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SpaceX Rechedules Amos-17 Launch to Tuesday Night

posted by Fnord666 on Tuesday August 06 2019, @08:18AM   
from the no-word-on-the-launch-of-Andy dept.

martyb writes:

According to the SpaceFlight Now Launch Schedule:

Falcon 9 • Amos 17
Launch window: 2253-0021 GMT on 6th/7th (6:53-8:21 p.m. EDT on 6th)
Launch site: SLC-40, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the Amos 17 communications satellite. Built by Boeing and owned by Spacecom Ltd. of Israel, Amos 17 will provide high-throughput broadband connectivity and other communications services over Africa, the Middle East and Europe. Delayed from May 27, June, July 24, Aug. 3 and Aug. 5. [Aug. 5]

Previously: Spacex Falcon 9 Launch of Amos-17 Satellite Scheduled for Sat/Sun Aug 3/4 or Maybe Not? [UPDATED]

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• Built by Boeing Built by Boeing (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday August 06 2019, @01:59PM (1 child)

  by DannyB (5839) on Tuesday August 06 2019, @01:59PM (#876510) Journal

  Built by Boeing

  Boeing's satellite group must do better than their aviation group maybe.

  Good luck to SpaceX and the Amos 17 satellite in this evening's launch.

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  • Re:Built by Boeing (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday August 06 2019, @04:09PM

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Tuesday August 06 2019, @04:09PM (#876579) Journal

    It's the payload adapter you have to watch out for:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zuma_(satellite) [wikipedia.org]

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• successful so far successful so far (Score: 2) by takyon on Tuesday August 06 2019, @11:29PM (1 child)

  by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Tuesday August 06 2019, @11:29PM (#876806) Journal

  Approaching second engine cutoff (SECO-1) for parking orbit.

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  • Re:successful so far (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday August 07 2019, @01:53AM

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Wednesday August 07 2019, @01:53AM (#876848) Journal

    Although the first stage was expended, looks like they caught at least one half of the fairing: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1158899839456800769 [twitter.com]

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• Another sucess Another sucess (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 07 2019, @06:32PM (1 child)

  by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 07 2019, @06:32PM (#877179)

  wow! catching the fairing!
  it looks sooo low-tech but it seems to work ... and save lots'a money!
  if the "competition" isn't shacking in their boots then it's only because they have carte blanche to waste tax payers moneys: your monies helping build hurdles to easy access to space!

  • Re:Another sucess (Score: 2) by takyon on Wednesday August 07 2019, @10:48PM

    by takyon (881) <{takyon} {at} {soylentnews.org}> on Wednesday August 07 2019, @10:48PM (#877245) Journal

    It was a nice finish for a rare (almost) fully expended Falcon 9 rocket.

    They may start sending two boats out for future launches to catch both halves.

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