a commercial
payload from Brevard County .
The launch window runs from 5:41
p.m. to 7:07 p.m.
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RE: SES 8 launch: Next attempt today 30th Nov
next attempt of Falcon 9 Set To Launch SES 8 Today From Cape At 5:41 p.m. In Indian time wednesday 3 dec 4.00 a.m. spacecoastdaily.com live streaming the event, best of luck to Falcon 9.
next attempt of Falcon 9 Set To Launch SES 8 Today From Cape At 5:41 p.m. In Indian time wednesday 3 dec 4.00 a.m. spacecoastdaily.com live streaming the event, best of luck to Falcon 9.
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RE: SES 8 launch: Next attempt today 30th Nov
CAPE CANAVERAL: Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, plans to try again on Tuesday to launch its first commercial communications satellite after its FalconBSE 2.86 % 9 rocket was twice sidelined by technical issues, officials said.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket and a 3.5-ton (3,175 kg) communications satellite owned by Luxembourg-based SES S.A. is now targeted for Tuesday at 5:41 p.m. EST (2241 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The company decided to skip a launch attempt on Monday to allow more time to recheck the rocket following a last-second abort on Thursday.
"All known rocket anomalies resolved. Will spend another day rechecking to be sure," company founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk posted on Twitter on Monday.
An onboard computer automatically aborted launch seconds before liftoff on Thursday when it detected the first-stage engine wasn't ramping up thrust levels as quickly as expected.
The rocket was returned to its processing hangar for inspections. Engineers discovered oxygen had gotten inside the ground-based engine igniter system.
A previous launch attempt on Nov. 25 was called off after several technical glitches, including an issue with the rocket's first-stage liquid oxygen pressurization system.
The privately owned firm is looking to extend its successful six-flight Falcon 9 record with its first launch to the orbits used by communications satellites.
The SES-8 satellite aboard the Falcon 9, for example, is expected to fly more than 22,300 miles (36,000 km) above Earth and provide television, cable, broadband and other services to customers in India, China, Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia.
SpaceX previously flew three missions for NASA to fly cargo to the International Space Station, which orbits about 250 miles (about 400 km) above Earth, and three test flights, including a Sept. 29 launch of an upgraded Falcon 9 rocket.
SES is paying SpaceX about $55 million for the launch, a fraction of what competitors in Russia and Europe charge for rides on Proton and Ariane rockets.
SES-8 is the first commercial communications satellite to be launched from Cape Canaveral in four years.
In the 1980s, the United States dominated the commercial launch industry, now worth about $6.5 billion a year, a report by the Satellite Industry Association trade organization showed.
Overall, revenue from the global satellite industry was $190 billion in 2012, the association's report said.
SpaceX delays satellite launch attempt until Tuesday - The Economic Times
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CAPE CANAVERAL: Space Exploration Technologies, also known as SpaceX, plans to try again on Tuesday to launch its first commercial communications satellite after its FalconBSE 2.86 % 9 rocket was twice sidelined by technical issues, officials said.
Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket and a 3.5-ton (3,175 kg) communications satellite owned by Luxembourg-based SES S.A. is now targeted for Tuesday at 5:41 p.m. EST (2241 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
The company decided to skip a launch attempt on Monday to allow more time to recheck the rocket following a last-second abort on Thursday.
"All known rocket anomalies resolved. Will spend another day rechecking to be sure," company founder and Chief Executive Elon Musk posted on Twitter on Monday.
An onboard computer automatically aborted launch seconds before liftoff on Thursday when it detected the first-stage engine wasn't ramping up thrust levels as quickly as expected.
The rocket was returned to its processing hangar for inspections. Engineers discovered oxygen had gotten inside the ground-based engine igniter system.
A previous launch attempt on Nov. 25 was called off after several technical glitches, including an issue with the rocket's first-stage liquid oxygen pressurization system.
The privately owned firm is looking to extend its successful six-flight Falcon 9 record with its first launch to the orbits used by communications satellites.
The SES-8 satellite aboard the Falcon 9, for example, is expected to fly more than 22,300 miles (36,000 km) above Earth and provide television, cable, broadband and other services to customers in India, China, Vietnam and elsewhere in Asia.
SpaceX previously flew three missions for NASA to fly cargo to the International Space Station, which orbits about 250 miles (about 400 km) above Earth, and three test flights, including a Sept. 29 launch of an upgraded Falcon 9 rocket.
SES is paying SpaceX about $55 million for the launch, a fraction of what competitors in Russia and Europe charge for rides on Proton and Ariane rockets.
SES-8 is the first commercial communications satellite to be launched from Cape Canaveral in four years.
In the 1980s, the United States dominated the commercial launch industry, now worth about $6.5 billion a year, a report by the Satellite Industry Association trade organization showed.
Overall, revenue from the global satellite industry was $190 billion in 2012, the association's report said.
SpaceX delays satellite launch attempt until Tuesday - The Economic Times
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Re: SES 8 launch: Next attempt today 30th Nov
The Falcon 9 rocket has been
rescheduled to launch on Tuesday
between 5:41 p.m. and 6:47 p.m.
The third time was not the charm for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Monday. The launch, which was set for Dec. 2, was postponed until Tuesday as crews spend another day checking the systems to make sure the rocket is ready for launch. The Falcon 9 rocket was previously scheduled to launch twice last week, but both were scrubbed for technical issues.
The new launch window for the
Falcon 9 rocket, which is carrying a broadcast TV satellite, is set
between 5:41 p.m. and 6:47 p.m.
Tuesday evening.
The Falcon 9 rocket has been
rescheduled to launch on Tuesday
between 5:41 p.m. and 6:47 p.m.
The third time was not the charm for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on Monday. The launch, which was set for Dec. 2, was postponed until Tuesday as crews spend another day checking the systems to make sure the rocket is ready for launch. The Falcon 9 rocket was previously scheduled to launch twice last week, but both were scrubbed for technical issues.
The new launch window for the
Falcon 9 rocket, which is carrying a broadcast TV satellite, is set
between 5:41 p.m. and 6:47 p.m.
Tuesday evening.
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