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Topic: SpaceX Falcon 9/BulgariaSat-1 from Pad 39A
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Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-18-2017 10:36 AM
SpaceX to launch BulgariaSat-1SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will deliver the BulgariaSat-1 satellite into a geostationary transfer orbit. SpaceX will launch BulgariaSat-1 from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a two-hour launch window. The satellite will be deployed approximately 35 minutes after launch. BulgariaSat-1 is the first geostationary commercial communications satellite in Bulgaria's history. The Falcon 9's first stage for BulgariaSat-1 previously supported the Iridium-1 mission from Vandenberg Air Force Base in January 2017. Following separation, the Falcon 9 first stage will attempt a landing on the droneship "Of Course I Still Love You" in the Atlantic Ocean. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-18-2017 02:36 PM
From SpaceX on Twitter: Standing down on BulgariaSat-1 to replace a fairing valve, next launch opportunities are 6/23 and 6/24. From Elon Musk on Twitter: Postponing launch to replace fairing pneumatic valve. It is dual redundant, but not worth taking a chance. (SpaceX had been targeting the launch for Monday, June 19 at 2:10 p.m. EDT.) |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-23-2017 12:04 PM
From SpaceX on Twitter: Falcon 9 and BulgariaSat-1 vertical on Pad 39A. Today's two-hour launch window opens at 2:10 p.m. EDT, 18:10 UTC. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-23-2017 01:08 PM
From SpaceX on Twitter: Team is running additional ground system checks; Falcon 9 and payload are in good health. New liftoff time set for 3:10 p.m. EDT. From Elon Musk on Twitter: Falcon 9 will experience its highest ever reentry force and heat in today's launch. Good chance rocket booster doesn't make it back. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-23-2017 02:23 PM
SpaceX's Falcon 9 lifted off on Friday (June 23) at 3:10 p.m. EDT (1910 GMT) with BulgariaSat-1 from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. From SpaceX on Twitter: Second stage and satellite now in coast phase.Falcon 9 first stage has landed on "Of Course I Still Love You" — second successful launch and landing of a flight-proven booster. The stage is SpaceX's first to land on both its east and west coast drone ships. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-23-2017 03:15 PM
SpaceX on Twitter: Successful deployment of BulgariaSat-1 to a Geostationary Transfer Orbit confirmed. |
Robert Pearlman Editor Posts: 42988 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-23-2017 09:45 PM
Elon Musk on Twitter: Rocket is extra toasty and hit the deck hard (used almost all of the emergency crush core), but otherwise good. |