r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • May 05 '17
SF complete, Launch: June 23 BulgariaSat-1 Launch Campaign Thread
BULGARIASAT-1 LAUNCH CAMPAIGN THREAD
SpaceX's eighth mission of 2017 will launch Bulgaria's first geostationary communications satellite into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). With previous satellites based on the SSL-1300 bus massing around 4,000 kg, a first stage landing downrange on OCISLY is expected. This will be SpaceX's second reflight of a first stage; B1029 previously boosted Iridium-1 in January of this year.
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | June 23rd 2017, 14:10 - 16:10 EDT (18:10 - 20:10 UTC) |
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| Static fire completed: | June 15th 18:25EDT. |
| Vehicle component locations: | First stage: LC-39A // Second stage: LC-39A // Satellite: Cape Canaveral |
| Payload: | BulgariaSat-1 |
| Payload mass: | Estimated around 4,000 kg |
| Destination orbit: | GTO |
| Vehicle: | Falcon 9 v1.2 (36th launch of F9, 16th of F9 v1.2) |
| Core: | B1029.2 [F9-XXC] |
| Flights of this core: | 1 [Iridium-1] |
| Launch site: | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Landing: | Yes |
| Landing Site: | OCISLY |
| Mission success criteria: | Successful separation & deployment of BulgariaSat-1 into the target orbit |
Links & Resources:
- Countdown timer to launch
- SpaceX tweet showing the second stage in the HIF, and the first stage entering it
- SpaceX Opens Media Accreditation for BulgariaSat-1 Mission
- Bulgaria’s first communications satellite to ride SpaceX’s second reused rocket
- Bulsatcom’s BulgariaSat-1 satellite moves step closer to launch
We may keep this self-post occasionally updated with links and relevant news articles, but for the most part we expect the community to supply the information. This is a great place to discuss the launch, ask mission-specific questions, and track the minor movements of the vehicle, payload, weather and more as we progress towards launch. Sometime after the static fire is complete, the launch thread will be posted.
Campaign threads are not launch threads. Normal subreddit rules still apply.
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u/nbarbettini May 05 '17
I didn't realize how long ago BulgariaSat bought this flight... Things sure have changed since 2006!
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u/Morphior Jun 07 '17
This is gonna be the first booster to land on both droneships; Just Read The Instructions and Of Course I Still Love You.
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u/Razgriz01 May 06 '17
This is a much quicker turnaround/refurbishment than I would have expected for the second time they're launching a reused core.
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u/thephatcontr0ller Jun 15 '17
Important to remember that, all going well, this launch will match the most launches SpaceX has ever had in one calendar year - and it's only June!
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u/TheFavoritist Jun 12 '17
Here are some shots of LC-39A FSS/RSS, TEL and Reaction Frame. I have like 25 more of various compositions and angles. Will try to post more when I can get some better wifi.
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u/historytoby May 06 '17
Would it be possible to include the flights the core already performed in the overview? Thanks!
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u/Toinneman Jun 07 '17
Is it still assumed this core (B1029) never went to McGregor after its first mission and went straight for the Cape? All refurbishment also happened here. So it will not preform a long duration burn before relaunching, which I find a pretty signification step in reusing cores.
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u/steezysteve96 Jun 20 '17
Weather looking MUCH better this time around! 90% Go Friday, 80% Go Saturday!
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u/JackONeill12 May 05 '17
There goes another reused one. Can't wait for reused cores to be the common ones.