Well the current planned launch according to Spaceflight Now is August 4th for the AsiaSat 8 satellite with a launch window of 5:25-7:25AM GMT. Let's hope this launch has less hiccups than the OG-2 launch had
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Well the current planned launch according to Spaceflight Now is August 4th for the AsiaSat 8 satellite with a launch window of 5:25-7:25AM GMT. Let's hope this launch has less hiccups than the OG-2 launch had
Interesting -- sometimes the payload (whether it is Dragon or one or more satellites) is mated to the rocket during the static fire tests, and sometimes it's not.Article said:With the required engine and vehicle data collected, detanking operations followed, before the rocket was lowered on to the Transporter Erector (TE) and rolled back to the hanger.
Once inside the barn, she will be mated with the satellite and fairing, both of which did not ride out to the pad for this test.
The satellite is currently encapsulated inside the Falcon 9 v1.1 fairing in the hangar.
Me too - hopefully all goes well either later tonight/this morning, or recycled for launch tomorrow or later.Bedtime for me, hope it goes well!
interesting to see if they have another successful water landing of the first stage. Not sure if they were attempting that on this flight.
The satellite's high-altitude destination leaves no margin for SpaceX to attempt a recovery of the
Falcon 9 rocket's first stage as tried on the launcher's last two flights.
The second stage’s first burn lasted five minutes and thirty-three seconds, with separation of the payload fairing occurring around a minute into the burn. At the end of the burn a 17-18 minute coast phase took place, before the second stage ignited for its second burn.
With a duration of about a minute, the second burn raised the orbit’s apogee to near-geosynchronous altitude. Five minutes after its conclusion the spacecraft separated into its deployment orbit.