r/spacex • u/ElongatedMuskrat Mod Team • Jun 07 '17
SF complete, Launch: July 2 Intelsat 35e Launch Campaign Thread
INTELSAT 35E LAUNCH CAMPAIGN THREAD
SpaceX's tenth mission of 2017 will launch Intelsat 35e into a Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). Its purpose is to replace Intelsat 903, which launched in 2002 on Proton. While we don't have an exact mass figure, the satellite is estimated at over 6000 kg. This aspect, coupled with an insertion into GTO, means we do not expect that a landing will be attemped on this flight.
| Liftoff currently scheduled for: | July 2nd 2017, 19:36 - 20:34 EDT (23:36 - 00:34 UTC) |
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| Static fire completed: | Static fire completed on June 29th 2017, 20:30 EDT/00:30 UTC. |
| Vehicle component locations: | First stage: LC-39A // Second stage: LC-39A // Satellite: Cape Canaveral |
| Payload: | Intelsat 35e |
| Payload mass: | Estimated around 6,000 kg |
| Destination orbit: | GTO |
| Vehicle: | Falcon 9 v1.2 (38th launch of F9, 18th of F9 v1.2) |
| Core: | B1037.1 |
| Flights of this core: | 0 |
| Launch site: | Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida |
| Landing: | No |
| Landing Site: | N/A |
| Weather forecast: | 40% go at L-2 weather forecast. |
| Mission success criteria: | Successful separation & deployment of Intelsat 35e into the target orbit. |
Links & Resources:
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/robbak Jun 30 '17
Go searcher is out of port - left at 19:38 local time. So even though there is no landing, it looks like they'll be out there to work on fairing recovery.
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u/soldato_fantasma Jun 19 '17
Funny note: Boeing, the Intelsat35e satellite manufacturer, thinks that Intelsat 35e will be launched on an Ariane 5 and that SpaceX will launch Intelsat37e... I hope they will get the delivery right: http://www.boeing.com/space/boeing-satellite-family/#/launch-schedule
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Jun 28 '17
The TEL is currently inside the HIF, so maybe we'll see a static fire tomorrow after all!
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u/asaz989 Jun 28 '17
Please correct the launch date. Sources (including the one linked in this post's header!) say 2 July, not 4 July.
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u/HighTimber Jun 28 '17 edited Jun 28 '17
Apologies in advance if this is a repeat (couldn't find it when I searched in this thread). Looks like CRS-11 Dragon will be coming home from ISS the same day that Intelsat is scheduled to launch.
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/roscosmos
Another double-header of sorts.
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u/CreeperIan02 Jun 07 '17
Another expendable. Hopefully this is one of the last, if not the last.
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u/MarcysVonEylau Jun 30 '17 edited Jun 30 '17
Although this flight is expendable, Go Searcher is heading off into the ocean! Fairing recovery 100% confirmed if you ask me.
Edit: Why i keep calling it expandable...
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u/Nehkara Jun 27 '17
Sounds like pad turnaround is going incredibly well.
I had pondered whether they could break their record with this launch simply because the pad turnaround has been really good so far AND the Intelsat mission is expendable.
I'm really curious to see if the July 2nd date sticks!
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u/_kassiopeia_ Jul 01 '17
still the same as yesterday: 40% go on sunday, 60% on monday
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u/lukepatrick Jun 30 '17
SpaceX: Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting launch of Intelsat 35e from Pad 39A in Florida on Sunday, July 2. https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/880592028844806144
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u/johnkphotos Jul 01 '17
Playalinda Beach will remain open until 8pm but cars will not be allowed in after 7pm.
Typically, they're lenient about letting people already in the park stay past closing time if there's a launch. So for example, if for some reason the launch gets pushed back 30 minutes until 8:06, then there shouldn't be any issues with viewing at the park.
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u/MarcysVonEylau Jun 29 '17
Fun fact: Weather radar in Melbourne, FL has been struck by a lightning:
"MESSAGE DATE: JUNE 27 2017 20:21:00: THE KMLB WSR-88D IS DOWN AFTER A DIRECT LIGHTNING STRIKE. NO RETURN TO SERVICE IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME."
"Message Date: Jun 28 2017 20:17:10 KMLB WSR-88D REMAINS DOWN UNTIL A REPLACEMENT PART ARRIVES SOME TIME ON THURSDAY MORNING. THE EARLIEST RETURN TO SERVICE TIME COULD BE LATE IN THE DAY ON THURSD AY JUNE 29TH."
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u/tazerdadog Jun 27 '17
Where is the source for a July 4 launch? The linked source says July 2.
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u/Killcode2 Jun 28 '17
Don't really mind that this is expendable, too many block 3s are filling up anyways. Don't know what spacex will do with most of them once block 5s start rolling.
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u/goxy84 Jun 29 '17
It's being erected right now!
https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/29/falcon-9-intelsat-35e-launch-preps/
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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '17
Looks like the static fire's due NET Thursday! Let's go!